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INDEPENDENT NEWSPAPER F. B. BOYD. Owner and Publisher Subscription Rate. One copy, one year $2.00 One copy, six months $1.00 One copy, three months 7S Athena, Oregon, June 8, 1928 SQUELCHING A FAKE CLAIM A New Jersey court handed a severe jolt to a pair of lawyers who were promoting the attempted ' raid of 103 Texas "Dukes" upon a ?2,000 000 fund left by the late James B. Duke, tobacco magnate, to certain undiscovered relatives. The claim of these "Dukes" for a share in this fortune not only was thrown out of court, but the judge re fused to allow even a fee to the two lawyers who attempted to put it over There's a considerable business be ing carried on over the country in promoting the claims of groups of people to shares of certain great fortunes, and at leant two instance could be noted here where Athena residents have been "interested" by alleged estate lawyers. One of the favorite schemes is to find a few hundred "alleged" des cendants of an original owner of cer tain land which is now part of some ereat city, and make them believe that the property legally still belongs "in the family," and that each one of the "descendants" can get a share Even such a hazy prospect of "easy money" as this evidently must be has induced many hundreds' of people to contribute from $100 down to $10 to the shyster lawyers who have been promoting these fakes and swindles. That is just what they are; neither more nor less. No one of them has ever been found to have the slightest foundation in law or reason. But no one of these cases ever got as far as a trial in court where the judge could administer the sort of rebuke the New Jersey judge admin istered to the two lawyers in the Texas "Dukes" case. Which is perhaps to be regretted; it might put a damper on that sort of fakery. o A couple were married in the air at the recent air meet at Walla Wal la. However, marriages in the air are nothing new. Most couples are a little in the air at the interesting moment but they soon come down to earth, and if they are blessed with some good sense, they live happily ever after. Many an old settler who owned hundreds of acres of land, left grand sons who carry all their real estate holdings under their finger nails. , , o - What the young people need is lot's of good advice, says Henry Ford. It will have to be pretty good if they have a car to take it with. o A physician says the state spends twice as much on wild life as upon child life. Parents will find this a very puzzling distinction. Legislation to provide regulation of interstate motor bus transportation is recommended by the Interstate Com merce commission in a report to con gress. The commission does not care to undertake the task itself. The plan is to delegate to the states authority to regulate these carriers as to rates, routes and service. o A Scrnnton, Pennsylvania, dry goods firm recently carried thirty seven pages of advertising in three daily newspapers in connection with 'a ono-day sale. And we know of men trying to do business who haven't carried thirty-seven linos of adver tising in thirty-seven years. A tablespoon of vinegar put in the lard when cooking doughnuts will pre vent them from soaking up the fat, says a household item; but nothing has yet been discovered that will pre vent a fellow from soaking them in his coffee. o The old fashioned farm wife who used to spend her Sundays cooking for city relatives is now running a chicken sandwich place and charging the kinfolk regular rates for their Sunday dinners. Increase of growth of electric and gas service in the last 25 years is ap proached by but one other industry, the automobile. A Doctor says there are lots of vitamins in spinach. The trouble is they knock the fillings out of one's teeth. o Until they decide to wear some thing, it will be difficult to pick out the summer girls from the others. o If the Anti-Saloon league can man age it, all candidates who are .not bone-dry will be soaked. A nation founded on a sound basis can never go far wrong, despite an occasional misstep. o A down-state editor says a con ceited person is one suffering from I strain. o What is colder than a highbrow? Take the frog, for instance. THE END OF A "PARTY." (Morning Oregonian) The plight of George F. Master son, under indictment for murder, is in any event whether his story is false or true a warning to people who hold "parties." He explains the dead woman in his apartment by say ing that a revolver was accidently discharged, while in his hands, and that the same bullet wounded him and killed her. They were drunken. He fled the city and, when sober, gave himself up in Seattle. ' 1 A "party" is not what a party used to be. Nowadays the term means something quite the reverse of in nocent. It means drunkenness par ticipated in by men and women at the apartment or home of one of them. The purpose of the "party" is to per mit excesses, and to encourage the casting aside of morality and con ventions. At such social gatherings murders and accidental killings often have occurred. They are prolific of crime and sorrow and shame. Ihe crop that Masterson reaps is not a new one, nor is its yield extraordin ary. He finds himself in the pre dicament of many who have sorrowed too late. Virtue is desirable among other reasons because it is in some de gree the insurance of happiness. Peo ple who take their pleasure at "parties," and who believe that drunken orgies are "fun," may -well permit themselves a long, reflective look at George F. Masterson, who has had his fun, and is all through. Many Cars Need Heavier Oil ' in Summer Weather. We have the grade you need. Let us drain your Crankca.se. "Pink's" Place Third Street "Service with a smile" NOTICE OF ANNUAL SCHOOL MEETING Notice is hereby given to the legal voters of School Dictrict No. 29, of Umatilla County, State of Oregon, that -the Annual School Meeting of said District will be held at the school house; to begin at the hour of two o'clock p. m. on the third Monday of June, being the 18th' day of June, A. D. 1928. ; This meeting is called for the pur pose of electing one director and a clerk and the transaction of business. usual at such meeting. Dated this 5th day of June, 1928. CLARENCE E. ZERBA, District Clerk. Attest: LENNA C. READ, ' Chairman Board of Directors. NOTICE TO CREDITORS In the County Court of the State of Oregon for Umatilla County. In the matter of the Estate of Mary Wolfe, Deceased. Notice is' hereby given to all persons whom it may concern: That Bessie Werst has been appointed executrix of the last will and testament of Mary Wolfe, deceased, and has qualified as such. All persons having claims against said estate are required to present them, with proper vouchers, as required by law, to said executrix at the law office of Will M. Peterson, Stangier Building, Pendleton, Oregon, within six months of the date of the first publication of this notice which is the 1st day of June, 1928. BESSIE WERST, Executrix. Will M. Peterson, George R. Lewis Attorneys for Executrix. J1J29 NOTICE TO CREDITORS In the County Court of the State of Oregon for Umatilla County. In the Matter of the Estate of Clar ence Ogilvy, presumed to be dead. Notice is hereby given that by an order of the above entitled Court the undersigned has been appointed ad ministratrix of the estate of Clar ence Ogilvy, presumed to be dead. All persons having claims against the said estate are hereby notified to present the same to me at Athena, Oregon, or to my attorneys, Watts & Prestbye, at their office in Athena, Oregon, within six months from the date of the first publication of this notice. All claims must be verified as by law .required. Dated at Athena, Oregon this 11th day of May, 1928. MINNIE KRETZER, Administratrix. Watts & Prestbye, Athena, Oregon, Attorneys for Estate. M11J8 Foley's Kidney Cure NOTICE OF FINAL ACCOUNT In the County Court of the State of Oregon for Umatilla County. In the Matter of the Estate of H. McArthur, Deceased. Notice is hereby given that the undersigned has filed her final ac count and report in the above en titled matter and that the above en titled Court has fixed Saturday, the 7th day of July, 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 hearing of said final ac count and report. Objections to said final account and report should be filed on or before that date. Dated at Athena, Oregon, this Stn day of June, 1928. MANDA J. McARTHUR, Executrix of ftie Last Will and Testament of H. McArthur, Deceased. Watts & Prestbye, Athena, Oregon, Attorneys for Executrix. J8J6 NOTICE OF FINAL ACCOUNT In the County Court of the State of Oregon for Umatilla County. In the Matter of the Estate of Mel- vin J. Canfield, Deceased. Notice is hereby given to all per sons whom it may concern: That George R. Lewis, administrator with the will annexed of the estate of Mel vin J. Canfield, deceased, has filed his final account and report in the administration of the estate; that the County Judge, by order duly made and entered has appointed Monday the 25th day of June, 1928, at the hour of ten o'clock in the forenoon as the time and the County Court House at Pendleton, Oregon, as the place where all objections and exceptions to said final account and report will be heard and a settlement of the estate made. Dated this the 19th day of May, 1928. GEORGE R. LEWIS, Administrator with the will annex ed. Will M. Peterson Attorney for Ad ministrator. M25J22 What has become of the oldl'ashion ed designation "cigaret-fiend?" Since milady lias formed the habit, full page cigarette ads have crowded the rabid editorial out of the newspapers. Houston, Texas is preparing to i bring many tons of salt from bodh far below the earth's surface. Will they need that much to take witt. what the Democratic orators say? 'J Sim Barnes survived the I. O. O, F. grand Lodge meeting at Roscbrir;, and is batting better than 1000 fat the Pioneers' Reunion to bo hold at Wcvton, June 15 and 16. Computation reveals that un Ohio woman has baked six tons of cake in her gas range since purchasing it. Jinmiiny crickets, gas must be cheap back there. Prince Carol, ordered to leave Eng land, went to Belgium. Too bad he couldn't come over to America the fiction writers would have seen him through. o ' According to the law of averages, out of ten wives, three are ideal, says a club woman. 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