THE PRESS, ATHENA, OREGON, MAY 10, 1929
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Athena, Oregon, May 10, 1929
ASK FOR LOWER RATES
Stirred by substantial voluntary re
ductions in freight rates from mid
west points to north Atlantic sea
board export centers, the Morning
Oregonian says Portland and the
entire Pacific northwest is mobi
lizing for a concentrated farm relief
drive which will at least match the
benefits derived therefrom by mid
western and eastern growers and
prevent this section from being
placed at a further disadvantage in
the emergency caused by an unusu
ally large wheat holdover crop.
President Frank L. Shull of the
Portland Chamber of Commerce de
clared that that organization would
attempt to show the interstate com
merce commission that western grow
ers of grain will suffer a disadvan
tage in the export market unless the
reduced schedule of rates agreed upon
by presidents and trafic executives
of eastern railroads as their con
tribution to President Hoover's farm
relief plea is met by railroads serv
ing the Pacific northwest.
"The Portland chamber is squarely
behind the farm organization of the
inland country in their demand for
lower freight rates and will do all in
its power to bring about alleviation
of present conditions," Mr. Shull said.
Included in the schedule, which the
eastern railroads will ask permission
to institute on short notice and con
tinue until September 30 as an aid
in moving the estimated holdover
crop of 20,000,000 bushels of wheat,
are the following:
Two cents a bushel reduction on
the freight rate on export grain from
Buffalo to the north Atlantic sea
board. Decrease in the rail reshipping rate
from Chicago to New York from
22 Vi cents a 100 to 17 cents.
Reduction of the rate between St.
Louis and New York from 26 V6 cents
a 100 pounds to 20 cents.
Representatives of the eastern rail
roads issued a statement saying they
had been largely guided by the wishes
of the president and his cabinet and
that therefore they feel certain the
interstate commerce commission will
speedily indorse the reductions.
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TO BE OR NOT TO BE
All is not serene with the fruit
cooperatives in the NorthweRt or
ganizations which are considered as
near perfect as cooperation can make
them. They are divided over the
question of having their products in
cluded or excluded in the provisions
of the pending farm relief measure
Eastern commission merchants are
active in favoring exemption of per
ishable fruits from the bill, and they
are supported by three marketing
organizations at Medford. On the
other hand the Umpqua district rep
resented in the controversy by the
Roseburg chumber of commerce; the
Blue Mountain fruit grower's ex
change of Milton, and other ex
changes in the state have protested
exclusion from the measure. Senator
McNary believes that the growers
who have asked to be excluded from
the provisions of this bill are labor
ing under a misapprehension as to
its effect on them, not realizing that
the present bill is much different in
its provisions, particularly as to fruit
and vegetables, from the former
measure containing the equalization
fee principle.
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COLUMBIA VS. OHIO
Practical demonstration has proved
the Ohio river to be useful as a
trade carrier, and a nine-foot channel
for a distance of 1000 miles is near
ing completion. The magnitude of
this river improvement which began
nearly twenty years ago, and which
will cost when completed, $118,
000,000, is stupendous in comparison
with the estimated cost of convert
ing tho Columbia into a market-carrying
artery. No less than fifty dams
and locks were constructed ttf fa
cilitate passage of carriers over the
Ohio waterway, and with the enorm
ous expenditure of $118,000,000, the
Ohio remains what it is only a car
rier. Columbia river improvement at
less than two-thirds the cost of the
Ohio project would create a lane for
steamboats and barges superior to
that of the Ohio, and in addition pay
for itself by the development and
sale of electric power from the Uma
tilla Rapids, alone, with further ad
vantage of reclaiming thousands of
acres of tributary arid lands.
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BETTER SHORTCAKE
Indications are that last year's
record strawberry crop will be ex
ceeded this spring:. This is great
news, for at William Butler, describ
ed by Roger Williams as "one of the
chiefest doctors of England," said,
three centuries ago, "Doubtless God
could have made a better berry, but
doubtless God never did."
' The department of agriculture is
trying to introduce some South
American berries, of species with
which this country is not acquainted.
Great expectations are entertained
for them. But it is a fairly safe as
sumption that no new berry will dis
place the strawberry in national af
fection. The increasing size of the
crop reflects increasing demand,
which is due to enhanced apprecia
tion of the fruit.
The nation's shortcake, a corres
pondent says, apropos of the huge
crop in sight, is to be the biggest on
record. But it not only will be big
ger but better. Walla Walla Union.
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A contest among the amateur cou
gar hunters of Oregon for the state
championship and a cash prize of
$175 will be started by the Oregon
State Game Commission on June 1
and the competition will extend until
fJune 1, 1930. The commission ha9
set aside $500 to be awarded to
cougar hunters in addition to the
regular bounties. The hunter who
kills the second largest number of
cougars during the year will receive
$125 and the men next in rank will
receive $100, $75 and $25 respective
ly. For some time the game com
mission has had under consideration
a plan which would stimulate greater
activity among cougar hunters and
thus save the lives of many deer and
it was decided that cash prizes be
awarded to the five men who account
for the most "big cats."
precedent. He employs the medicine
ball as a means of exercise to re
main physically fit. Our presidents
appear to have been discriminating in
their persuit of exercise. We read
that Roosevelt required lots of stren
uous exeration and on one occasion
rode horseack for 90 miles. Tyler
played marbles for relaxation, Lin
coln rode horseback, while Adams
loved swimming. Cleveland was a
fisherman, and Coolidge learned to
love this great outdoor sport. Golf
appealed to Woodrow Wilson and
Warren G. Harding.
Tornadoes continue to deal out
death and destruction to people and
property in the Southern states.
Climatic conditions are more abnor
mal this spring than has been noted
for many years. East of the Rocky
Mountains a recurrence of storm
periods have prevailed, while on the
Pacific coast a somewhat backward
spring has tetarded crop and veget
able growth.
An exchange draws attention to
the fact that a room has been added
to the modern American home. The
basement, once the dirty and despised
seat of operations for the furnace,
has, with the advent of automatic
heat, experienced a sudden rise in
life. Instead of the place for gar
bage and broken boxes, the basement
is now a colorful den, or a billiard
room or a children's play room. Auto
matic heat furnished by "iron fireman"
with its new standards of efficiency
and cleanliness" of operation, solves
one of the greatest of domestic prob
lems. The old drudgery connected with
running the furnace, is becoming a
thing of the past.
President Hoover has set another
The Metropolitan Life Insurance
company finds that deaths from acute
and chronic alcoholism among its
policy holders in the United States
and Canada were greater during the
first three months of this year than
any similar period since 1917. There
were 175 deaths recorded during the
first quarter of this year, only four
of which were of Canadian policy
holders.
We read of a New York publisher
who bequeathed $17,000,000 to an art
museum. On reflection, we would say
that the deceased publisher must have
been somewhat of an artist himself
to accumulate $17,000,000; when
other publishers we know of were
lucky enough to leave behind them
17 cents worth of "velvet."
With the approach of death Peter
Stratford, ex-Hollywood actor, dis
closed a long-guarded secret to Oak
land hospital attendants; confessing
that "he" was a woman, and for ten
years had lived as the husband of
"Mrs. Stratford" who left her "hus
band" two months ago.
Berlin celebrated May Day with ten
killings and 130 severely injured.
Over there they seem to take things
seriously; even to the point of in
citing riots between communists and
socialists.
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Friday, May 8, 1908
Athena's 30-carload shipment of
mountain pototoes has been raised to
40 carloads, Mr. Jarman's Seattle
buyer having secured 10 more car
loads from mountain ranchers, dur
ing the past week.
Athena s first Market day goes on
record as Toeing a success. The day's
sales aggregated about $2000, and
the property disposed of went at fair
prices. Two auctioneers, G. W.
Bradley and F. G Lucas were employ
ed. A large crowd was present and
at times the bidding was spirited.
Extensive preparations are under
way by the committee on program of
the Umatilla County Caledonian So
ciety to entertain the big crowds
which are expected in Athena on the
two days of the annual picnic, Fri
day and Saturday, May 22 and 23.
The beginning of the end of trees
cn Main street was inaugurated this
week, when several scale-infected
locust and elders were removed from
in front of business buildings on the
south side of the street. From these
trees the scale and aphis pest orig
nated in this city. It is to be hoped
that other property owners on the
street will continue the work thus be
gun. Then the city council would do
well to recognize the fact that the
city owns the streets and should see
to it that all signs are removed from
over the side walks.
Miss Mabel Jenkins will leave for
her home near Salem today, accom
panied by her sister Mrs. O. A.
Rhodes with whom she has been visit
ing for some weeks.
An electric motor, propelling a cen
trifugal pump, has been employed in
draining the basements in the saloon
block of water, which stood several
inches deep since last winter. This
is an annual occurrence, and causes
much inconvenience to the owners of
the buildings.
Coming to
Pendleton
Dr. Mellenthin
SPECIALIST
In Internal Medicine for
Eighteen1 years.
DOES NOT OPERATE
Will be at
DORION HOTEL
WEDNESDAY, MAY 22
Office Hours: 10 a. m. to 4 p. ni.
ONE DAY ONLY
No Charges for Consultation
Many in this community will avail
themselves of the opportunity to visit
Dr. Mellenthin on this special visit to
Pendleton.
The doctor pays special attention
to the SCIENCE OF INTERNAL
MEDICINE AND DIETETICS. He
is trying conscientiously to eliminate
surgery in his treatment of disease
as far as possible.
He has to his credit many wonder
ful results in diseases of stomach
(especially ulcers), glands (especial
ly goitre), ailments of women, dis
eases of liver and bowels, as infected
gall bladder, gall stones, appendi
citis, chronic constipation, colitis,
auto-intoxication and rectal ailments,
circulation disturbances as high or
low blood pressure, heart and blood
disorders, skin, nerves, bladder, kid
neys, bed-wetting, weak lungs, tonsils,
adenoids metabolic disturbances such
as Rheumatism, sciatica, leg ulcers
and chronic catarrh.
Medicines are prescribed and pre
pared for each individual case in his
private laboratory, also special at
tention given to diet as to proper bal
ance and selection of foods.
For this service a nominal charge is
made.
Dr. Mellenthin is a regular graduate
in medicine and surgery and is licen
sed by the State of Oregon.
Married women must be accom
panied by their husbands.
Address; 224 Bradbury Bldg., Los
Angeles, California.
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Main Street. Athena, Oregon
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Reduction In Electric
Light Rates
The following reduction in Electric light rates will
be in effect on and after March 15, 1929:
Residential Rates
First 30 KWH hours used, per month..10c per KWH
Excess over 30 KWH used, per month....3c per KWH
The above rates apply when bills are paid in full within 10 days
from date of bill. Otherwise, the rate will be increased by 10 per
cent on each item.
Commercial Rates
First 100 KWH used per month 10c per KWH
Next 200 , 7c per KWH
Next 300 :. 6c per KWH
Next 400 5c per KWH
Next 1000.. .4c per KWH
Excess over 2000 3c per KWH
The above rates apply when bills are paid in full within 10 days
from date of bill. Otherwise, the rate will be increased by 10 per
cent on each item.
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