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VOLUME 48. Entered at the Post Office; at Athena. Oregon . as Second-Cleas Mail Matter M ' ' .i 1 1 ' ' ) i i " ' ' ATHENA, UMATILLA COUNTY, OREGON, FRIDAY MORNING, JANUARY 21, 1927 NUMBER 3 4 COOLIDGE OUTLINES MEXICAN POLICY Basis . of Attitude Protection - of Lives and Property of Americans. Washington, D. C. While senate and house were debating on the Mex- ican-Nicaraguan imbroglio, the White 'House took occasion to again outline the attitude of the administration to ward Mexico's land and oil regula tions. ,- It was explained ' that President Coolidge regards the controversy be tween the United States and Mexico over oil and land laws as boiled down to the single question: , "Shall the property of American citizens in Mexico be confiscated, or. taken without being paid for?" Coolidge feels that every step taken by his direction in regard to the new Mexican laws ha3 been taken with that in mind,, and for the purpose of preventing confiscation. So far as Nicaragua is concerned the president feels that the Monroe Doctrine has a specific place in con nection with the administration's policy. In-view of the fact that other powers do not send forces into Cen tral or South America countries to protect their own nationals and their interests, it is their custom to notify the United States when they regard thsir nationals as iij jeopardy, in order , that the Washington government may first determine, in the light of the Monroe Doctrine, what action is cares to take. In the case of Nicaragua, two Euro pean countries informed the Washing ton government of fears entertained ior their nationals In Nicaragua and the president took the view that this aspect of the question could not be disregarded. MERGER OF NORTHERN RAILROADS PROPOSED St. Paul, Minn. Definite plans for the merger of the Great Northern and the Northern Pacific railways may be ready for presentation to the inter state commerce commission within 90 days.' This information: was - given by Ralph Budd, president of the Great Northern, who said details of the plan are being worked put'iiow'in frequent conferences of the rail officials. Through ownership of 97 per cent of the stock of the Chicago, Burling ton & Quincy railroad, these roads also would control operation of that line, effecting a system totaling 28,000 miles. If the merger Is approved by the interstate commerce commission the consolidated system will have a capi talization of more than $850,000,000 and a combined valuation of around $1,500,000,000. i Work on the proposed merger plan is progressing, Mr. Budd said, but any announcement that it is complete "is premature and inaccurate.'' . When the plan is perfected, It is the intention of the roads to make its details known to officials in states through which the three lines operate, before seeking approval of the federal commission. Buddhists, Now Claim Discovery of America Five Buddhist priests from China discovered America. This Is the claim made by Scle Tou Fa, director of the Chinese information service In France, reported by the Pathfinder Magazine. These priests In 468 discovered an "im mense land" lying 3,250 leagues cast of China. They named the land "Fou Chang," and, according to Scie, from the description which they gave of It there Is no possible doubt that it waa the American continent Nearly forty years later Fou Chang was visited by a Buddhist priest named Hul Shen. Where he landed Is not known; but there Is a legend In Mexico about "Haipecocha," who, Scle, claims, wa the Buddha priest who dressed in a long robe and taught the Inhabitants a new religion and philosophy. In this connection Scie reminds scholars of the subject that the first Spanish ex plorers who landed In South America and Mexico were strack by the resem blance of the native architecture to that of the Far East For Instance, one god had an elephant head, which certainly must have beta of Asiatic origin. 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While the design Imprinted, upon the iron defender of the medieval warrior was symbolic, It was not magical , like those emblems painted upon the ab original '-escutcheons now In the pos session of the. University of Pennsyl vania museum, says the Philadelphia Inquirer. Art alone did not prompt the Amer- lean Indian to embellish his defensive weapons, but a belief In the supernat ural power of color laid in designs to ward off evil, according to Henry Usher Hall, curator of the section of general ethnology of the museum. Shortening the Long Winter Nights French "Independence Day The name "Day of the Bastille" is given in French history to the 14th of July, 1780, because on that day the mob, . assisted by the Gardes Fran- caises, rose In Insurrection and de stroyed the prison fortress of the Bas tille. During the years 1790-1792, the anniversary of this event was called j "La Fete de la Federation." The Day I nf the Eastille is also known as the Day of July," and is celebrated by the French as a patriotic holiday, much as the Americans celebrate the signing of the Declaration of Inde pendence on the Fourth of July. Marx Aoain Is German Chancellor. Berlin Wilhelm Marx was dsslg j nated by President Von Hindeubui j J to succeed himself as German chac, cellor. Marx was defeated in, thi reich8tag before the holidays and re lined, -i- ::.-'" ;. ; ...l'.-y-- m mr rnm Old Hawaiian Custom of Birth Celebration In years gone by the Ilawailnns, n primitive, nature-loving people, made gods of mountains, trees and stones, the "alii" or chiefs associated Hie birth of a child with a specific -tree. A'tamurind or a kon tree was planted nt The-time -a chief's child was born, And grew to maturity with the child. On certain occasions the first fruits f n young tree, coconut palm by pref erence were plucked by a son of the "alii." . ... , : r When an heir was born to the "alii" the ceremonial drum was beaten at the temple mnd'a sacred hula per formed. Oifc of . ' these ceremonlul drums, taken from p Temple on Dia mond head, In Honolulu, is of koa wood (mahogany) and nearly four feet lilfih.. Its ends are covered with .sharkskin mid the Bides decorated with human teeth. As the great drum booms" out its message that'a son has been bom to the "hIII," the people' gnther to offer sacrifices and' 'propitiate the gods. - A feast Is given by the chief and the se cred Imln-hula Is performed. Tills sa cred hula Is more n historic panto mime tlum a mere dance, and Is as different from the hula-hula of today as a symphony orchestra Is from o inxz band. ' Twice Escaped Death Plans Carefully Laid Sorcerers In Papua, or New Guinea, seldom attempt to employ their "purl purl," as native magic is termed, against white men, but twice one Mini Oa rlid seek to avenge a funded wrong by bringing about the death of Merlin Moore Taylor, the writer relates In "The Heart of Black Papua" The first attempt was frustrated when a native discovered that a coco nut handed the white man contained minute slivers of bamboo In the nut's milk. If swallowed, these bits of fiber would penetrate the delicate tissues of I he vital organs, causing Inflammation and eventually death. Later Taylor narrowly escaped death from a snake which charged toward him while he was walking along a narrow path. The sorcerer had captured the poisonous reptile, tied a noose of pliant vine back of Its head, and placed it In a pot over a Are with a handkerchief owned by Taylor. Tortured by the heat, the snake asso ciated the scent of the ImndUerchlef with Its torture, and when released sought to attack the person whose scent was similar to that of the hand kerchief, .; . .. ... rv.., :. The witch doctor then became re signed and disappeared Into the Jungle until the white man had departed. On the Trolley Car On board the trolley enr which plies between the Sixty-ninth street termi nal and Kaston a man and wife were In earnest conversation. The man had born speaking In- subdued tones when his' wife burst out with: "She wasn't. She wasn't to blame. If there's apv blame to be fixed It be longs to the husband. I think she was entirely Justified. Any woman In her place would have done the same. I don't care If the meals were late. She loved him and that made it all right." No, gentle reuder, this Isn't the sort of marital dlfflcuily you sus pect. The husband of the woman who spoke the foregoing, exclaimed: "Hut any woman that wastes all aft ernoon on a Pekingese Is a good-for-nothing bum, and any man who stands for such nonsense, deserves to get In digestion." Philadelphia Ilecord. PUDLISHEKS MANDAMUSED Court Orders State Board of Educa tion to Appear January 26. Salem, Or. An alternate writ of mandamus was issued In ths Marion county circuit court hore In proceed ings brought by Row, Peterson & Co. to compel the state board of educa tion to enter into contracts with the plaintiff publishing corporation for furnishing textbooks for tho public sdiocls of Oregon adopted at a meet- ng of the state textbook commission held In Salem last November. It was set out In the complaint that tho textbook commission awarded to How, Peterson & Co. the contract for tho Br.iwn-Eldrtdgo arithmetic, but tint the stato board of education has n-fiutd to (.xacuto or carry out the terms of tho authorization. Judgo McMahan has fixed Wednes day, January 20, a3,the date upon which tho stalo board of education Khali appear In court. , v. n r, , ' Asked for It Said the teacher: "Now, boys, quad ruped and biped, you know, are two kinds of animals. Quadruped, animal with four legs, such as cow, elephant and horse. Piped, animal with two legs, such as well, ah Yes, there Is a biped" -pointing to a picture of a goose on the wall "and I am a biped, and you are all bipeds. Now, what am I?" A breathless pause, then one of the bipeds answered. "A eooso. sir I" HITTEE PASSES 'NARY-HAU6EN Bill Chairman Instructed to Ask for an Early Vote on the Wieasurc. Washington, D. C The house agri culture committee approved the Mc-s Nary-Haugen farm relief bill by a vote of 13 to 8. The vote was taken after a motion to. substitute the Curtis-Crisp bill fail ed, 16 to 5. The Curtis-CriBp hill re- . ceived 10 votes against 11 for the Mc-Nary-IIaugen bill. i . The committee's action ended a hard three day fight over the' pro posal for an equalization 'fee levied on basic crops to control crop sur pluses. This principle Is included in theMcNary-Haugen.bill. ' . Throughout the long struggle over farm relief the equalization fee has been the principal point of divergence. Among thos8 who favor the fee are southern democrats who do not how-. ever, want it imposed upon cotton im mediately because, they con tendon, the Industry cannot stand it for two years. Chairman Haugen was instructed to ask ; the rules committee to provice for an early house vote on the pro posal, which is certain to face a bitter '' fight if it is called upon before March" 4 adjournment. A measure to encourage agrlcul- tural extension work by states was offered by Senator Capper, republican, Kansas, providing for a federal appro- ( prlatlon of $480,000 for the first year' to be divided equally between the states, Each year tho appropriation wou'd be Increased by 6500,000 until the end . of the 11th year, when an annual ap propriation of f3,000,000 . would be authorized, TniiAr mi a IlilM IH SVil ?: OIL: CONTROVERSY Mexico City. -A temporary truce in the oil laws controversy seemed as sured after a conference between Sec retary of Industry Morones and at torneys for the petroleum companies. While official comment was with held, authoritative sources close to th ; oil group said the controversy has been temporarily sidetracked and dan ger of further dispute removed pend ing settlement by the supreme court. It was understood that undor ihu accord reached at the conference the. oil companies involved In the dispute have been assured that their demand-.! will be temporarily granted "for all practical purposes" of operation. It was said Injunctions would bo granted the oil companies by the gov ernment which will permit the com panies to operate without interference under the disputed laws. Whether such action would settlo the issues advanced-by the United States namely, that the land and pe troleum laws of January 1 nre both confiscatory and retroactive cannot be determined at present, it was said. CANADA EXPORTS RUM $20,000,000 Worth of Llnor Sent to United States Ports. Vancouver, D. C That Canada ex ported liquor to the value of $20,001), 000 to the United States since the antl-smugsling treaty was signed, waa the announcement made by Canadian government officials. It Is Illegal to ship liquor to the Uni ted States, but t lie laws of Canada states that Cauadian customs officials cannot refuse clearance to a ship loud ed with liquor provided that ship shows eery evidence of being able to make 'he trip. While ihlH announcement was riiad" from Ottawa, local customs offiieiiU Btated that If the Canadian custom on the Atlantic side has been defil ing lliiunrladen ships for Unit.T States ports, It is more titan tho o? . flcials on the Pacific have been do ing. Not aince tin; treaty has bei ii signed nor for soi-i' time before hi the local cm-totus department cleaitd a ship with liquor for the United States. Co-Operative Berry Men Organize Sumner, WaHh. Co-operative h?n',v grower.-) an.! packers vt Washington and Or?(.n j?aiik,!l h.'ru under th name nf tin' Perry Growers' Fnuna. tlou, and mi-do plena to Hpsmil $5;),0 it a year tor tin- next tivo years In a national advetis!ng campaign. t