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Athena, Oregon October 22 li)26
determine whether the advances in
prices of gasoline are due to re
straints of trade, or systems of own
ership controlling effective competi
tion. o
American organized labor again
spurns the Russian Soviets and de
clares itself for American institu
tions unalterably. The spectacle
presented by the crushed masses of
the dust by bolshevist tyranny, is too
much for any American, and our fed
eration of labor is composed of Am
ericans. Eugene Guard.
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Highways should not be considered
as speedways or race tracks. They
were constructed for transportation
purposes and with a view to reason
able safety to travelers and traffic.
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The record at Berkeley would in
dicate that it's to 0. A. C. this year.
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Marie is with us.
The Churches
Church of Christ
Last Sunday morning we were fav
ored with a sermon from E. J. Gil
strap, of The Eugene Bible Univer
sity. The attendance at Sunday
school was good in spite of sickness
in the community. Let us increase
the number present next Sunday.
The sermon of the morning will be
"The Holy Spirit." Come and study
with us this important subject. The
Endeavor society will meet at the
usual hour. Let us all who can at
tend this helpful service. The En
deavor Society is the training school
for our future church workers. And
we should make each meeting as
great as success as possible. We in
vite all who are not attending ser
vices elsewhere to attend with us.
You will find a welcome. Come!
" One of our exchanges talks about
it this way: Citizens in practically
every city, county and state in the
United States are facing much the
same problem. Enormous expendi
tures are being made for all kinds
of public undertakings. Local taxes
have been constantly incrca.iin;?. All
of these taxes are added to the cost
of living through increased prices
and rents. The ultimate consumer
and day laborer cannot pass the
taxes on to the other fellow. They
pay them all. Taxes and debts have
wrecked more governments and im
poverished more nations than all the
wars of history. At the height of
our prospeiity, is a good time for us
to check up on our debt and tax
situation. The family that spends
more than it can afford, is headed
for trouble, and the nation which ov
ercrowds the tax payment, is follow
ing the same path.
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Motor vehicle registrations and
highway traffic have increased enor
mously in recent, years and will un
doubtedly continue to increase, but
highway officials do not fear the de
velopment of a general condition of
congestion or any breakdown in the
roads constructed by reason of the
increased traffic. Highway research
and experience have developed type.)
of pavement fully capable of with
standing present and expected future
traffic. Eighteen feet has come to
be the minimum standani width for
main highways and except for roads
in the vicinity of large cities and a
few heavily traveled roads between
certain cities this width will be ample
for years to come, says the Bureau
of Public Roads.
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Presenting a unified position, the
ports and shipping interest of Port
land, Astoria, Marshfield, North
Bend, Vancouver and Oregon City
met shipping board Commissioners
Teller and Myers at Portland and
submitted a demand for stable Am
erican merchant marine policy. Thj
result of the hearing was that federal
operation until the lines pay their
way will be sought. To use the
words of Commissioner Teller, "fed
eral aid must be given for the pres
ent." Which means nothing more
nor less than the entering of a ship
subsidy wedge to keen the merchant
marine afloat.
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It would appear that findings of
Cook county grand juries have little
effect in securing convictions of
Chicago gangsters when we reflect
that assistant prosecuting attorney
McSvviggin was the campanion of
gangsters when he was killed by
machine gun fire, and that a former
prosecutor, O'Brien, was with the
Weiss gang the other day when ma
chine guns killed two of its members,
O'Brien being seriously wounded. So
long as Chicago tolerates prosecutors
who chum with gangsters, Chicago
will remain the scene of crime, mur
der and gang warfare.
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The National Republic magazine
finds that nearly as much American
money was loaned to foreign as to
domestic corporations during the first
half of 1!20. During that half year
period we loaned !f l,22:i,635,0i)R to
private foieign borrowers and $:!02,
70 1,000 to foreign government and
municipal borrowers. European ad
vocacy of repudiation is cooling
somewhat the enthusiasm of Ameri
can bankers for foreign loans. It is
reported from Amsterdam and other
foieign money centers that Ameri
cans are re-offering European securi
ties at a sacrifice.
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The Walla Walla Union says lh.it
day labor roads do not have the frills
and the artistic finish of some bin.
when it comes to wear they are as Chinese, Governor Olcott had refused
good. And what is more to the point j a pardon and in the other two judg-
Baptist Church
Sunday school at 9:45 A. M., for
Primary and Junior departments 10:
A. M., for Senior. Morning worship
at 11: A. M. Text, Eph. 1:13. Topic
"Spiritual Blessings." Junior Young
People at 5:30 P. M. Senior at 6:30
P. M., followed by Song and Praise
service at 7:30 P. M. Text, Eccs. 1:9.
Theme, Living in Circles. Every
Tuesday evening at 7:30 P. M. Young
Peoples Prayer meeting. Every
Thursday evening at 7:30 P. M. Mid
week meeting. All cordially invited.
M. E. Church
Church school at 10:00 A.
Morning worship at 11:00 A.
Evening service at 7:30 P. M.
HARDER ARRAIGNED
The morning Union reports that
Jack Harder was nut in the Walla
Walla county jail to await trial on a
charge of operating a motor vehicle
while intoxicated. He failed to raise
necessary bond for his release when
arraigned before Judge Fred Hedger.
Lest We Forget
Roy W. Ritner, as President of the
State Senate, was Acting Governor
of Oregon for 35 days during No
vember and December, 1922, and in
cluding January 1, 1923. During
this time Mr. Ritner extended execu
tive clemency to seventy-four in
mates of the Oregon penitentiary in
cluding 28 paroles, 27 pardons, 7
paroles and restorations to citizen
ship and 12 commutations of sen
tence. On November 1, 1922, there were
4(5!) inmates of the state "pen" which
had a capacity of 000,
Among these released by him dur
ing this time were 10 men convicted
of murder in the first or second de
gree sentenced to life imprisonment
and having served time ranging from
4 years 11 months to 11 years.
Some of these crimes were of th?
most deliberate and cold-blooded
kind, among them being murders by
three Chinese gun men or hired as
sassins of rival tongs who shot
down their victims on the street in
reckless disregard of the lives of
white citizens. In the case of one
from the standpoint of the hard -hit
taxpayer, they do not cost as much.
That is what the man who foolr the
ment had been affirmed by the Su
preme Court of Oregon and the spec
ial prosecutor in the case said he
bills wants a road that will v.e.ir ' never knew or heard of application
and one that is built at reasonable j for pardon for either until he read
cost, lie can do without a few of
the frills when the money which
would go into them will be used to
build more roads, j
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in the daily papers that they had
been pardoned by acting Governor
The Knights of Pythias throughout
the country are taking an interest in
the eradication of leprosy in the Phil
ippines. They will ask Congress for I'ountv Court of the State of Oregon
an additional appropriation of fiv.
NOTICE OF FINAL HEARING
Notice is hereby given that the un
dersigned, as adminstratrix of the
estate of Levi M. Main, deceased, has
tiled her final account and report in
aid estate with the Clerk of the
inillicn dollars to expand the success
ful work the United States has been
currying on in leper colonies in the
islands, pronounced by experts the
best in the world.
Oikv in u while a democrat doe;
something. For instance, it was Sen
ator Trammel of Florida, who instig
ated government investigation, which 1 Warner, Attorneys for Adminstrat-
has been under way for some time to nx, Pendleton, Oregon. 015N12,
tor I niatula County: and that t!ie
Judge thereof has fixed Wednesday
the 17th day of Novenvber, 192t, at
the hour of ten o'clock A. M. as the
time and the County Court room In
the courthouse at Pendleton, Umatil
la County, Oregon, as the place for
the hearing of objections to such fin
al account and the settlement thereof.
ROSE ETTA MAIN
Administratrix of the estate of Levi
M. Main, deceased.
i Kaiey, Kaley & bteiwer ana n. J.
Ritner.
Four were released who had been
convicted of rape after serving por
tions of sentences, the details of the
crimes being revolting in the ex
treme. One case of unusual local interest
was that of a man convicted of secur
ing over $8000 from Umatilla County
on forged road warrants, pardoned
after serving 13 months of a five
year sentence. Governor Olcott's of
fice refused consideration of this
case in June, 1922.
The above statement of facts is
taken from the report of a Commit
tee of the Oregon Bar Association af
ter an examination of the records at
Salem. This report was signed by
Joseph N. Teal, Chairman, and four
other attorneys of Oregon.
Mr. Ritner after serving eight
years in the Senate and in both elec
tions unopposed by the Democratic
Party is now a candidate for Joint
Representative and is opposed by $he
undersigned Joseph N. Scott, Dem
ocratic nominee, a native of Umatilla
county, a graduate of the Weston
Normal School and a farmer by oc
cupation. I am in favor of a Stp.'e income
tax, The Grange Bill anrt believe in
fewer, better and plair.er laws.
If elected I will work for the best
interests of this District and of Ore
gon. I regard a public office as a
public trust.
Pendleton, Oregon October 22, 1926.
(Signed) JOSEPH N. SCOTT.
(Paid advertisement by Joseph N.
Scott, 116 Lewin Street, Pendleton,
Oregon.)
Vote For
Henry J. Taylor
Henry J. Taylor, candidate for
Senator, 19th Senatorial District
comprising Umatilla, Union and Mor
row Counties.
He was elected to this office four
years ago and has served his district
faithfully. He resides at Pendleton,
was born in Missouri, moved with
his parents to California in 1864, ed
ucated in public schools, came to
Umatilla County 47 years ago and
has been a farmer ever since. Owns
large wheat farm, was school direct
or thirty years, city councilman of
Pendleton five years, has been a di
rector in -Inland Empire Bank ever
since its organization, is a member
of Elks, W. O. W. and I. O. O. F.;
was Grand Master 1. O. O. F., 1913
and 1914; Grand Representative,
1914 and 1915. Is now serving his
9th year as Trustee of I. O. O. F.
Home at Portland.
His Platform: If elected, he will,
during his term of office, faithfully
and hanestly fulfill his official duties
with the least possible expense to
tax payer. He favors a reasonable
and just income tax, a Normal
School located in Eastern Oregon,
the completion of all state high
ways and retirement of bonds as
they mature; the perpetuity of Pen
dleton Round-Up, proper legislation
for protection of labor, reduced license
for used automobiles, abolishment of
useless commissions. He has no pet
bills, no private or secret interests
to serve, and stands on his record
as Senator for 1923 and 1925 ses
sions of the Legislative Assembly.
He believes in a square deal for all
persons. (Paid Adv.)
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sure the election of your favorite Candidate
Frederick Steiwer
N. J. Sinnott
I. L. Patterson
Vote for 3
For U. S. Senator
For Rep. Congress District
For Governor
For Justice Sunreme Court
For Supt. Public Instruction
For Commissioner of Labor
For Commissioner of Public Service
For Senator 19th Senatorial District
(Morrow, Umatilla and Union Co.)
For Senator 20th Senatorial District
For Representative 22 Rep. District
For Representative 23 Rep. District
(Umatilla and Morrow County)
For County Judge
For County Commissioner
For County Treasurer
For County Coroner
Henry J. Bean
George M. Brown
Thomas A. McBride
Charles A. Howard
C. H. Gram
Thomas N. Campbell
Fred E. Kiddle
L. L. Mann
Roy Ritner
S. A. Miller and
J. S. Norvell
I. M. Schannep
J. O. Hales
Bettye F. DeHart .
Ralph Folsom
REPUBLICAN COUNTY CENTRAL COMMITTEE
C. C. Curl, Chairman E. C. OLSEN, Secretary.
(Faid adv. by Republican County Central Committee)
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Athena, Oregon
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