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THE PRESS, ATttENA, OREGON, SEPTEMBER 27, 1929,
AN INDEPENDENT NEWSPAPER
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Athena, Oregon: September 27, 1929
OIL CONSERVATION "
E. B. Reeser, - President of . the
American Petroleum Institute, pre
dicts that the problem of over-production
which has been unsettling
the oil industry for the past three
years, will be solved within the next
year. "There is greater harmony and
willingness to cooperate today be
tween large and small units of the
petroleum industry than at any pre
vious time in the history of the in
dustry." he declares. "Gasoline and
petroleum products' consumption in
the United States has outstripped
even the vastly increased production
The ratio, of increase in use of gaso
line and products is relatively at the
rate of two for one, compared with
the current increase in output. For
the first-time there is positive as
surance that the immense natural
resources , of petroleum, which the
United States possesses to a greater
extent than any other country, in the
world, will be conserved for the use
of eenerations of our people beyond
,the power of the present generation
to estimate." The oil industry has
been searching diligently for means
to curb excessive production. Texas
has evolved a method of pro-rata
production and California has in force
a plan designed to stop waste of na
tural gas. Production sufficient only
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lor current neeas wouia leave cruue
oil in its natural storage place and
save the cost of expensive storage
above eround. A nation-wide conser
vation nroeram is the only way our
invaluable petroleum resources can
be preserved, and the public assurea
an adeauate. fair-priced supply of oil
products to meet future needs. Waste
is the most persistent enemy of pro
, crps wb must face. .
imprisonment. If conditions of the
same sort existed in this country.
many independent editors would prob
ably spend the rest of their lives in
Leavenworth, - A people who -vahM
individualism and personal and in
tellectual freedom, must necessarily,
look on the soviet government with
distaste and even disgust The United
States is not ready for a dictator
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RECIPES OP DESTRUCTION
The Manufacturer offers the fol
lowing recipe for destroying ' your
home, factory or any other property:
Let your electric wiring go with
out repairs or inspections over a
long period of time; leave piles' of
oil-soaked rags or other waste lying
around in corners of your garage or
basement; don't use . fire-resistive
construction in building, because it
costs a little more; drop lighted
matches and! cigarette butts wher
ever you may happen to be; light
your fires with gasoline. No one, of
course, is going to consciously use
these "recipes" of destruction, or any
of the many others of the same na
ture. Yet it is safe to say that mil
lions of Americans have equal fire
risks in their homes or places of
business. Laziness, carelessness, igno
rancethese are the best friends of
the fire menace. Every time the fire
engines dash out in their race against
time it means that someone has done
something or failed to do something
that a little intelligent thought would
have warned him against. We Ameri
cans are the most careless of peoples
when it comes to fire, and the most
wasteful. Fire Prevention Week will
shortly be here. It will be a good
time to profit by the knowledge and
teachings of the experts who v are
fighting the discouraging war against
fire.. Almost every great conflagra
tion would be prevented if we spent
a few more dollars or a little more
time in guarding against risks. Be
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SCHOOL TOPICS
WHO ARE THE TAXPAYERS
The Times, of Teple City, Calif or
Min nolra Iiaiu j4?Al A t wa ViaQl YlAATllo
boast of their indifference .to 4 the
lewin of new and higher taxes,
because' (they think) they pay no
taxes, ; anyhow. Continuing, the
Times says it is a fact that should
be Well known to every .adult person
that nearly all taxes are paid indi
rectly. .' : " ; ., ',
In many lines of business a very
large percentage of the gross income
is required to pay various taxes,
license fees, inspection fees, etc.
These expenditures are, necessarily,
charged up to those who buy the pro
ducts or services of the firm. No con
cern could stay in business long un
less it calculated its profit over and
above the cost of doing business, and
taxes are one of the first items on
an up-to-date cost sheet. The land
lord must figure taxes when he fixes
the rental on a house, so the Venter
pays taxes on a home whether he
owns it or not. Likewise, the mer
chant charges taxes as part of his
costs, and the consumer pays. Most
of us pay no bills to the railroads for
freight, but we pay the freight just
the same, and one of the main items
1 ti . f 1 l. i- n l n n it, AtA f.V
in calculating ireisui. ravca to wj
paid by the railroad company. , Prac
tically 11 , taxes property, income
and corporation are paid by the
ultimate consumer, and generally a
nice little extra percentage is tacked
nn fnr oncA measure. So the real
taxpayers in this country are not on
the assessor's list. Thus it is to the
interest of the poor, especially, to see
that government expenditures aer not
unduly high.
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A VIEW OF RUSSIA
In a recent press release Oswald
uarrison viuara, eaiwr 01 me iiowuii,
and an alleged ultra-liberal, praises
the seal and industry of the Russian
government, which he is now visiting.
- Then he says: , "The soviet rule is,
of course, just what it pretends to be
It is a dictatorship with no mercy
for dissenters. They are shot or sent
to Siberia, no opposition press is
. tolerated. . . The men in charge of
Russia will certainly not give np the
reins of government until they .have
tried out the communist form of
government to their heart's content.
Commenting on Villards state
ments the Industrial News says they
are not an indictment by a biased
capitalist, but a statement of fact by
a well-known editor who has looked
with respect on the Russian experi
ment, and is said to favor recognition
of their government by this country.
: And aside from the questions of gov
ernment monopolization oi industry,
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private property ngnts ana inaiviouai
ism, it shows clearly the basic reason
why Americans have steadfastly
fought all trends toward communism.
It is an amazing fact that in this rela
' tiwelv enliehtened twentieth century a
great government can exist which has
"no mercy for dissenters' and does
cway with opposition by the simple
"Bigger and better than ever" is
the verdict of Round-Up fans. "
(By E. E. Coad, Supt.)
The word "work" causes a negative
reaction in some people. Some are
lazy physically, others mentally. Oc
casionally there is one who is averse
to effort of any sort.' To what extent
the individual attitude toward work
is natural or acquired it would be dif
ficult to say. Occasionally there is
a high school pupil with an aversion
for the work of the school. The
percentage is probably no higher than
in a group of adults. I have been in
terested in speculating as to the
aversion for work.
, No doubt much of the distaste for
work is a carry-over from the days
of slavery when only slaves perform
ed the manual labor. Mental labor
was still done by the free-men. Thus
there grew a distinction between
mental and physical work. Many
people today do not think of work as
being anything but manual labor.
They do not realize that mental labor
may, easily be the most exacting and
nerve exhausting work one can do.
Many parents, at various times, have
said to me, "I want my boy to get
an education so he will not have to
work like I have to for a living.'' And
such a boy often has an aversion for
work of any sort. When the teacher
says anything to him about doing
work, he is insulted. Is he not com
ing to school to get away from the
idea of work? The world is full of
individuals who have been fed on
that sort of nonsense. There is no
place in the scheme of nature for the
individual who has neither mental nor
physical initiative.
The high school should be thought
of as a school of opportunity; a place
where young people have a chance
to develop their latent ability, an op
portunity to find themselves; a chance
to find out what work they are best
suited to perform; a chance to get
out of the class of directed workers
into the smaller class of self-directed
workers. Such a school is no place
for the mental drone.. The school
cannot take the pupil and give him
an education against his will, his in
clination, and in spite of his antip
athies, his indifference and lack of
personal effort.
Perhaps the school shares the blame
in some instances. A great many
schools have not kept up with the
van of progress. Many schools are
planned, conducted and judged by the
standards of a past generation. The
modern secondary school today should
bear no more resemblance to the
school of twenty-five years ago than a
modern car and ' modern highways
bear to the horse-drawn vehicle and
dusty or muddy roads of that time.
Public education has to struggle
against the conservatism of the com
munity in the effort to meet modern
ideas and prepare young people ior
the life of now, and the future, as we
vision it, instead of by the ideals of
a generation ago.
But success in any undertaking
means work and effort. It is time
that success was being analyzed in
terms of application, of personal ef
fort, of adaptation to the job, of per
sonality and the factors of emotional
life, all o'f which are a far cry from
the silly and thoughtless teaching
which leads to an aversion for work.
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SALADS FOR SUMMER
Summer for the housemother In
many homes means just more work
ana worry. Try
to make this sum.
mer one long va
cation, with . the
children home
from school, with
planning each to
do his share, the
mother, too, may
may haw tome of the Joy of the good
old summertime.
Salads, sandwiches, cold drinks may
take the place of hearty meals daring
the warm weather, with the family
feeling better for the simple foods.
Today tvery boy and girl is called
upon occasionally to prepare a dish
for supper on Sunday night, or camp.,
log trtct tad they, if well practice! at
hose, tf happy to share In such en
tertaiameat To tl eblft to mix a tasty salad. Mi
rrepata 8 tareblt well is an accota
ClMmebt of which to be proud, fit
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ejryQOOy lutes a iruit sawu ana uey.
titt !mpl8t of all to prepare. '
MIXM Fruit 8ld.-Take one-half
cupful each , of chopped pineapple,
nutmeats, orange and grapefruit pulp,
halved maraschino cherries, with one
and one-half cupfuls of sliced bananas.
The banana when veil ripened la
ft deep yellow flecked with brown and
no sign of green at the tips. Do not
be afraid to buy bananas that are
quite brown, if firm, for they are best
when very ripe. Nuts and bananas
supply , carbohydrates and . proteins,
pineapple has a digestive element, ap
ples have always been known to kep
the doctor away, so with this combi
nation one may be sure to have a
healthful dish. Serve with the follow
ing dressing: Take two egg yolks,
one-half cupful of sugar, one-half
teaspoonful - of mustard, two table
spoonfuls each of butter, lemon juice,
vinegar, one of olive oil, one teaspoon-
ful of salt, one-fourth tenspoonful of
paprika and three-fourths of a cupful
of whipped cream. Cook egg yolks,
beaten with sugar, butter and other
ingredients over water, stirring con
stantly. Cool, add the cream and
pour over the salad.
INSURANCE PLUS
Every motor vehicle should be pro
tected by Public Liability and Pro
perty Damage insurance. Cost very
little and is worth many times the
cost. Every owner should carry
Landlords, Owners and Tenants Lia
bility insurance, only $7.50 and may
save your home. This is an age of
ambulance chasers and damage suits.
You owe it to yourself and to society.
Neglect may wreck your fortune; it
is wasting at the bung hole and sav
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you, life insurance protects your fam
ily. ; We write it and service our
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Insurance plus service.
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NOTICE OP FINAL ACCOUNT
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 the
undersigned has filed her final account
and report in the above entitled mat
ter and that the above entitled Court
has fixed Saturday, the 12th day of
October, 1929, 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 Pendleton,
Umatilla County, Oregon, as the
place, for the hearing of said final
account and report Objections to
said final account and report, if any
there be, should be filed on or before
that date.
Dated at Athena, Umatilla County,
Oregon, this 13th day of September,
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MINNIE KEETZER,
Administratrix of the Estate of
Clarence Ogilvy, presumed to be dead.
Watts and Prestbye, Athena, Ore
gon, Attorneys for Estate. S13011
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Reduction In Electric
Light Rates
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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 Kates
First 100 KWH used per month..:....,
Next 200 .....
Next 300.......
Next 400
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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......5c per KWH
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