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Athena, Oregon May 21..
.1926
MUSCLE SHOALS
So much has been said about the
leasing of Muscle Shoals by the fed
eral government, and the offers that
have been made for the gigantic
power plant, that just what the pro
ject is may be of interest to the
readers of this newspaper.
Muscle Shoals is a thirty-seven-mile
stretch of rapids in the Tennessee
River in northern Alabama, in the
course of which the total vertical fall
is 134 feet. The Government's pro
ject includes the construction of two
monster dams for development of
water-power, and a great steam
power plant, all for generating elec
tricity; also separate plants to util
ize the electricity for the production
of artificial nitrate, and a small dam
to serve as an aid to navigation. For
some years past the work of con
struction has proceeded at a credit
able rate of progress. The Wilson
dam, nearly seven-eighths of a mile
long and 117 feet high, with its
power-house, about twelve hundred
feet long and capable, when fully
equipped, of generating more than
six hundred thousand horse-power,
are practically completed, at a cost
of approximately fifty million dol
lars. This great hydro-electric sec
tion can convert its water-power in
to an enormous output of low-cost
electric power. Another dam design
ed for the same purpose, but not
yet begun, is to be located sixteen
miles up-stream from the Wilson
dam. It is to be more than a mile
long and 44 feet high, and is expect
ed to produce two hundred and eigh
ty thousand horse-power. Its total
cost is estimated at about twenty
five million dollars. Nitrate plant
No. 2, which cost about fifty-one mil
lion dollars, consists of 114 perman
ent buildings located on twenty-two
hundred acres of land near Sheffield, i
Alabama, and includes a steam plant
containing the largest steam turbim
in the world, and is capable of gen
erating eighty thousand kilowatts of
electric current, or about ninety
thousand horse-power. In a perfor
mance test every unit of this plant
has exceeded its rated capacity, and
it is asserted that this one plant in
capable of producing annually the
equivalent of two hundred and forty
thousand tons of Chilean nitrate,
sufficient to supply the1 nitrate con
tout for one million, three hundred
and twenty thousand tons of fertili
ser, enough' to fertilize nearly nine
million acres of land. It can supply
nitrate in abundance for explosives
to meet the needs of army and navy
in case of war. Besides all this, un
til the nitrate sections are enlarged
as they should be, there would be a
large surplus of electric power that
could be sold or leased .for private
industrial use.
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That the taxes in the United States
municipal, county, state and feder
alare about as high in the aggre
gate as they were in the peak of
war expenditures, despite economics
in federal government, was the re
cent conclusion reached by a sub
committee of agricultural, industrial
mid transportation representatives.
They set the total for last year at
$7,907,000,000, and attribute the
continued burden to steadily rising
local and state taxes. State and
municipal bonds issued in the coun
try in 1924 amounted to ? 1.398,953,
100, or more than ten times what
they were in 1901. A large portion
of the new bonds issued have been
for refundirg. While federal taxes
decreased $12S,000,000 from 1923 to
1:'24, state taxes increased $172,000,
('00 and the increase of local taxes
was $147,000,000.
Despite the fact that the 18th
amendment and mint julep do not
"get along well together, the growing
of mint is becoming a prominent in
dustry in Oregon. Instead of julep,
the product now goes into oil manu
facture. For the past fifteen years
mint oils have averaged about $3 per
pound, leaving out the war peek j
when the price went to $10 and last '
year when it reached the $30 mark. !
Many growers have contracted their
oils for the coming three years for
$4, $5 and $6 per pound.
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Dinners at the newly appointed
restaurants are to have something
besides the price list to look to in
choosing their meals. Opposite each
item on the bill of fare is to appear
its value in calories, so that if yoa
must "reduce," you will know how
to do it.
and appeals for contributions which
go to make up a radical magazine.
Among the 'artists," "poets" and
writers who contribute to the first
number are such sturdy Americans
as Wanda Gag, Louis Losoqick, I.
Klein, Otto Soglow, Hans Stengel, A.
Ronnebeck, Babette Deutsch, Michael
Gold, "Bishop" Brown, Karol Rem
bov and Scott Nearing.
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We are beginning to hear of
Homestead's evolution from an em
broyic camp into a full fledged min
ing town. A $200,000 road and a
bridge spanning Snake river to the
Idaho side, seems to be assured.
Copper, when copper is right, is
good stuff to build a town on. And
Homestead mines contain lots of
copper.
And so Nome doesn't like it be
cause Amundsen put Teller on the
map, by landing the Norge there.
Well so long as the Norge was safe
ly landed at Teller with the propeller
blades spitting chunks of ice through
the canvass covering of the ship, we
should worry much over Nome's
peeve.
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Measuring the unsuccessful at
tempt of Charles Ray as a motion
picture producer, we would advise
Red Grange to stick to the gridiron
and let the making of movies alone.
A pipe dream is liable to cause al
most anything a dream, for instance.
DEATH OF ED RUSH
Ed Rush died at Walla Walla last
Friday morning, after a lingering
illness. He was born in Helix, Ore
gon, and was 52 years of age. He
is survived by his wife, Jennie Rush,
a son, Lowell, his mother, Martha
Rush of Prescott; and by four sis
ters, Mrs. F. Dooley of Prescott,
Mrs. D. W. Wallace of Garfield,
Washington, Mrs. J. W. Davis of
Paris, Missouri and Miss Anna Rush
of Prescott.
NOT BRUCE SAMUELS
Report was current in Athena last
week, that Bruce, the ten year old
son of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Samuels,
formerly of Athena, now residents of
ernonia,-had bled to death while his
parents were absent for home. De
tails received this week reveal that
the victim was a son of Mr. Samuels'
brother, and not Bruce. The boy who
died as the result of bleeding from
a cut finger, was subject to great
loss of blood whenever slightly cut
or scratched on his person.
"MIKE" WILL BE HERE
"Mike" as played by Sally O'Neil,
has been booked for appearance at
the Standard Theatre Wednesday and
Thursday nights, June 2 and 3. This
i;i the picture that stood 'em up in
Portland last week. Tomorrow night
the Standard will show Constance
Talmadge in "Her Sister from Par
is." Sunday night "Paths to Para
dise" a fine Paramount picture will
be the feature of the program. Wed
nesday night a big western picture,
"Fighting Heart" will be screened.
TAKES HOME HARVESTER
The first of the new International
Harvester Threshers to be delivered
to its owner by the Athena dealers,
Rogers & Goodman, left the assembl
ing place Wednesday morning,
drawn by Frank Williams' caterpil
lar. Mr. Johnston and his sons as.
sembled the machine and thus be
came familiar with its working
CLASSIFIED
Marcelling Expert Marcelling and
all lines of beautv work. Miss Char
pelle, Weston, Oregon. Call 292 for
appointment.
Marcelling Miss May Lanning,
Phone 582. Athena.
For Sale A good milch cow. F.
B. Wood, Athena.
D. O. K. K. CEREMONIAL
The Dokkies, about 300 strong
held a two day ceremonial at Pendle
ton, Wednesday and yesterday, clos
ing last night. The ceremonial was
under direction of the LaGrande
district. The Hood River Dokkie
band of Portland, furnighed music
for the occasion. Athena Dokkies
are affiliated with the Walla Walla,
Washington, temple, but a number
attended the ceremonial at Pendleton.
Wanted Stock to pasture, called
for and delivered. $2 per head.
Room for 500 head. Plenty of water.
A. A. Bergevin, Gibbon, Oregon.
Piano Must Be Sold We have a
fine Piano and Player piano in stor
age near here that we will sell at
ridiculous prices to sell them at once.
We will give easy terms, like rent
and we would accept phonographs or
used piano as part payment. For
full particulars and where they may
be seen, address Portland Music com
pany. 227-6th Street, Portland, Ore.
Lost My sable Scotch Collie, An
sweres to the name of "Pal." Re
ward. Henry Koepke, Athena, Oregon.
JAMES AUDETTE RELEASED
The Walla Walla Union says:
James Audette, acquitted by a su
perior court jury on a charge of bur
glarizing a garage at Touchet, was
released from the county jail Friday.
He had been held at the request of
officials at the Dalles, on a charge
of issuing a bad check. The amount
of the check and costs were paid by
Audette and the case dismissed.
ingham Springs
Dolph Thompson, Manager
The week-end Recreation Resort for Athena and vicinity. Good
Hotels and cabin accommodations at reasonable rates. Swimming
and fishing, picnics etc.
Dances every Saturday night
IT is eIer now than ever before
to give your home the advantages
of electric light and power. A very
small first payment will put the
new low-priced automatic Delcr
Light into your home, and you can
arrange for the payment of the
balance on terms suited to your own
convenience. You can pay a small
amount each month or you can
wait until you have money coming
in before making any additional
payment.
Find out today how easy it is to
buy Delco'Light. Write or phone
for complete information as to prices
and terms.
H. J. Cunningham
Dealer
Pendleton, Oregon
The National Republic says that
The New Masses, the latest of the
"rod" magazines, has made its ap
pearance. It contains the usual col
lodion of blasphemy, smut, villilicn
tion of oil things American, cubist
art, poetry without thyme or reatfoti
f wiu in
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DELCO-UCHT COMPANY,
Subsidiary cf General Motorj Corporation.
DAYTON, OHIO
parts before it will enter the field,.
Eight of the machines ordered by
Rogers & Goodman have arrived, and
the other machines are en route here
from Chicago. .
BUCKS AND BEARS WIN
The Pendleton Bucks won from
Pasco Sunday in the Blue Mountain
league 3-2, while the Walla Walla
Bears were trimming the Reserva
tion Indians to the tune of 8-0. Wal
la Walla and Pendleton are tied at
four games won and one lost. Pas
co and the redmen are even at one
game won, four lost.
CHIROPRACTIC MEANS HEALTH
and will light the way for you to
row down the stream of life with
vim, vigor and vitality which you
never had before. Come today for
an adjustment. Consultation and
spinal analysis free.
Dr. W. Boyd Whyte
Stangier Building, Phone 70S
Pendleton, Oregon. 957 J
Claude Dickenson
Thone 572, Athena, Oregon
Auto Truck Dray
City and Countiy
HAULING
Always at Your Service
DR. S. F. SHARP
PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON
Athena, Oregon
DR. W. G. COWAN
PHYSICIAN AND SUR3EON
Athena, Oregon
Foley's Kidney Cure
nakes kidneys and MsdJer risrht
Real state
Insurance
Farm Loans
Cheap Money
B. B RICHARDS,
Athena
Jensens
Blacksmith Shop
Horseshoeing
Prices Reasonable
Tharp Bros, old stand, Athena Oreg.
f.o.b.DaytonO.
DRS.A. D.&R. A. FRENCH
OPTOMETRISTS
French Optical Parlors
15 E. Main St Phone 653
WALLA WALLA, WASH.
The Athena Hotel
J. E. FROOMF, PROP.
Courteous Treatment, Clean Beds
Good Meals
Tourists Made Welcome
Special Attention Given
to Home Patrons
A Corner Main and Third
Athena, Oregon
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Knitted Athletic Union Suits
Lightweight, cool. " Of good quality nainsook, well
made and well finished throughout; closed crotch;
buttonless fly-front; fastens at shoulder with two
buttons like a bathing suit; no other buttons. Low
priced at
98c
Our Own Famous Brands
And our own fine brands, known -from coast to
coast for their great worth. Read these names!
They spell Savings. Penco Sheets and Sheeting,
Belle Isle Muslin, Nation-Wide Sheets, and Sheet
ing, Honor-Muslin Ramona Cloth. ;
WHEN THE WORD IS AS
GOOD AS A BOND
Happy should be the merchant whose word is re
garded by the public to be as good as his bond.
Although his'printed advertisement may be but a
promise, it is a valid promise because the public has
learned that his deeds speak louder than his words.
Your experience with us if it has been long
enough to test us thoroughly has proved that the
promises made in our advertisement are never flip
pant and thoughtlessly made.
We are glad that Truth has become the dominant
force in advertising. This, is hlpful alike to mer
chant and his customers. "
It affords a common ground for mutual under
standing and turns shopping from uncertainty into
an experience of trust and satisfaction.
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ABOVE are examples of the generous low
round trio excursion fares which will nK.
tain daily on the Union Pacific to all important
Eastern Points from May 22 to September IS.
Final return limit October 31, 1926.
Liberal stopover privileges both going and returning.
Plan your business or vacation trip East via the historic
and scenic U. P. Trail. We'll help you arrange your
itinerary, map out side trips to Zion National Park,
Yellowstone and other vacation spots, furnish all infor
mation, make your reservations and get your tickets.
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Athena, Oreg
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ESTABLISHED 1865
Preston-Shaffer Milling Co.
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Is made in Athena, t Athena labor, in one ot 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
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