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Athena, Oregon, August 2 1929
CAUSES OP CRIME
Crime, says a writer in the Manu
facturer and Industrial News, furn
ishes a means of "livelihood" for
thousands of persons in the United
States. The crime wave has been
variously attributed to the war, auto
mobiles, the increased freedom of the
"younger generation," improved stan
dards of living, prohibition and own
ership of fire arms. Reformers at
tack first one issue and than another
in their effort to place the blame for
crimes ranging from dodging pay
ment of taxes to thievery and murder.
The sale and ownership of revolvers
and pistols has come in for more than
its share of persecution. It is time
that revolvers are used in the com
mission of crime, but so are automo
biles, hammers, clubs, knifes, sayed
off 'shotguns, machine guns, poison,
bricks, gas, rope and endless other
commodities, all innocent in them
selves. The United States has no
cleaner snort, and probably none
which develops a greater degree of
skill, than shooting at targets with
small arms. If it were possible to
keep pistols and revolvers from the
man who follows crime for a liv'ng
(which it is not,) he would simply
resort to one of any number of other
weapons which would serve his pur
pose as well.
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"FIRE CONSCIOUSNESS"
All the fire prevention work in the
world on the part of private organiza
tions and public authorities cannot
attain its object until the ubli
learns the lessons of safety and de
velops a "fire consciousness," says an
exchange. Fire menaces every home,
every business, every life. It spreads
an unending red path of destruction
and waste across the nation. The
gospel of fire prevention must be
preached continually to the people. It
is well known that old wiring, infer
ior building construction, carelessly
handled matches and cigarettes, oil
soaked rags and such obvious risks
are responsible for a vast part of our
yearly fire loss. Yet conflagrations
resulting from these cauaea persist
and, in some .localities, increase. The
last two years have seen a reduction
in fire waste. It is too soon to tell
whether this is the result of a better
public understanding of the problem
or not. At any rate, we still have the
unenviable record of destroying more
property and lives by flame than any
other civilized nation. The solution
is in the hands of the people.
o
Adherents of the asphalt type of
surface are bending their efforts and
influence toward the resurfacing of
present macadam roads with their
product. Granting that the time for
resurfacing these roads is approach
ing, maybe it would be well to give
concrete product consideration, also,
Some how or other a fellow feels bet
ter with concrete surface under the
wheels of his "jit," especially when
the going is a bit slippery.
With wheat harvest out of the way,
peas are next, followed by the Ath-ena-Wcston
bean crop. It would ap
pear that this is a harvesting neigh
borhood, anyway. Time was when
wheat harvest ran up into November.
Now we have machinery sufficient to
take care of three harvests in one and
then find time to motor to the beach
with the missus and the kids for a
couple of weeks' outing.
o
A decision of how to spend $25,
000 appropriated by the 1929 legisla
ture for state advertising purposes
should be easily arrived at. Split it
fifty-fifty; half to Western Oregon,
half to rest of the state. Anyway
don't give it all to hotels and restaurants.
About 70 per cent of the students
attending the University of Oregon,
pay a part or all of their own way by
work. More than f 30,000 .will be
available in loans for students this
year, made possible through gifts
and endowments to the University.
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Twenty-one years ago today wheat
was selling in Athena for 78 cents per
bushel. The price was good for that
time, and the farmer realized more
"velvet" at that price than he can at
the price offered today.
A Portland policeman has been ar
rested for driving an automobile
while drunk, after crashing into
another car. Ia it any wonder the
percentage of automobile accidents is
high in Portland? ,
It is nothing unusual for a demo
cratic senator to hit pending tariff
measures, but Simmons - of North
Carolina, centers his fight on sugar
And la haVing a sweet time of it
There is more potent destruction
rolled up in one pack of tailor-made
cigarets opened in one of our forests
at this season of the year, than lurks
behind any other fire hazard we know
of.
For the tenth time in his long po
litical career, Aristide Briand is to be
premier of France. He is perhaps
France's greatest statesman; diplo
matic, forceful, but eminently fair.
o
We are all disappointed in the
failure of the Tacoma-Tokio fligfrt,
which never got started, but not as
much so as Lieutenant Bromley, who
crashed his plane at the takeoff.
With the thermometer registering
67 below and the wind cutting in at
20 miles an hour, the Byrd party is
having real winter weather in their
camp this side of the south pole.
Will Rogers doesn't enthuse over
the endurance flight, of the pilots of
the Robin, and bestows his gratitude
on the people who are on the ground
at St. Louis in the summer time.
John Voorhis, Tammany Hall's
grand sachem, has celebrated his 100th
birthday anniversary. John is stjll
going strong, in that he tells 'em
what to do, and when to do it.
President Hoover and Premier Mc
Donald have about agreed to use the
"yardstick" in the measurement of
navy control. Well, if it's short
enough, we are willing.
o
While the airplane is the first mod
of transportation to recognize no
physical or geographical barrier, its
up to the plane itself to keep out of
way of the other plane.
o
Mount Hood isn't so much after
all one hundred and eighty persons
made the climb last Sunday. That's
what Craig Rats and Mazamas haute
done for the country.
The problem of oil conservation
bothers not the motorist so much as
does the source from whence comes
the price wherewith to buy the pres
ent supply.
o
"Button, button; who's got the but
ton?" Portland has; in the person of
Archie Button, bandit, who is accus
ed of three robberies in as many con
secutive days.
o
Conservation of natural resoles
by national control cannot be solved
successfully until local interests ar
forgotten in favor of the nation!
welfare.
There may be a link stronger than
that of coincidence in the North Caro
lina and British cotton worker's
strikes, but we seriously doubt it.
It is said there are localities in the
United States where vast acreages of
land have been returned to the state
or county, seized for non-payment of
taxes. Industries have been driven
from these communities with the re
sult that serious labor problems are
faced. The cause lies in the cost of
government, and as no person can es
cape being affected by high taxation,
conditions are reflected in the pur
chasing power of wages, industrial ac
tivity and even in the cost of the
necessities of life.
o
Henry L. Doherty, the oil magnate,
believes that gas will be the house
heating fuel of the future. Mr. Do
herty says that gas is not only the
best of fuels, but the only one which
can be depended upon for a steady,
low-priced supply. Doherty may be
right but yes, we have no gas.
FARM GROUP LAUDS
(Associated Press)
Action of the federal farm board
which brought together opposing
factions' of farm groups after a two
day meeting in Chicago and resulted
in launching preliminary plans for
the formation of a $20,000,000 Farm
ers' National Grain corporation, drew
laudatory statements from farm lead
ers attending the conference.
William H. Settle, president of the
Indiana Farm Bureau federation, who
was named chairman of a committee
to further the grain sales agency,
said at the close of the meeting:
"This is the greatest day for agri
culture I can remember."
Mr. Settle has been active in agi
tation for farm relief and led many
demonstrations at the republican na
tional convention at Kansas City in
behalf of the principle.
"That of which we have been
dreaming for years, ultimate control
of marketing farm products, has been
realized," Mr. Settle said. "The pros
pects look good for the formation of
a corporation which will control or
derly and systematic marketing. It
will go a long way toward stabiliz
ing the price of grain.
"President Hoover, the farmers be
lieve is sincerely trying to carry out
the pledge he made. He called a
special session, the agriculture bill
was passed, the federal farm board
appointed and a start in the stabil
ization plan has been made."
Another leader active in the "farm
revolt," Sam H. Thompson, president
of the American Farm Bnreau fed
eration, said:
"It is a wonderful achievement
from the standpoint of organization.
Co-operative and farmer-owned or
ganizations, which have never before
been able to get together, have come
out on a united plan to solve the marr
keting problem."
The first meeting of the organiza
tion committee will be held in Chicago
August 26.
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21 Years Ago
Friday, August 7, 1908
For the first time in several years,
the wheat market in Athena has
touched the 80 cent mark. With this
stunning good price, comparatively
few sales have been made however,
the disposition of wheat owners be
ing to watch the market, which is
considered to have an upward tend
ency. Jim Stamper, roust-about for F. J.
Beale's big outfit reports that the
three headers employed with the ma
chine, in one day cut 107 acres on the
Allen place on the reservation Wed
nesday. Joseph Forest and son, Edgar, sold
25,000 bushels of wheat Saturday at
78. They have a large acreage this
year and estimate the crop at 35 to
40 bushels per acre.
An ash pile from a threshing ma
chine engine which had lain for two
weeks in the William Talbert wheat
field three miles southwest of Milton
was stirred by a heavy wind Saturday
morning and uncovered coals of fire
which started a fire burning 1200
sacks of wheat in two settings and
threatening for a time to sweep sev
eral hundred acres of standing wheat
owned by W. H. Frazier and Claude
W. Steen.
Born, to Mr. and Mrs. Oliver Dick
enson, July 31, 1908, a, son.
. Wm. McCorkell, the venerable may
or of Briggson, was in the city, Mon
day. W. D. Chamberlain is visiting his
brother, 0. G. Chamberlain, at Twin
Falls, Idaho.
Mr. and Mrs. Jos. N. Scott enter
tained Mr. and Mrs. Ora Rhodes and
Mr. and Mrs. Otho Reeder at dinner,
Sunday.
Members of Miss Elliott's Athena
and Weston Harmony clubs spent
Sunday on Pine '- creek. A basket
lunch was served and the party had a
pleasant time.
Harder Bros, traction engine set
fire to the stubble in the Swaggart
field north of town, Wednesday eve
ning, but with prompt work, the
flames were extinguished before any
damage resulted.
An O. R. & N. track-laying gang
comprising 25 Greeks are laying steel
on the new sidetrack which will con
nect David Taylor's warehouse with
that road.
Mr. and Mrs. Grover Hayes of East
Portland visited relatives and friends
in Athena this week. Mr. Hayes, who
is an 0. R. & N. fireman, is taking his
summer vacation.
Mountain ranchers have their hay
crop baled and ready for the market.
The crop this year is not up to the
average in quantity but the quality is
of the usual superlative standard.
The market price promises to be firm.
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The mountains are a silent folk,
They stand afar alone;
And the clouds that klaa their
brows at night
Hear neither sigh nor groan.
Each bear him In his ordered
place
4i soldiers do, and bold and high
They fold their forests round their
feet
And bolster up the sky. '
I Robert Frost
. GOOD THING9
Who doean't like waffles? Here Is
recipe which is unusual and alto
' gether delicious :
Caribbean Waffles.
Mix and sift two and
one 'i;ilf cupfuls of flour
witli a teaspoonful of
suit, four teaspoonfuls
of buking powder and
two tablespoonfuls of
sugar. Add two egg
yolks, one nnd one-half
to one and one-third
cupfuls of milk and two
cupfuls of bannna pulp. Mix well, fold
in the egg whites beaten stiff, and
six tablespoonfuls of melted butter.
Bnke on a waffle Iron a trifle longer
than usual. Serve with honey, or lem
on butter prepared as follows: Cream
four tablespoonfuls of butter with four
tablespoonfuls of sugar, add lemon
juice and grated lemon rind. Serve
In balls.
Imperial Salad. Take one package
of lemon gelatin, dissolve In one cup
ful of hulling water, add one cupful
of pineapple juice, one tablespoonful
of leimin Juice, three slices of pine
apple cut into bits, one-half a can of
pi men loos slirviUled, one medium cu
cumber cut line. Turn Into molds,
chill until ri nil. Serve with a cream
salm dressing.
New York alad.-rrTake four sHces
of pineapple, tie-lialf cupfuj pf cel
ery, Diie-lialf cupful pf nuts, two pr
ances. Armnge (he slices pf pine
apple on nests pf lettuce. Cut (he cel
ery Into one and one-half Inch pieces
and mix with the nuts. Pile in the
center of the pineapple and garnish
with four sections of orange free from
membrane, laid symmetrically on the
pimnpilt. Serve with dressing.
Brown Rice Pop-Overt-Scald a
pint of sweet milk and stir it Into one
cupful of boiled unpolished rice, add
one-half cupful of flour, three beaten
egg yolks, one tablespoonful of butter
and one-half teaspoonful of salt. Fold
In the ex; whites and bake In a hot
oven twenty mi miles.
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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 rnpnth:...10c per KWH
Excess over 80 KWH used,' per rnonth....8c jer 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 Hem.
Commercial Rates
First 100 KWH used per month..........40c 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 ., Jc per KWH
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from date of bill. Otherwise, the rate will be increased by 10 per
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