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a BORA ffl FEED I H LARGE I Eg FEED D &Sh VENTILA g MICA FR. ANTI fcg BUCKL m strip: ffl EXTRA L E HOT Bl C INTAI H duple: H CRATE 1 EXTRA I E ASHCH) 1 . PIREC ffl DRAFT El . DAMPEI si 'l ' -' - ' ERSAl lit atknui Stesi V; INDEPENDENT NEWSPAPER F. B. BOYD. Owner and Publisher Subscription Kates. One copy, one year $2.00 Qne copy, six months $1.00 One copy, three months .75 Athena, Oregon September 24 1926 EASTERN OREGON NORMAL We, west of the Cascades, are be ing brought more nearly into touch with our eastern Oregon neighbors daily. Their interests are becoming ours; ours have long been theirs. In all lines of human activity industry, finance, commerce, education our interests should be united. In educa tional matters we have given too little recognition to the requirements of the great counties lying east of the Cascades. We in the Willamette and other western valleys have the universities, colleges and normal schools. The bill authorizing establishment of a normal school in eastern Ore gon, outlined in the voter's pamphlet, comes up for decision in November. It should have cordial support. The present normal schools are at Mon mouth and Ashland. The old normal at Drain was discontinued and the present Ashland school is attracting large numbers of students. This, however, does not afford convenience of access to those who live in Eastern Oregon. They are now obliged to come to one of the western normals for training, and many of them can not afford it. Herbert Hoover visualizes the great future of the Columbia basin. Pro vision must be made for the increas ing demand in an educational way. It is not too much to expect in fu ture several institutions of higher learning placed in favorable positions in the counties of Oregon'1) inland empire. Hut the present need of a normal for the people east of the Cascades is so vital, so firmly predi cated on their rights and on economic b:isis that the measui'e proposed should have a large inajority for passage. Elevation cf the i.iU4ileclual stand ards should accompany all develop ment of natural reaouccs. In the picture of the future, eastern Oregon Stands in prominent vliw. Poitland and western Oregon have been accus ed of "hogging it; all." Let us show our friends on tha border:) of the Columbia and the Snake' that we have their interests at heart. Ore gon City Enterprise. WHAT IT MEANS TO ATHENA The success of a small town com munity depends largely on the suc cess of its schools. (live it a go(d school and empty houses are few, indicating that the community is a good one in which to live. Mediocre school facilities will depopulate ti town sooner or later, and once reach ing low standard of efficiency it re quires time to upbuild the school, to say nothing of irreparable educa tional loss and injury to the pupil necessarily declining with the school. The purpose of this editorial is .to Set forth the splendid status of the Athena High school. It's high uuik ing record in number of students go ing out after graduation to institu tions of higher education for the present year, is the index of its achievement, and here is the index. University of Oregon Beryl liod gon, Roland Kretzer, Wilbur Harden, Jjmes Ilodgen, Leon Kretzer, Blanche .Ithnson. 0. A. ('. Klsa Ringel. Willamette- Ellen Henry, Reeve Belts. Washington State Lois Melntyr;, Roma Charlton. Whitman Velton Rem! Cheney Normal Dorothy Lee, J.iunita Woodruff, Lee Ranister. Monmouth Normal Phyllis Dick enson. Behnke-Walker Genevieve Rogers. Walla Walla Business College Ruth Ilutt. o The University of Oregon reads the handwriting on the wall and ascends to a practical basis as an institution fi'V study and higher education. Pointing out that automobiles brought to college by University students are a cause of poor scholar snip and increase the danger of mor al delinquency, University authorities have appealed to parents to prolvbit theii' sons and daughters from bring ing cars to Eugene. "The increasing i-e of autotncbiles by University stu ii nts lias been observed with much concern by University offiicals every where," a letter sent to parents read. "Careful studies have shown that they cause poor scholarship, arc ex pensive, waste valuable time, increase the danger of moral delinquency, and cause traffic congestion about the ccmpus; that at best they are unde sirable and unnecessary at college, and that they are often positively demoralizing." tion. Industry in France is heavily taxed. Eighty per cent of the popu lation pays hardly any taxes at all. The total taxes of farmers are negli gible as compared with those of American farmers. Professional men escape taxation by flagrant mis statements and little or no effort is made to ferret out or penalize such offenses. Speculation is preferred to production as a means of livelihood, gambling on the fall of the currency preferred. Shopkeepers run up their prices to meet the fluctuation of the currency. The French peasant, in stead of hoarding his currency, in vests it before it has time to take another drop, in building improve ments or the purchase of more land. A state" law requires that every sack of potatoes sold or Offered for sale in Oregon shall be graded and have the name and address of the grower stenciled on the sack. It is presumed that the law is being ob served by the growers, but if they are not conforming to its provisions, it is up to the retailers to protect their customers by turning down the purchase of potatoes when not pro perly graded and delivered in sacks marked with the grower's name. Lo cally there are potatoes being put on the market that are of inferior qual ity at times, and the consumer has the same right to know the name of his potato-grower as he has to know the name of the person who makes his butter. Trail of Small Change . A Westerner recently spent a week In a New York hotel. He tipped the boy who carried- in his grips; , then tipped the elevator man, then the wa ter boy, then the chambermaid, (hen the head waiter for getting him o table, then the waiter who took his order. He py.ld the hat girl a dime for his hat three times a day after meals; he tipped the bell boy who brought him a paper, the barber who. shaved him, h( shine artist who gave a lick nnd n promise to his shoes, the boy who helped him put on his coat nnd handed him his hat, nnd the doorman who called a taxi for him. He wound up by tipping the scales and found he had lost five pounds. Capper's Weekly. i'ropvriy fiaced Miss Eliza Leslie, the sister of the noted artist, had a relative who was a sea captain. He w'as on his way to the Orient, nnd suggested to Miss Les lie that he should bring her back a dinner service, painted to her design, She agreed with pleasure, nnd pro ceeded to draw a magnificent coat of arms to go on every piece. In order that there should be no mlstnke, un der the design she printed In large let ters, "This goes In the middle." Eighteen months later the cnptnln sailed Into port with the dinner serv ice. And on every piece, below the gorgeous crest was printed Indelibly: "This coes In the middle." Inherited Mentality According to a new theory on the mode of inheritance of mental traits there are at least five pairs of heredi tary characters that have to do with the passing on of intelligence. If both parents are persons of high Intelli gence and possessed of all live pairs of these characters, their children will also average very high. If they are idiots, having none of the pairs of characters, their children also will be idiots. Intermediate conditions rep resenting people of good average In telligence, hut not geniuses, will pro duce a mixture of offsprlug types, with occasional exceptional children, nnd once In a while also offspring of low mentality. A correspendent of the London Morning Post presents an interest- i.ig picture of conditions in Franco in these days of currency deprecia- ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE In the County Court of the State of Oregon for Umatilla County. In the Matter of the Person and Es tate of Ira Durrill, an incompetent. It appearing to this Court from the petition this day presented and filed herein by Henry Craig, guardian of the person and estate of Ira Dur rill, sometimes known as I. W. Dur rill, an incompetent person, praying for an order of sale of all of block 190, Reservation Addition to the town, now City of Pendleton, Umatil la County, Oregon, also the South east Quarter (SE',4) of the South west Quarter (SWVL) of Section 16, Township 1, North of Range 35, E. W. M. in Umatilla County, Oregon, and belonging to said estate; that it is for the best interest of said ward: and necessary that said real estate should be sold, and it appearing that Ambrose Durrill of Laverne, Okla homa, and Lizzie Durrill of Buffalo, Oklahoma, brother and sister respect ively of said ward, are the next kin of said ward, and the Court being fully advised in the premises, It is ordered by the Court that the next kin of said ward, to-wit, Am brose Durrill and Lizzie Durrill, and all other persons interested in said ("state, appear before this Court on Saturday, the 23rd day of October, 1D2G, at the County Court Room in the County Court house of Umatilla County, Oregon, at Pendleton, at the hour of 10 o'clock forenoon of that day, then and there to show cause why an order should not be granted and made for the sale of said real estate above described. It is further ordered by the Court that a copy of this Order be publish ed at least once a week for four con secutive weeks before said day of hearing, in the Athena Press, a news paper printed and published at Athe na Umatilla County, Oregon. Done and dated in open Court this 15th day of September, 1920. 1. M. SCHANNEP, County Judga Will M. Peterson & George R. Lewis Attorneys for Guardian, S17015. I, im, irutui Ntwxwi Union.) We have our choice, glorious opportunity. We can take the treat bruised and broken world In our arms ai though It were a aick child and mother it back to health again, or wa can trade upon Iti weakness and grow fat upon Its need. JUST FOOD To have' our dishes wholesome, nourishing and attractive enough to look good to' eat and at the same time have them economical Is the thing we are all striving for these days. Common foods cooked un commonly well and served- at tractively satisfy the average person. Food that Is underseasoned, careless ly served, no matter how rich and rare the combination, loses half Its appeal. Beef Tongue en Casserole. Wash a fresh beef tongue, cover with boil ing water, salted; simmer gently for an hour or two until the meat Is ten der. Remove the skin and unedible portions and good bits may be saved for hash. Place In a casserole with a cupful each of carrot, celery, a small onion and a sprig of parsley. Thicken the stock with flour and butter cooked together, using a tablespoonful of each, pour over the meat and place In a moderate oven; uncover after the first hour of cooking. For those who like a sour sauce, add chopped pickles or horseradish. ; Oriental Hermits. Take one-half cupful of butter, cream It with one cupful of sugar, add one egg, one cup ful of fresh grated coconut, three fourths of a cupful of rolled oats; (these should be be browned and ground), three-fourths of a cupful of chopped dates, one and one-half cup fuls of flour, one-half teaspoonful of salt, three-fourths teaspoonful of cin namon, one-half teaspoonful of cloves, one-half teaspoonful of allspice, one third of a cupful of milk, two tea spoonfuls of baking powder. Drop by teaspoonfuls on baking sheets and bake twelve to fifteen minutes. Jellied Salads. Any of the pre pared gelntins may be used for sum mer salads. Combine with celery, green pepper, apple and fresh fruits and serve with a good salad dress ing, letting the mixture stand long enough In the dressing to be well sea soned. McNary To Again Push Farm Bill." Chicago. United States Seuatoi Charles L. McNary of Oregon an nounced here that he will reintroduce th-3 McNary-Haugen farm relief meas ore in the next session of congress. Idaho Nominee for Governor Quits. Boise, Idaho. J. B. Eldrixle, pro gressive nominco for governor ol Idaho, Thursday filed a declination ol office vit.h the secretary of state. J. L. Harman Blacksmithing Oxy-Acetylene Welding, Delivery and Truck Bodies Manufactured Main Street Athena, Oregon mr m ? .i A thorough cultural and profewlontl fchciUr klp It the ouUUndiiuj characteristic of the Stat Univeraity. Traminf it offend in: 22 departments of the College of Literature, Science and the Arts. Architecture and Allied Arts Business Administration Educa tion Journalism Graduate Study Law Medicine Music Physi cal Education Sociology. Social Pork Extension Division. 51st Year Opens September 27, 1926 For tnormacion or eataofut ttfrlt Tht Ktiutnr, VnivrrtUf of OrrfoA, fufrm. Or Veracity of Witness Pat to Severe Test The courts In countries of the Far East would not dream of accepting the evidence that satisfies us, yet con demn men to death for reasons that we should consider trifling, according to Roslta Forbes, who tells-how the mysterious East solves Its crime prob lem, in an article in Liberty. In Arabia, for Instance, Miss Forbes says: "In any Important case, the testimony of two eye-witnesses Is necessary and these may be tested in a most unpleas ant manner. The local imam, or some holy man connected with the mosque, heats a long strip of metal in a bra zier. When the end. Is white-hot, it is laid on the tongue of the witness. If It burns him, be is a liar. If it had no effect, be is speaking the truth. "I have seen this test Justify its ex istence," writes Miss Forbes, "for the nietaj rests on the tongue for only the fraction of a second. The truthful man is not afraid and the saliva in his mouth saves bim from a burn. The false witness Is terrified and his mouth goes so dry that the first touch scalds his tongue 1" Yea, It's, a Puny One 'There are . hundreds of practical jokers in this world," declared the Leslie avenue bachelor, "and each one has a bagful of tricks to play on Ma friends. But there' is one they all .use that apparently gives them the utmost in pleasure. They play it on the bald headed guest whom they invite out to dinner, by offering bim the use of a comb. Being bald myself, I have been forced to chuckle my way through this Joke on countless occasions. But secretly, I think it's the zero of them all. And while I don't think there is a chance to eliminate it, I wish it could be done If only to add what little respect might be added to a practical Joker's effectiveness." De troit News. , . . Cycle of Collecting From Cradle to Grave The first seven years of bis life be collected noise, ' scarlatina, measles, abrasions, freckles, the fidgets, cari osity, vitality and dirt At the age of eight he collected beetles, spiders, locusts, a hoot owl, a live eel, a garter snake and a remon stratlve family. ' At ten be collected cllmbable trees, falls, assorted lumber, the neighbors' ill-will, a gang, black eyes, a blcyele, poison ivy, Ms father's pipe and a sud den nausea. At twelve he collected a broken leg, a sweetheart, and a suspicion that all was not well with the universe. From thirteen to eighteen he collect ed other countries, obscure dreams, and two prep schools with all appurte nances and adjuncts. The next four years he collected a college, ' friendships, , autographed champagne bottles, headaches, roman tic moments, a heart broken in four places, and a certainty that something was wrong with the universe. At thirty-one he collected himself, not enough money and a wife. A few minutes ago be collected al phabet blocks, parts of mechanical toys, rubber balls, a bear, a duck, a monkey, and a dollar watch, and piled them in the corner for the night Kansas City Times. m wii iu bmi sra m sjm m m ivi m m as The Athena Hotel J. E. FROOME, PROP. Courteous Treatment, Clean Beds Good Steals Tourists Made Welcome Special Attention Gives to Home Patrons Corner Main and Third Athena, Oregon ALLEN BELL DRAYMAN Phone 24 Transfer and Express Prompt Service , Dealer in ICE ranniiEM . THE ATHENA RESTAURANT GERALD KILGORE, Proprietor Short Order Lunches and Meals served at all hours. Ice Cream and Soft Drinks.- A full line of Candies. NONE BUT WHITE HELP EMPLOYED Gerald Kilgore, Proprietor - - Athena, Oregon I-TCr..,'. ,,IU.I! lUHHIPH St! . LARGE TOP OPENING MICA DOOR' LATEI ttAME I LING P: LARGE LAST iWTT ' . irai tu. m lir iiiiiiB r Bflai n BH if M mfiT mi v Mar imi HEAVY POLISHED STEEL OUTER BODY HEAVY INNER LINING PROTECTS ' OUTER BODY : OVER DRAFT AIR CHAMBER? HOT BLAST SIDE LINING EXTRA HEAVY VENTILATED LINING CONICAL FIRE POT. DEFLECTS HEAT TO FLOOR ' ' HEATERS fill SUPER-HEATER. Rogers C& Goodman, Athena, Oregon ( A Mercantile Trust) , .,; . We are Equipped to do Job Printing; All Kinds. Short Notice Real state Insurance Farm Loans Cheap Money B. B RICHARDS, Athena Claud Dickenson Phone 452, Athena, Oregon. Auto Truck Dray City and Country HAULING Always at Tour Service DR. S. F. SHARP , fHYSICIAN AKD SURGEQN Athena, Oregon DR. W. G. COWAN PHYSICIAN AND SUB3E0N Athena, Oregon DRS. A. D. & R. A. FRENCH OPTOMETRISTS . French Optical Parlors IS E. Main St Phone 693 WALLA WALLA, WASH. THE ATHENA MARKET We carry the best Meat That Money Buys Kippered Salmon, all Kinds of Salt Fish. Fresh Fish, Oysters, Crabs, Clams, Kraut in Season. A. W. LOGSDON Main Street Athena, Oregon. ESTABLISHED 1865 Preston-Shaffer Milling Co. 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