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AN INDEPENDENT NEWSPAPER F. B. BOYD. Owner and Publisher Subscription Rates. One copy, one year ' " f '"nn One copy, six months " One copy, three months Athena, Oregon, August 26 ..1927 FACING THE TAX PROBLEM From the Oregon Public Utility Information Bureau, we learn of the probability of elaboration of the or iginal intent of a resolution adopted at the last session of the legislature is indicated by Speaker Carkin of the house of representatives. H. K. No 21 authorized the appointment of a Property Tax Relief commission, "with power and authority to make such investigation as the members thereof may deem necessary for the relief of the burdensome tax im posed upon real property in the hope that some plan may be formulated whereby through suggested legisla tion all financial requirements of our state government may be here after met by indirect methods of tax ation, and direct levy on .property for state purposes may be done away with as is done in a number of other gtates." Speaker Carkin now proposes to go beyond the appointment of a committee of five originally contem plated, and include in the personnel of the committee as many as twenty citizens of the state . for the pur pose of probing into the whole scheme of state taxation, and giving representation to such major inter ests as agriculture, industry, banks, public utilities, lumbering, livestock, horticulture and mercantile pursuits. The enlarged committee would be requested to survey the needs of the Btate and to study possible economies with the object of reducing expendi tures where practicable. While the people have rejected the tax proposals submitted by the last legislature, the problem that con fronts the state has not been solved, and it is anticipated that a represen tative group may agree upon plans that will be satisfactory to a major ity of the people aiid that will at tract support from the next legisla v ture. It has been pointed out that in v California no direct property tax is levied for state purposes, and it is admitted that in Oregon some classes of intangibles still escapes taxation. o Emphasizing the fact that there is now no adequate program of health education in high school and no great manifestation of interest in the subject, Mrs. Edna Watson Bail ey, Ph. D., associate director of prac tice teaching in the University of California, urges health associations to give their attention to helping to build into the community a demand for a high schol program which will concern itself with the welfare of boys and girls from the standpoint of health and happiness. It is the school's responsibility, Dr. Bailey stated, to develop this program. The health worker's part of the job lies in creating the sentiment which will force the school to recognize and ac cept the responsibility. It is in the high school that the greatest op portunity for health education exists, in the opinion of Dr. Bailey. It is a three-fold opportunity; first, the personal health development of the high school student; second, the long range influence on those who are to be the teachers and parents a few years from now; and third, the citi zenship aspect and the creating of a community health consciousness. o The "Dole disaster" was partici pated in by aviators who, perhaps lured by the adventure of the Paci fic flight and the $35,000 prize mon ey, nevertheless took the chance of disaster at sea, which has seized three of the planes, and doubtless the lives of six men and one woman. Four planes have reached the Is lands in safety in flights from the mainland, and a fifth crumpled up on an Island without an ounce of gaso line left. Isn't the experience enough to satisfy those in charge of flight tests that land planes as now con structed, are deficient to lift and carry with safety the enormous gaso line weight necessary for long dis tance cross-ocean flights? o The latest crop estimate places the wheat yield of Oregon at about 23, 000,000 bushels and of the three states of Oregon, Washington and Idaho at 100,000,000 bushels The estimate for all of North America is 1,190,000,000, which is 68,000,000 bushels less than the yield of 1296. For Europe, except Russia, 1,277, 000,000 bushels, against 1,211,000, 000 last year; in North Africa 88, 000,000 against 90,000,000 in 1926, and in Asia 368,000,000, against 369,000,000 last year. An Oregon editor says that in making their own wheels go round, the railroads influence the wheels of all other industry. o An industrial item says, "Last sec tion of Klamath Falls highway oiled to Keno." Well, back in the early 90's we used to play keno with "Doc" O'Harra at Weston, and we never used oil in the game over there; "Kees' Best" was the lubricant at that time. One reason why only the rich may enjoy cherry pie is found in the fact that one. Lambert cherry tree at Hood River, paid its owner $157.60 this year; and the tree had never been branded with the Washington hatchet, either. : o ' The announcement from Oregon City that Portland Electric car lines are laying new track, naturally leads up to the question as to what is the matter with the auto stage service down there? It's all over between Chaplin and Lita Grey Chaplin. The comedian traded $825,000 and permanent cus tody of his two sons to his wife for an interlocutory decree of divorce, in a' California court. British buyers chased over to the Chase hop yards near Eugene and bought 20,000 pounds of hops at 19 cents. Canada will use the hops and American tourists will drink the beer. Wallowa county doubtless feels kindly toward old Umatilla. Our game farm sent 'em 300 young Mon golian pheasants the other day. o Southern Oregon may have the tin, but Eastern Oregon has the wheat, take your choice. Moslem Pilgrim Riie$ Pious Moslems who niiiUe the pil grimage to Mecca go seven times round the Knahn, or tomb of the prophet, reciting prayers ami rever ently kissing the I'.lacU Stone. They then proceed to the sacred spring of Zem-Zem, which Is said to be the foun tain Jehovah opened in the desert for llugiir and Ishmael. There eacli pil grim dips into the water two white shirts held together by strings (no (tins are permitted for that purpose). These garments must be dried In the court of the mosque, and afterward are laid aside as the burial clothes of their owners. According to tradition a shroud that has been snaked In the water of Zem-Zem will protect Its wearer against the llery heat of the Last Judgment. Ships and Tonnage Tonnage of a ship refers not to Its weight, as Is often supposed, but to Its carrying capacity. The term origi nated In the time of King Henry VII of England, who Introduced one of the flrst navigation nets of Its kind in which the Importation of Bordeaux wine In any' vessels except those owned by the lieges was forbidden. The liquor was carried in huge bar rels culled tuns, and, since then, the cargo capacity of a ship lias been measured by tunnnge or tonnage, the modern term. In connection with war vessels, however, the word refers to the weight of water they displace, or their displacement tonnnge, the com mon way of describing the weight of other sbfps. CLASSIFIED Piano must be sold Will sacri fice fine piano in storage near here. Will give easy terms to a responsible person. For full particulars and where piano can be seen address Portland Music Company 227-6th Street, Portland, Oregon. Anyone wanting to buy any of the George Shevar horses in the Barrett pasture Vt mile north of Athena, can call me by phone No. 65 Union, Ore gon. This stock will be sold cheap Lto clean up the bunch. George Shev ar, Union, Oregon. WW We Handle Genuine Goods-No Substitutes.! Try Our Id XT nncuA unArt ! 11 "!'." 'wp'F ".' mm J wim jMWMMMimiiifclf-. Good, Clean Shaving and Baths Up-to-the Minute Bobs Hair Cuts and Shingles Whitehead's Barber Shop Athena, Ore. Wonderful Alpha Hays The Alpha rays from radioactive matter, It appears, consist of writable atoms of matter projected at a speed averaging 6,000 miles a second. It Is the great energy of. motion of these swiftly expelled masses that gives rise to the heating effect of radium. Yet they da not go far. The swiftest alpha particle travels seven centi meters in nlr, under ordinary con ditions, before It is stopped. But on Its way It plunges straight through every molecule In Its path, producing positively and negatively charged Ions in the process. On an average, an alpha particle, before Its career of vio lence Is stopped, breaks up about 100, 000 niolecules. Washington Star. His Own Religion I often wonder nt religious men, they have such varying Ideas oa the subject. I was talking lately with a prominent man one whose name Is really n household word and he said: "I was brought up In a religious fam ily. I have chosen to accept religion in my own way, but never bother others with It. I have no desire to convert the world. I wouldn't give a d n to convert anybody tomorrow." "Jingoism" Jingo is supposed ,to be derived from the mountain soldiers of Basque, who were employed by Edward I In Wales. The common oath of these Basque soldiers was "by Jainko." The modern use of Jingo really dates from McDerinott's music hall song of 1878, when war with Russia was threatening Great Britain. The first line of the song ran: "We don't want to tight, hut by jingo, if we do." Oxygen in Air Normal air contains about 21 per cent of oxygen, says the United States bureau of mines. Man works best at this proportion of oxygen. A candle or oil flame will not burn In atmos phere containing less than approxi mately 16 per cent oxygen, yet man Is sufficiently adaptable to get along fairly well in 17 per cent of oxygen. He will breathe a little faster and a little deeper. But most men cannot work In air with oxygen below 13 per cenc, the point .where an acetylene flame Is extinguished by oxygen de ficiency. In an atmosphere containing between 10 and 13 per cent oxygen, men become dizzy, pant, have a rapid heart beat, and often suffer from headache; 8 to 10 per cent usually produces unconsciousness and ulti mately death. Trollopc's Cigars Lord Birkenhead recently boasted a lifelong devotion to cigar smoking, but Ije can hardly claim to have given more thought and time to his bobby than did Anthony Trollope, remarks the Manchester Guardian. Trollope, as soon as his Income was large enough to stand the expense, bad one entire wall of his library equipped with air-tight little bins fitted with slid ing doors and numbered. These be kept filled with choice cigars, laid across and across like planks of tim ber, to get thoroughly seasoned. True to the Trollope tradition, lie worked through the bins In .methodical fash ion, refilling each as it wa'i emptied with special Imports from Havana Thus, he declared, lie attained the most perfect smokes iu the world, Rivoli Theatre, Pendleton FRIDAY and SATURDAY Aug 26 Aug 27 1 t" ftempsey-Sharkey Fight Picture Showing the Entire Fight. The last Reel is in Slow Motion Prices Children 10c-Adults 50c cience THE KEY TO EDUCATION True education not only opens up stores of knowledge but develops the alert mind. The chief glory of modern science is THE SCIENTIFIC SPIRIT Higher education in the field of applied science combines technical study with the fundamental training essential to citizenship. Its degrees open the way not only to leadership in ''the several pursuits and professions in life" but also to a larger community service. OREGON STATE LAND-GRANT COLLEGE Maintains schools of Engineering (civil, electrical, mechani cal, chemical), Mines, Forestry, Agriculture, Pharmacy, Home Economics, Vocational Education, Commerce, and Military Science, all offering accredited college work. 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COWAN PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON Athena, Oregon WATTS & PRESTBYB Attorneys-At-Law Main Street. Athena, Oregon State and Federal Court Practice Blaesing Granite Company H. J. BLAESING, Manager MONUMENTS S. F. BOWMAN Eastern Oregon Representative Odd . Fellows Bld'g, Pendleton. The Best 'entistry Done Without Pain Dr. Leach Bond Building, Pendleton. Jensens Blacksmith Shop Horseshoeing Prices Reasonable Athena, Oregon SOMETHING WRONG The healthy boy is full of play every minute of his spare time. If he fails to join with others in their sports he is a sick boy indeeif.' To be healthy the spine and nervous system must function normally. Bring your ail ing child to us for an examination and adjustment of any disorder. Dr. W. Boyd Whyte " Stangier Building, Phone 706 Pendleton, Oregon. 957 J "Scrip t Porm " Butter Wrappers WE CALL FOR AND DELIVER Monday, Thursday, Saturday Gleaning, Pressing, Repairing, Dyeing Twin City Sanitary Cleaners Organizers and Owners since April 2, 1921 J. E. 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