Sto Metro $r& M INDEPENDENT NEWSPAPER F. B. BOYD. Owner and Publisher Subscription Rates. One copy, one year $2.00 One copy, six months $1.00 One copy, three months 75 Athena, Oregon January 22 1926 GLANCING AT LONGWORTH When Nicholas Longworth first came to Washington, says the Na tional Republic, he was one of the social lions of the day and it was inevitable that he should meet Alice Roosevelt, dashing daughter of the strenuous President. Most of the young men in the social, political and diplomatic set of that time paid their court to Princess Alice, but the Taft trip to the Orient completed the conquest and Nicholas Longworth became the son-in-law of Theodore Roosevelt. This distinction was not entirely an asset, for there were those who looked upon him in the light of a social curosity and even today, most of the visitors of the House, ask to be shown Alice Longworth's husband. But Longworth lived down what ever handicap there was in his dis tinguished matrimonial alliance. He dug into his work and finally . the House came to know him as a man of unusual intelligence. He served on the Ways and Means Committee and finally emerged as the floor leader of the House, a prize given only to men who have proved themselves in one of the severest testing plants ever devised. In politics Longworth always was a conservative. He admired his father-in-law, but his sympathies and his convictions were along the line of conservatism which made him "re gular" although he has never been ultra conservative. "In Alice Longworth he found u rarely accomplished political assis tant, one who has been frequently de scribed as the "best man in the Roosevelt family," and whose influ ence in public life, exerted through sheer political common sense is not less than that of any woman who has ever lived in the capital. o LOCARNO Ludovic Naudau, writing in L'lllus tration (Paris weekly) of the Locar no conference, gives the United credit for bringing the pressure to bear which made the Locarno secttr ity pact possible. He says: "Why did the Germans propose last Feb ruary this Rhineland pact, which has just been signed at Lacarno? First of all, because they wanted to bor row the American and English cap ital indispensable for their economic revival. Although they possess an immense industrial plant and inex haustible natural resources, the Ger mans are in acute need of liquid funds. They are threatened with a great business crisis. But the Uni teed States refuses to loan large sums of money to a Europe threat ened with new wars. Oh, irony of human destiny! The imperious nec essity of eating that made the Ger mans of yesterday a predatory na tion makes them today converts to pacifism. It was absolutely neces sary, therefore, for the German peo ple to escape from their distressing isolation. They must restore the world's confidence in themselves be fore they could recover the place in the world they occupied before tha war. America, sitting tight on her strong-box and eager to pacify the universe, said to the French: 'Dis arm!' The French answered: 'Im possible! The wicked Germans would destroy us.' America thereupon said to the Germans: 'Give these French men unquestionable proof that your intentions are pacific. Make peace with them, or you get no more mon ey from me.' That is the history of the Locarno." ly or any very definite health work attempted, taking as a basis of judg ment the number of superintendents answering a questionaire sent to 2,500, concerning health activities in rural schools. Of these communities, according to data collected by the Interior Department, Bureau of Ed ucation, and embodied in School Health Study No. 10, Progress and Prospect in School Health Work, about seventy-five per cent have some form of medical inspection and fifty per cent have dental inspection. Physical education is carried on in about seventy-five per cent of these schools. Gynmasiums were reported in forty per cent, playgrounds in thirty per cent, and swimming in one per cent. A noon lunch is ser ved in forty per cent of the schools reporting. WARBLES a . AAA AAA American iarmers pay yu,uuv,wu each year in beef, milk and hides be cause of the "warble fly," according to tho United States department of agriculture educational film "The Ox Warblo A Fifty-Million Dollar Tune." The warble as an adult is an innocent appearing fly which alights on the logs of cattle and lays Us i':,'gs. The microscopic grubs that hatch from the eggs burrow through the hide and work their way to the animal's gullet and thence to the back, where they become full sized. They perforate the hide and drop to the ground to go through certain changes of form, then emrgo as J: mlult flioa and begin the cycle all over again. Often as many as ?00 prub holes will be found in a single hide, and the total damage to hides alone is tremendous. The presence of the grubs also causes the animals to lose weight and keeps down milk production. Actual photography and animated drawings trace the life his tory of the insect, and methods of controlling tho pest are emphasized in the department of ngrlculure film, o In only about 30 per cent of the rural communities of the United States is health wrjrk taken serious The once despised "wood pussy" is coming to be recognized as an asset to the communities it habits. Though a chance encounter with one may still be a source of banter, the skunk as a fur bearer has real dignity in this country, ranking second only to muskrats in importance. Thirty four .states now have laws protecting skunks, with open season of lVss to (5 months. There are still 14 states that give no protection what ever to skunks, and one which protects them in only a few counties. The biologic al survey recommends a closed sea son of at least nine months, but would always reserve the right of farmers to destroy predatory skunks. The skins of skunks are prime from about the middle of October tj the middle of February. The American communist press be trays its knowledge of the hidden movement in the Orient to bring about a coalition of Japanese and so viet forces for the joint domination of China, Manchuria and the island of Sakhalin. The American public is getting a very incomplete picture of the br forces behind the manipu lation of Chinese military chieftains, but the full significance of these maneuvers will startle the world when fully comprehended. Japanese collaboration with soviet Russia will perhaps ultimately result in the downfall of the Japanese as well as the Chinese government, and the crushing of both peoples under the heels of a "red" military despotism. o The World War taught us many new health lessons, and not the least was the emphatic demonstration of the ill effects that can be produced by neglect of the human body. In the last analysis war is a survival of the fittest and only the truly physically fit can endure the long continued physical and mental strain to which military men are frequent ly subjected. PIANO RECITAL Under supervision of Miss Edna Ilanna, Athena pupils of the Malen Burnett School of Music, will be heard in recital at High school audi torium, next Wednesday evening, January 27, beginning at 8 o'clock. The public generally is invited to be present at the recital. Dental Prices Reduced 4 I 1 By the use of modern methods, it is possible to either fill or extract any number of teeth without pain or discomfort to the patient, and No Pain or other bad effect will follow the operation as a result of the method used. I have had special training in extracting and for the past ten years this branch of dentistry has been a leading feat ure in my office. During January and February I am giving a special cash reduction of 20 per Cent on all dental work. All y work guaranteed. Dr. M. A. Leach if. a Simple Reason for the Change in Noma The ease with which many of tha recent accessions to our population change, their names Is Illustrated by the following true anecdote: The teacher In a South Boston school became so Interested In a little Polish girl that she was anxious to learn of her progress after she was promoted to a higher grade and asked her new teacher, concerning her. "There Is no such child In my room," answered the one so questioned. "No Marie Levenskll Whyl I know that tee was sent to your room, for I asked about It at the time." "There Is no Marie Levenskl in my room. I am very sure," persisted the other. "But I have seen her go In the door, and there she Is now," darting as she spoke toward a small girl approaching from the opposite direction. "Isnt your name Marie Levenskl?" she de manded. "It used to be, but now It la Mary Jones," was the calm reply. "Mary Jones I How can that be?" "Why, father buys and sells old Junk, and one day there was a door plate with the things, and the name on It was Jones. Nobody would bay it, so we put It on our door, and now my name Is Mary Jones." Youth's Companion. Russia to Attend Arms Conference. London. Russia has formally ac cepted the League of Nations' Invita tion to attend the preliminary discus sion on disarmament, according to a dispatch fro'm Geneva. James J. Crossley of Portland, Oregon hereby announces that he is a candidate for the Republican nomination for U. S. Senator at the May, 1926, Primaries. Will work zealously for develop ment of Oregon and support of meas ures for real benefit of farmers as suggested by their organizations. Favor World Court and Reform Sen ate Rules. Hallfs Catarrh Medicine Treatment.both local and internal, and has been success ful in the treatment of Catarrh for over forty years. Sold by all druggists. F. J. CHENEY & CO., Toledo, Ohio NOTICE OF FINAL SETTLEMENT In the Matter of the Estate of Dav id Taylor, Deceased. Notice is hereby given that the un dersigned has filed his final account as administrator of the estate of David Taylor, deceased, in the Coun ty Court of the State of Oregon for Umatilla County, and that Saturday, February 6th, 1926, at the hour of 10:00 o'clock A. M. of said day, and. the County Court Room in the Coun ty Court House at Pendleton, Uma tilla County, State of Oregon, has been fixed by said Court as the time and place for the settlement of said account. All persons interested are hereby notified to appear at such time and place in said Court and file any ob jections they may have to such ac count or to any part thereof. SHELDON D. TAYLOR, Adminis trator of the estate of David Taylor, Deceased. - J1J29. At Private Sale! I will sell the following at Private Sale: Wagons, two bottom 16-inch Plow, ten-horse Shean ondoah plow Hitch, Walking Plow, three head two-year-old Mules, alfalfa and bundle wheat Hay. SHELDON TAYLOR, 23F14 Athena. iw.rr. niiM"- fi - F YOU have never been to California it should be the effort of your life to go. Representatives of the Uniosi Faeliie Will gladly furnish you illustrated booklets giving complete information about this land where the sun shines most of the time and where ycu can enjoy out-of-door life all the time. Convenient train connections either via Portland or Salt Lake City at very reasonable round trip fares. Let us help you plan your itinerary, quote you fares, and make all your arrange ments. M. EAGER, Agent Athena, Oregon IllIlUllHlllllbVHVlilffiWIIIIIIIlIlllllllliDIIV illHII1lllllllllil!lllll!l!lllll!lllllilllWM I Eat at the j ATHENA 1 RESTAURANT I Lunch and Meals Served at all Hours. You can buy I ' B Golden Crust Bread Here. 3 . , ' . T.C.Baker riairaiiiiiiaiaiiiiimmiBfflaiiiiiiiMisiiKOimMi Bond Building, Pendleton, Oregon Men, Women and Children Are Known Largely .By the Neatness And Looks of Their Clothes and Shoes So Why Not Let Us Keep Your Clothes Looking Neat. We Also Make Your Old Shoes Like New in Our Up-toDate Repair Shop. SUITS CLEANED AND PRESSED $1.50 Shoe Repairing in Proportion G. W. Finch, Prop. Main Street, Athena, Oregon NOTICE OF FINAL ACCOUNT AND REPORT In the County Court of the State of Oregon for Umatilla County.- " In the Matter of the Estate of Aug ust Guderian, Deceased. ." Notice is hereby given to all per sons to whom it may concern that Julius A. Guderian, executor of the last will and testament of August Guderian, deceased, has filed his final account and report in the administra tion of the estate; that the County Court by order duly made and enter ed herein has appointed Saturday the 30th day of January, 1926, at the hour of ten o'clock in the forenoon as the time and the County Court House at Pendleton, Oregon, as the place where all objections and exceptions to said final account and report will be heard and a settlement of the es tate made, ate made. Dated this Friday the 1st day of January, 1926. JULIUS A. GUDERIAN, Executor Will M. Peterson, Attorney for Ex executor. J1J29. NOTICE OF FINAL ACCOUNT In the Matter of the Estate of James Nelson, Deceased. Notice is hereby given that the" un dersigned has filed his Final Account as Administrator of the estate of Jackson Nelson, r deceased, in the County Court of the State of Ore gon for Umatilla County, and that Monday, the 15th day of February. 1926, at the hour of 10:00 o'clock A. M. of said day, and the County Court Room in the County Court House at Pendleton, Umatilla County, State of Oregon, has been fixed by said Court as the time and place for the settle ment of said account. All persons interested are hereby notified to appear at such time and place in said Court and file any ob jections they may have to such ac count or to any part thereof. SHELDON D. TAYLOR, Adminis trator of the Estate of Jackson Nel son, Deceased. J15F12. NOTICE OF FINAL ACCOUNT In the County Court of the State of Oregon for Umatilla County. In the Matter of the Estate of Wil liam B. Hale. Deceased. Notice is hereby given to all per sons whom it may concern: That Sarah F. Hale, executrix of the last will and testament of William B. Hale, deceased, has filed with the clerk of this court her final account and report; that the court by order duly made and entered has appointed Monday the 15th day of February, 1926, at the hour of ten o'clock in the forenoon, as the time and the County Court House at Pendleton as the place, where all objections and exceptions will be heard to the said final account and report and a set tlement of the estate made. This notice will be published for four con secutive weeks in the Athena Press newspaper, published at Athena, Umatilla County, Oregon, beginning with the issue of Friday the 15th day of January, 1926, and the last publication on Friday the 12th day of February, 1926. SARAH F. HALE, Executrix' Will M. Peterson, Attorney for Ex ecutrix. . J15F12. GrowinaGrain Now 45c 20 PER CENT DIVIDENDS PAID ON COMBINED HARVESTERS AND FARM PROPERTY. ANNUAL PAYMENT PLAN. Farm Loans At 5 per cent B. 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