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Athena, Oregon, March 9, 1928
UNFAIR TAXATION
The Manfacturer, a trade magazine,
puts the matter of unfairly taxing the
insurance companies up to us in a
logical way. The Manufacturer saya:
"When the first state insurance de
partments were formed, the thought
was to demand a small fee, to cover
the cost of official supervision over
insurance activities; to rout the wild
cats, to insure insurance by making
it prove its own responsibility. That
was an excellent idea.
But the idea of mulcting insurance
has grown like a weed. Nowadays,
many states boast .that their insur
ance departments pay 10 to 25 times
the cost of operation. In other words
they have succeeded in robbing
widows, orphans and victims of fire,
hail and accident or any other inst
able calamity, of much more than
they should pay in premiums.
"Insurance should be properly tax
ed, as is all other property. But to
single out insurance which protects
old age, the provident man and the
home owner and make it pay special
taxes into the general tax fund of
any state, is unjust and unfair to the
insurance business and to the in
sured who must pay the tax in added
premiums."
An editorial in an Eastern magazine
commenting on Congress's inexplic
able lack of action in providing flood-
control for the Mississippi, even after
strong recommendations by President
Coolidge and Secretary Hoover,
states: "Congress meantime, as Will
Rogers says, has bills for this and
bills for that, is running hither and
yon to investigate here and investigate
there, relieve the farmers, force the
federal reverve banks to curtail loans
to brokers, investigate the operation
of prohibition, promote the Boulder
Dam and Muscle Shoals program and
find out what ought to be the stand
ard length of woman's skirts and a
few other equally essential things,
but it has no time to devote to this
paramount issue, which involves the
safety of human life and property In
this great central valley of the United
States."
California, indeed, has much' to of
fer. We read of a "spirit" being
caught in her tights at Long Beach
by an officer who had paid $5 for a
front seat at one of her sceances. Aft
er the performance had gotten well
under way, the policeman darted for
ward, turned over the cabinet and
received a blow on the jaw. However
he arrested the woman in the case,
clad in black tights of several yards
of cheese cloth.
- AN OLD-TIMERS VIEWS
(Morning Oregonian)
Chivalry is as alive today and has
as much meaning now as ever it did
have for those whose thoughts are
born of experience. So must any
one conclude if privileged to meet
and talk with a man who spent his
years in what is now referred to as
the "old west," and who now, in his
84th year, is visiting in Portland for
a brief time. It was in his room at
one of Portland's fine hotels that he
passed on some of the thoughts he
has acquired during his life on Hie
open range. In the first place, let it
be known, he is "all for" the boys
and girls of this generation. "ihe
trouble with us old bucks," he . said,
"is that we hate to admit the boy of
14 today knows more, generally
speaking, than the man of 40 yester
day. Give us old fellows a problem
and we will tell you we will take it
under consideration. Give the young
fellow of today a problem and he will
sit right down and work it out." As
for the modern girl, he respects her
as much as he does the girls who are
now grandmothers. "No he-man will
call a girl a flapper," he declared,
"even if she does act in a way that is
different from what we are accustom
ed. Why, the girl we call flapper to
day will be the mother of our man of
tomorrow. How far do you think
you could get calling the mother of
today's man a flapper? The real he
man when he marries will make a
home for his wife, and when he does
she will be more than glad to exer
cise her right of motherhood. If a
man really loves a woman and shows
it as he should, she will weather
through anything with him. He could
even hold her under a piledrlver and
still she would trust him. We hear
a lot of talk about women being the
cause of men's downfall. No man
will accept that excuse. Man must
take the responsibility for wrong
doing. Why, if Adam had been the
man he should have been, he'd have
kept his mouth shut and never let
the world know about Eve and the
apple." The man of the range also
has certain ideas concerning educa
tion and courage. Education should
be the handing down of the experi
ence of one generation so that the
next might be able to avoid the same
mistakes. But education "can't make
a flower more beautiful or a bird's
song sweeter." Fear is "50 per cent
cowardice" and is mostly caused by
ignorance. The real man "knows no
fear. Everybody may not love a man
because of his courage, but every
body will respect him for it." In this
man's view a person should not take
credit for doing his best. Under any
circumstances he should give his best,
anyway, and if he does less he should
blame himself.
gregating in amount the sum of
$15,000: Please take notice that by
order of the Board of Directors of
said School District No. 29, said
bonds are hereby called for redemp
tion and payment at the office of the
Fiscal Agency of the State of Ore
gon in the city and state of New
York and interest thereon will cease
on April 9, 1928.
BETTYE F. DeHART,
County Treasurer of Umatilla County,
Oregon. ' ' ,
NOTICE OF FINAL ACCOUNT.
In the County Court of the State of
Oregon for Umatilla County.
In the Matter of the Estate of Min
erva D. Vaughn, Deceased. .
Notice is hereby given that the
undersigned has filed his final ac
count and report in the above en
titled matter and that the above en
titled Court has fixed Saturday, the
24th day of March, 1928, at the hour
of 10:00 o'clock A. M. of said day, as
the time, and the County Court room
in the County Court house at Pendle
ton, Umatilla County, Oregon, as the
place, for the hearing of said v final
account and report. Objections to
said final account and report should
be filed on or before that date.
Dated at Athena, Oregon this 24th
day of February, 1928.
A. H. McINTYRE. Administrator.
Watts & Prestbye, Attorneys for
Estate, Athena, Oregon. F24M23
Bollringing gives employment to
2000 persons in England, where
chimes are practiced as an adjunct of
church service. Recently the largest
bell in the world, tuned for chiming
was cast at Croydon. It weighs 18
tons and will ring out its note in
unison with nine other huge cones of
bronze, properly tuned for the new
chimes of Park Avenue Baptist
church of Riverside Drive, New
York.
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We are assured by Mussolini's
statement that "the prestige of any
country is strictly limited by the ef
ficiency of its armed forces," that he
does'nt intend to lose sleep over any
league of nations mandate. If wo
remember correctly, the Kaiser once
made a statement to the same effect.
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Here and there over the nation.
American Legion Posts are fostering
civic enterprises. In Athena atten
tion is being given the construction of
a swimming pool, for instance, while
at Silverton, the post there will build
the hangar on the local airdrome.
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Measuring present day man with
such old crony giants as Zeus and
Thor, a perspiring editorial writer
lauds us in comparison with mechan
ical giants; as though cogwheels and
pistons has anything in common with
liver and lettuce!
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New Zealand has at last recognized
the importance of Los Angeles. Now,
wa-i-t a minu-t-c! The movies have
nothing whatever to do with a recent
purchase in Movicburg of a large
tonnage of asphalt to spread over
New Zealand roads.
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The assertion is made, and probably
correctly, that railroads now pay in
taxes more than twice as much as it
cost to operate the government in
1876.
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"It's an ill wind that leaves a tire
flat." Hush!
NOTICE
On Mnrr-h twpnt.v-fnurt.Vi. Nineteen
Hundred Twenty-eight, up to the hour
ot eight o clocK in tne evening, seai-
hiita will he received at the office
of B. B. Richards, in Athena, Oregon,
for the purchase of Fifteen Thousand
Dollars ot umatiiia uounty, uregon,
School District Number Twenty-nine
Hntari Anril Tpnth. Nineteen
Hundred Twenty-eight, and due Two
Thousand Dollars on October first of
each of the years Nineteen Hundred
Twenty-eight to Nineteen riunarea
Thirtv.fnnr. hnth inrlnsive. and One
Thousand Dollars on October first
Nineteen Hundred Thirty-five, said
bonds bearing interest at the rate of
four and three-quarters per centum
rr milium. Rverv offer must be un
conditional and bidder prepared to
take delivery thereof upon presenta
tion, the Board reserving the right tc
reject any bids.
CLARENCE ZERBA, Clerk.
SUMMONS
(Equity No. 4512)
In the Circuit Court of the State of
Oregon for Umatilla County.
Mabel Keelin, Plaintiff, vs Robert
Ci. Keehn, Defendant.
To Robert G. Keelin, defendant abov4
named:
In the name of the State of Oregon:
you are hereby notified and required
to appear and -answer the complaint
of the plaintiff filed against you in
the above entitled court and cause
within four weeks of the date of the
first Dublication of this summons, to-
wit, on or before, t riday the z-ira aay
of March, 1928; and you will take
notice that if you fail to appear and
answer or otherwise plead thereto
within said time, the plaintiff, for
want thereof, will apply to the above
entitled court for relief prayed for in
plaintiff's complaint, namely, for a
decree dissolving the marriage con
tract now and heretofore existing be
tween plaintiff and defendant, and
for an absolute divorce from the de
fendant; for a change of plaintiff's
name from Mabel Keelin to Mabel
Pickens, her maiden name, and for
other equitable relief.
This summons is published pur
suant to an order made by Hon.
James Alger Fee, judge of the above
entitled court on the Jdlst aay oi
February, 1928. The first publication
will be made on Friday the 24th
day of February, 1928, and the
lust, nnh lcntion on rriuay mo
MrH Hnv of March. 1928; and
this summons will be published .for
four consecutive weeks in the Atnena
Press, a newsDaDer published weeKiy
at Athena, Umatilla County, Oregon.
Dated this 21st day of February,
1928.
Will M. Peterson George R. Lewis,
Attorneys for plaintiff, residence and
post office address, Pendleton, Ore-
the
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For Sale Good horses and mules.
Also dry fir wood. Frank Watkins,
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OU may have seen the Harvester
Company s announcement of their New
McCormick'Deering Cream Separators. We
now have the first of them m our store.
The New McCormick'Deering has many
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has high-grade ball-bearing equipment
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The six sizes of the New McCormick
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ATHENA SERVICE STATION
Wanted Hear from owner Ranch
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lars. D. F. Bush, Minneapolis, Minn.
Dressed chickens For dressed
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NOTICE OF BOND CALL
To holders of the bonds of School
District No. 29 of Umatilla County,
Oregon, said bonds being dated May
1, 1915, due Mav 1, 1935 and optional
on and after May 1, 1925 and ag-
Custom Hatching I have installed
Clark's system of ventilation in my
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ance of. dependable help, I can assure
my customers good hatches. Order
early. White Leghorne baby chicks
for sale. Donald McFadden, Athena,
Oregon.
Turkeys Turkey hens for sale.
Phone 29F22.
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SOME OF THE FACILITIES OFFERED BY
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These boxes are kept in our fire-proof and burglar-proof
vault, and they are accessable to you at any time during
banking hours.
INTEREST ON DEPOSITS We will pay you interest at the
rate of 4 per cent per annum, compounded semi-annually
if you wish, on our certificates of deposit In the last five
years we have paid our customers over $75,000 in interest
on deposits.
WE OFFER FOR SALE Insured mortgage bonds, insured by
the National Surety Company of America. These bonds
are in $100, $500 and $1,000 denominations and draw in
terest at the rate of 6 per cent, coupons payM8 semiannually.
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