THE PRESS, ATHENA, OREGON. DECEMBER 13. 1929
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Athena, Oregon, December 13, 1929
THE LEGAL NIAGARA
During this year, according to the
Berkeley, California, Gazette, the
State legislatures of 43 of our states
passed 16,921 ew laws, an average
. of 46 for every day of the year. The
total of measures proposed was well
over 50,000. In the opinion of the
Manufacturer and Industrial News,
we are the most "legalized" nation in
the world, and apparently our elected
officials never tire of forcing "virtue"
on us by passing additional laws at
every opportunity. Law-making Is an
estimable profession, when the laws
are necessary and will stand intel
ligent scrutiny. But one wonders
how many of these 16,000 new laws
really come under such a classification
How many of them abolish, or restrict
to some extent, some of those per
sonal rights, in business or social life,
which the founders of this country
held inviolate? How many of them,
instead of correcting some evil, mere
ly create more bureaucrats to be paid
by the public? America's legal
Niagara is the wonder of the world.
However, it's an ill wind that' blows
no one good, and our law-making pro
clivities at least give employment to
the politicians who create and pass
them, and add a few thousand, more
employes each year to the government
payroll to be supported by the tax
payers. o
Without ? oil, says a well-known
economist, not a wheel of industry
could turn. Railroads, steamships,
automobiles, factory motors, all de
pend on, petroleum for lubrication or
to furnish motive power. The sepa
rate uses to which petroleum pro
ducts are put are innumerable. They
extend from production of power and
heat down though the whole industrial
system, ending in preparation of
drugs and cosmetics. Oil and our
modern civilization are inseparable
The oil industry is working toward a
solution of many vexing problems and
is making definite headway in a con
servation policy whfeh will mean the
fullest use of every cubic foot of gas
and drop of oil. "
"Sid Barnes, over in South Africa,
pines for American newspapers. "AH
fed up on British and Dutch news
papers," says he. We've, long been
haunted with the opinion that there's
a difference in the little matter of
dishing up news.
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Deputy sheriffs rut an end to an
attempted jail break at Colfax, Wash.,
by mortally wounding two of the es
caping prisoners. More of the same
would be good medicine to serve to all
jailbreakers. -
When watersheds run dry, not only
ranges and irrigated districts are af
fected but industrial centers depend
ent unon hvdro-electric power are
forced to curtail operations and in
many instances may be forced .to
close down until sufficient precipita
tion comes to start up the generators
of electrical energy again, lhe pres
ent situation facing both Tacoma and
Seattle, should be a lasting les
son on the advantages of forest pres.
Bfv&tion nertaininir to both fire pre.
vention and conservation of timber
growth.
o
The sense of fire danger in the home
is deadened by living in company with
the most obvious hazards. A pile of
rags or refuse lies unattended in a
corner; matches and cigarettes are
flipped carelessly about; the clec
trician is not called to attend old or
faulty wiring: a poor chimney is al
lowed to bo uncorrected thousands
of American homes have many such
risks which could be removed with
but little effort and expense.
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Florida's Allinators swallowed Ore
gon Webfoots to the tune of 20 to 6
in the Western-Southern intersec
tional football game. A little, 147
pound 'Gater named Crabtrce was the
main obstacle encountered by Oregon,
which went into the eame handicap
ped by the loss of four of its best
players. Nevertheless, Crabtree had
enough limbs to amble across the
field for 72 yards to a touchdown.
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"The so-called tariff war that em
broiled the last Congress must have
come as a shock to thinking Ameri
cans," exclaims one of our standpat
exchanges. Which kind of American?
Those of the effete New England
states who live to exact tribute from
the rest of the country the Moses
elementor those Americans who
stand for honesty and fair play.
Which?
Since scientists have discovered
that pictures can be taken directly on
metal, it's a cinch that a hard face
will not be made any softer through
metal photography.
o
Buffalo Vernon and Tom Vernon
are not one and the same person. In
fact they are this far apart "Buff" is
a bulldogger and Tom is a trainrob
ber. , ' ' '
In the Vare case the United States
senate has again served notice that
seats in the upper house oi Congress
cannot be bought.
While Portland was crowing over
a 1.54 inch rainfall Sunday, the rest
of us were getting a sprinkle here
and there, with the result that one
of the longest droughts in the history
of the Faeific const weather bureau
was broken. Since which time old
Jupe seems to be sticking around on
the job.
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Professors and policemen who re
cently met in Chicago for a confer
cnoo on crime and traffic and how to
control both brought out one basic
fact, namely, that we have inadequate
crime and traffic records from which
to draw conclusions and formulate
constructive program! for betterment
Drought - breaking precipitation
comes late, but it is welcome, anyway.
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Another Chinese General has join
ed the rebellion and that's what
keeps rebellions rebelling.
The
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School District Number 2
((c). 1929, Western Newspaper Union.) ,,
A nice leg of mutton, my Lucie,
I pray thee have ready (or me:
Have It smoking and tender and
Juicy,
For no better meat can there be.
Thackeray.
LIKEABLE FOODS
A nice dlsli which the children will
enjoy Is prepared, of seasoned ninslied
bananas, stirred Into
cooked rice. Sweeten
the bunnnas and add a
little lemon juice to .ac
cent the flavor. Serve
with crenm.
A delicious cinnamon
roll which Is very popu
lar Is prepared as usual,
then placed la a baking
pan In which the following sirup lias
been poured: Heat two tablespoonfuls
of butter, one-half cupful of brown
sugar and one-fourth cupful of water
until it forms a sirup. Cool and pour
Into a baking pan, or cook the sirup
in the pan In which the rolls are to
bake, add a half cupful of pecan
meats and place the rolls In the sirup.
Bake In moderate oven and turn
out and serve bottom side up.
Clover rolls are very attractive. Use
any mixture, place small halls of the
dough three In each compartment of
the gem pan. Make the rolls about
the size of a walnut before they rise.
When baked they will fill the gem
pans. ,
Rye bread Is such a well liked bread
that one enjoys making It at home
occasionally.
California Rye Bread. Soak one
yeast cake in one-half cupful of luke
warm water to which one teaspoonful
of sugar has been added. Let stand
about twenty minutes or longer to be
gin to rise, then add to four cupfuls
of rye flour, three cupfuls of butter
milk, two tenspoonfuls of salt, and
the softened yeast and stir well. Set
away to rise, then add enough wheat
flour to make the mixture a little stiff
er than ordinary bread. Form Into
loaves, add a half cupful of caraway
seeds If liked. I'.rush with sweet fni
let rise until double Its hulk and buk
one hour hi a moderate oven.
Baked Ham. Boll a four or five
pound piece of hnm for several hour
until tender. Let It coot In lhe llquoi
When ready, place In a baking pni
cover with n thick layer of browi
sugar, with fine bread crumbs over tin
top. Stick a few cloves In the linn
and add milk or thin c renin to covei
the ham two-thirds of Its height. Bake
forty-five minutes. .
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Backache
The art class of District No. 2 are
busy making Christmas cards.
Community News
Mrs. V. R. Zerba and sons and
Miss Marguerite Hereford shopped in
Walla Walla Saturday.
Roy Cannon returned from Portland
Friday evening.
Mr. and Mrs. L. R. Pinkerton were
in Walla Walla Tuesday..
Mr. and Mrs. R. T. Cannon and
daughters Mildred and Marian of
Walla Walla and Miss Marguerite
Hereford were dinner guests Sunday
of Mr. and' Mrs. Roy Cannon.
, Mr. and Mrs. Roy Johnston visited
at the Jesse Smith home Sunday.
If functional Bladder Irritation
disturbs your sleep, or causes Burn
ing or Itching Sensation, Back
ache, Leg Pains, or muscular aches,
making you feel tired, depressed,
and discouraged, why not try the
Cystex 48 Hour Test? Don't give
up. Get Cystex today Put it to
the test. See for yourself how quick
ly it works and what it does. Money
back if it doesn't bring quick im
provement, and satisfy you complete
ly. Try Cystex today. Only 60c Mc
laddens Pharmacy.
Jensens
Blacksmith Shop
Repair Work
Prices Reasonable
Athena, Oregon
FIRST CHRISTIAN CHURCH
Charles A. Sias, Minister
A Christmas Pageant is in prepara
tion by the Bible school for the Sun
day evening before Christmas, Dec,
22nd. It is "The Shepherd's Vision;"
Mrs. Eager has it in charge, and it
will be pleasing and entertaining for
all. The morning service on that date
will be given over to Christmas also,
and will consist of special musical
numbers and an address.
The pulpit topics next Sunday will
be, morning, "The Program of the
Church;" evening, "Our Measure of
God's Love."
CARD OF THANKS
We desire to express our thanks and
gratitude for the assistance and sym
pathy given us in our sorrowful hours
of bereavement.
VIRGIL WILLABY,
CLYDE WILLABY,
DEAN WILLABY.
CLASSIFIED
For Sale One Cupid cooking range
two heaters and a sewing machine.
C. M. Jones.
For Sale Two Oliver three bottom
plows, good shape, used two seasons.
Two tail board weeders, good shape,
ready for use. Call 761. Bryce Baker.
21 Years Ago
Dr. W. Boyd Whyte
CHIROPRACTOR
Stangier Building, Phone 708
Pendleton, Oregon. 957 J
DR. BLATCHFORD
Dentist
Post. Building, Athena, Phone 582
WATTS & PRESTBYE
Attorneys-At-Law
Main Street. Athena, Oregon
State and Federal Court Practice
PETERSON & LEWIS
Attorneys at Law
Stangier Building, Pendleton, Oregon.
Practice in all State and Federal
Courts.
Friday, December 18, 1908
Mrs. Lester O'Harra was a Walla
Walla visitor the first part of the
week. .
Louis Audette came down from Nan-
ton, Alberta, this week to look after
business matters here.
A Christmas ball will take place at
the Athena opera house Thursday
night, Christmas eve, music by La
Brasche's Orchestra.
Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Sctirimpf have
leased their farm to their son, Ernest
and will shortly move to town where
they will make their home in the fu
ture. " Mrs. Lizzie Jones has returned from
Pendleton where she was quarantined
at the home of her daughter, Mrs
Jesse Sailing. The Sailing children
were afflicted with chickenpox.
David Ferris has purchased 570
acres of land located three miles west
of Walla Walla, for which he paid
$60 per acre. It is understood that
Mr. Ferris' wheat ranch north of Ath
ena is for sale.
Mrs. Joseph N. Scott was taken to
Walla Walla Sunday, where she en
tered a hospital and this week sub
mitted to a surgical operation. She is
recovering nicely and it is hoped will
soon be home again.
G. A. Bagwell, who resides West of
Adams, passed through Athena Satur
day with 18 head of Percheron mares
which he had bought in Wallowa
county. Mr. Bagwell will leave short
ly for Missouri, where he will pur
chase mules.
Sheldon Taylor and Clarence Broth
erton spent Sunday at home from the
Pendleton Academy. They are mem
bers of the basketball team of that
institution and met their defeat at the
hands of the Normal team at Weston
Friday evening.
The Misses Edith and Blanche Or
swell, teachers in the public school
will leave next Wednesday evening
for their home in Eugene, where they
will spend the holidays with their par
ents. Substitutes will take their places
in the school on Thursday.
Conrad, the little son of Mr. and
Mrs. Will Miller has been very sick
this week with a throat trouble, which
the physicians diagnosed as diphtheria
The case has been quarantined as a
precaution against the spread of the
disease. The little fellow has mem
braneous croup also, which makes the
case a critical one.
Monday night was Odd Fellows
night in Athena, when Lilly Encamp
ment entertained visitors from Pen
dleton, Adams, Helix and Weston and
Initiated a class of fourteen candidates
to membership. A splendid lunch was
served. Visitors from Pendleton in
cluded Messrs. Hendley, Taylor,
Gwinn, Bradley, Keller and others.
Uncle "Doc" Mansfield, who has
been in a precarious condition for the
past month is slightly improved, but
still far from out of danger. This
week an abscess on one of his limbs
broke, affording great relief. The old
gentleman does not seem inclined to
rally, greatly to the discouragement
of his friends who are doing all in
their power for his comfort.
NOTICE OF STOCKHOLDERS
MEETING
.TriB rpcnlar annual meetinc of the
stockholders of The First National
Bank of Athena. Oregon, for the
election of directors for the ensuing
year and for the transaction of such
other business as may lawfully come
before it, will be held in its office in
Athena, Oregon on Tuesday, "January
14, 1930, at the hour of two o'clock
p. m. Dated, December 10, 1929,
D13 J10 F. S. LeGROW, Cashier.
DR. R. M. RICE
Physician and Surgeon
Offices, Hill Building
Athena, Oregon
DR. S. F. SHARP
PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON
Athena, Oregon
Real Estate
Wheat Alfalfa and
Stock Land
SHEEP.' FOR SALE
L L. Montague, Arlington
Why suffer with
tired, aching feet?
Regardless of their condition, I can
help yon
E. M. MOREMEN
Foot Correctionist
22 W. Main St. Walla Walla
Crescent!!
BAKING
POWDER
"""till bound
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SUMMONS
(Equity No. 4807)
In the Circuit Court of the State of
Oregon far Umatilla County.
Frank L. Silvers, Plaintiff, vs. Edith
T. Silvers, Defendent.
To Edith T. Silvers, the above named
defendant:
In the name of the State of Oregon:
You are hereby required to appear
and answer the complaint filed
against you in the above entitled
court and cause within four week.
from the date of the first publication
of this summons,' which date is set
forth below, and if you fail to so ap
pear and answer, for want thereof,
plaintiff will apply to said court for
the relief prayed for in said complaint,
to-wit: For a dissolution of the mar
riage contract now existing between
plaintiff and defendant.
This summons is served upon you by
publication thereof for four consecu
tive weeks in the Athena Press by
order of Honorable James Alger Fee,
Judge of the above named court and
which said order was made and dated
the 19th day of November, 1929, and
the date of the first publication of this
summons is the 22nd day of Novem
ber. 1929.
I. M. Schannep, Attorney for plain
tiff, Postoffice address: Pendleton
Oregon. N22D20
NOTICE OF FINAL ACCOUNT
In the County Court of the State of
Oregon for Umatilla County.
In the Matter of the Estate of John
A. Keller, Deceased.
Notice is hereby given to all per
sons whom it may concern:
That Florence N. Keller, executrix
of the last will and testament of John
A. Keller, deceased, has filed her final
account and report m the administra
tion of the estate: that the County
Judge, by order duly made and enter
ed, has appointed Monday the 13th
day of January, 1930, at ten o'clock
in the forenoon as the time and the
County Court House at Pendleton,
Oregon, as the place where all ob
jections and exceptions to said final
account and report will be heard and
a settlement of the estate made.
Dated this 13th day of December,
1929.
FLORENCE N. KELLER, Executrix
Peterson & Lewis, Attorneys for
Executrix. . D13J10
Acetylene
Welding
and
Blacksmithing
CM. JONES, Prop.
The Athena Hotel
MRS. LAURA FROOME, Prop.
Courteous Treatment, Clean Beds
Good Meala
Tourists Made Welcome .,
Special Attention Given
to Home Patrons'
Corner Main and Third
. Athena, Oregon
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, onljr, $7-60 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
ing at the spigot. Liability protects
you, life insurance protects your fam
ily. We write it and service our
policies throughout the policy year.
Insurance plus service.
B.B.RICHARDS.
Tum-A-Lum Tickler
Published in the intesests of the people of Athena and vicinity by
THE TUM-A-LUM LUMBER CO. Phone 91
Vol. 1
Athena, Oregon, December 13, 1929
No. 14
Editorials
The bull on the stock
market seems to have
been just that And a
lot of people lost money
they never had. And
those are the bear facts.
Christmas and then
New Year resolutions.
A. M. Johnson, Editor
Fix np the Fence post
Shop early.
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Sports '
We will insist this
year that our Ail-American
team have at least
one American name on
it
Instead of the East
West game, why not the
Irish coached by Al
Smith and the Scotch by
Premier McDonald. At
least one line wouldn't
give much.
You will have to look
a long way before you
find better material or
bargains.
Pome? ? ? ? ?
A cow stood on the
'railroad track
The train came round
the bend.
She was never struck by
a train before
But she got it in the
end.
Weather
Unless it turns warm
er, we predict cooler
weather with rain un
less otherwise.
Helpful Hints
How to catch Whiffle-
poof 3.
As the Whiffiepoof is
a very tasty morsel we
all desire a mess of them
and the Editor has found
the following method
very successful. In July
carefully cut a hole in
the ice on any lake, dig
a hole in the water and
line with bread and but
ter. Lay a banana peel
!n the hole and when the
whiffiepoof whiffles he
will slip on the banana
peel and is then ready
to eook. Roast on an
oak board in a cool oven
md when done throw the
Whiffiepoof away and
eat the board.
S'nuff sed.
THE
KILGORE CAFE
Special Prices on Special
Lunches
for School Children
Gerald Kilgore, Proprietor - - Athena, Oregon
RELIABLE
WATCH
REPAIRING
Main St EH. HILL Athena
Bell & Gray
Phone 693
Two Auto
Truck Drays
Always At Your Service
City and Country
Hauling
ilCE
Twin City Cleaners
The firm that does your work as yon want it done, at the .
Lowest Prices
Consistent with expert workmanship.' We call for and deliver on
Monday, Thursday and Saturday.
We are represented in Athena by Penn Harris
Phone 583
T. E. Smith, Prop. Freewater, Oregon
i Farmers Grain Elevator
Company
Grian and Feed V
SPECIAL
A Full Line of Soerrvs Chick Feed
; . Phone 382 LEE WILSON, M'gr.
It Pays to Look Well!
.To look well you should keep your hair properly cut your face
' . ' shaved and massaged In fact everything in the Barber line.
Come in and see Herb Parker and me.
Perm Harris Barber Shop
Agency for Troy Laundry and Twin City Sanitary Cleaners.
Phone 683.)
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....l0c 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...............i.........:..............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. p ' t,
Preston-Shaffer Milling Company
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Walla Walia General Hospital
A modern non sectarian fifty bed hospital, . with
all up to date modern hospital facilities for the care
of patients.
X-Kav and bacteriological labortories, washed air
ventilation.
Only graduate nurses are employed and their ser
vices are included at the regular rates which are
$3.50 to $6.00
Special nurses extra. Your interest and patronage
is solicited. Phone 480.
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