THE PRESS, ATHENA", OREGON, JANUARY 24, 1930
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Athena, Oregon, January 24, 1930
Clark Wood Says
' "It ia much nicer to be sit-
' ting by the lire and thinking
how much nicer it is to be sit-
ting by the fire than to be
J flying with the Arctic patrol;
than to be flying with the Arctic
t patrol and thinking how much
J nicer it would be to be sitting
by the fire."
A WORD FROM ARKANSAS
(Conway, Arkansas, News)
It's a common practice, and an un
fortunate one, too, that some news
papers and seekers after political
notoriety don't hesitate to unjustly
criticise and abuse public utilities and
ftjfer to them as a "power trust"
Of course no such thing as a
"power trust" exists, and unless com'
plete State ownership of power pro
duction and distribution is brought
about none can exist. Another cry Is
that the industry is always asking
higher rates, when the fact is that
every utility executive who is worth
Jhis salt is bending every energy to
ward lower rates, because lower rates
mean greater consumption in their
hope of progress.
And whenever a newspaper dares to
voice itself in defense of public util
ities and asks the proper recognition
of them under safe and sane regula
tions, the same propagandists will
howl about a "controlled press,"
whereas there is doubtless not a
single newspaper in the United
States controlled by any corporation
or political machine. Were it other
wise, these undesirable newspapers
would seen be uncovered and put out
of business through the publicity
which every , fair-minded newspaper
would give them.
o
THE GOVERNOR IS RIGHT
(The Manufacturer)
To deter people from committing
crimes, certainty of suitable punish
ment is more effective "than all the
moral suasion and psychopathic
treatment that penologists can pre
scribe," is the belief of Governor
Theodore Christian of Minnesota.
If, by example, the so-called po
tential criminal could be rid of the
idea that escape from punishment
was 90 per cent certain through par
don, parole and legal red tape gener
ally, it is safe to say that a 75 pe
cent reduction in crime would be
noticeable almost over night.
As long as laws are not enforced
and punishment is considered only as
a hazy probability, crime will con
tinue to flourish as one of tho biggest
industries in the country today, tost
ing legitimate business and law-ebid-
ing individuals millions of dollar an
nually, to say nothing of a countless
number of human lives.
And the best remedy that many
law-makers can suggest is "more
laws" for the criminals to "obey."
What a joket They merely restrict
law-abiding citizens.
That the interior department is
friendly disposed toward the Umatilla
rapids project, as announced in recent
dispatches, comes in a measure of
good news to friends, of river trans'
portation on the Columbia and the
Snake. Especially should the Pendle
ton East Oregonian feel pleased at
the turn of sentiment prevailing at
Washington, for to that newspaper
credit is due for pioneering the pro
posed Umatilla rapids improvement,
and consistently supporting it until
Portland and other river cities saw
the light and fell in line. An investi
gation of the Columbia and its tribu
taries is now under way by engineers
of the war department, which will
cost in the neighborhood of 92,000,000
before it is concluded.
A practical step In dealing with
the common labor problem in this
country is seen in the introduction
of a resolution by Senator McNary,
which authorizes the president to ap
point a fact-finding committee to in
vestigate the demand and supply of
agricultural labor. The committee
will find that in the Athena agricul
tural district the credentials requir
ed of a farm laborer nowadays is
whether or not he fs proficient in
driving a "cat."
That automobiles withstand the
shocks of traffic better than they
formerly did is due to the all-steel
body construction of present models.
The best material available is used
by manufacturers of motor cars in
both high priced and lower classes of
motor driven vehicles. Especially is
this true of the American made car,
and is the real reason for enormous
foreign sales.
o
The airplane carrier Lexington,
after performing thirty day service
to ths city of Tartfm as m arttxttiaTy
electric "juice" plant, pulled up her
anchors and departed for the south
this week, leaving the Sound city to
"mix her own." The Lexington help
ed Tacoma a lot. Besides lighting
up the town, the gobs of the big
craft had a pay day while there.
E. E. Brodie of the Oregon City
Enterprise, one of the finest fellows
in the newspaper game, former
American ambassador to Siam, has
been given the ministerial post in
Finland. The Clackamas knows Ed.
to be an expert angler, but now he
must lay down the fly rod and buckle
on the skii.
The sugar industry is left to stand
alone as a result of demanding every
thing in sight and then some, in tar
iff revision. The brawl over rates
finally ended by the senate voting to
sustain the present tariff rate or.
sugar, both Cuban and foreign pro
duct. Also the proposal of a bounty
was turned down, flat.
SCHOOL TOPICS
Governor Norblad has let it be
known that he is going to be spar
ing of paroles. What the annual
cost of crime in Oregon amounts to,
the governor is not prepared to esti
mate. A commission in Cali
fornia estimated the annual cost of
crime in that state at $70,000,000."
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With the mercury registering
around 25 below in Athena, the crux
of winter weather was less of an ex
perience than that of Meacham resi
dents who kept their stoves hot to
prevail against a temperature of 43
below.
For the second time in forty-two
years, the Willamette river froze
over to permit man to cross on the
ice in safety. It's a long time to
wait between freezes but the incident
is worthy of mention.
o
Shoshone county, Idaho, has a new
sheriff, following the removal from
office of Sheriff R. E. Weniger, fol
lowing his conviction in the Mullan
"whiskey rebellion" . conspiracy case
in federal court.
Pork barrel methods still persist
in influencing national legislation to
some extent, but the trimming that
is coming to lobbyists will curtail
this pernicious practice to a noticable
degree.
o
Wonder if that court decree giving
jurymen the right to drink the
evidence in liquor cases, will make
it any easier to empanel juries?
THE pi
fHCABlNETKI
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True happiness Iqnves no reac
tions. The mind Is at rest with
Itself and the consciousness ia
filled with the Joy of living. David
Starr Jordan.
SUGGESTED MENUS ,
Ilere are a few dishes which the
poor people In the South live on. Try
a few for a dn.
nn save tiie sur
plus to help them
better conditions:
Greens With Salt
Pork. Turnip
greens .re those
most often used,
but any greens mny
be used. These n re
cooked wKh a piece of suit pork In
the pot and served together on a hot
plntter with
, Corn Bread. Take one cupful of
sour milk, onehnlf tenspootiful of
soda dissolved In one teaspoon ful of
water, one egg yolk, one-half ten
spoonful of salt, one and one-half cup
fuls of corn meal, mix In the order
given and fold In the stiffly bentcn
white of egg nt the lust, nuke twenty
minutes tn a shallow pan In a moder
ate oven.
Grits and Gravy. Grits Is known as
hominy In many parls of the eountryj
the smaller form of hominy Is usually
monnt. Cook ns a cereal and serve
with mont gravy.
Soda Biscuits. Mix and sift two
eupfuls of flour, one-lmlf tenspoonful
of sodn, one tenspoonful of suit, and
work In two tnWlesponnfuls of short
ening; tuen add one cupful of sour
id I Ik. This mixture Is stl(Ttr than link
Ing powder biscuit. ttoll out nnd cut
into small biscuit. Din edges Into
melted fut and place close together
In Hie pan when baking. '
Cottagu Cake. Sift one and one
half eupfuls of flour with ihree tea
spoonfuls of nuking powder. Add one-
lmlf cupful of sustir to one-fourth cup
ful of shortening nnd when well
crowned add a beaten egg. Now add
the flour with one-lmlf tenspoonful of
snlt and one-lmlf cupful of milk, neat
well, pour Into a well greased pan
nnd bake forty-five minutes.
Wild rubblt Is a good substitute for
the favorite possum of the South. Cut
up and brown In any good fiit, then
place In the oven with a tablespoon
ful of water, cover tightly and steam
until tender, adding more moisture as
needed. Senson the meat well before
placing in the oven. Serve with gravy
from the pan and bnked sweet pota
toes.
(By E. E". Coad, Supt 1,
Public secondary education, the
modern high school, is a new institu
tion. It has taken the place of the
old private schools and church
schools that dotted the land in a
former generation. Thirty years ago
there were but two or three high
schools in Oregon.
Public education was not compul
sory.. Many pupils then dropped out
of school even early in the grades.
There was more need for manual
labor and less for a trained mind.
Better living conditions, machinery
to do much of the labor formerly done
by cheap labor, a feeling on the part
of many people that if their children
can go through school they will able
to make a living easier than they
have been able to, compulsory edu
cation laws, and many other factors,
have caused a tremendous increase in
the number seeking an education and
in the period devoted to the process.
This increase in numbers has not
increased the general level of intel
ligence of those seeking an education.
Where pupils who were slow to com
prehend formerly dropped out of
school early in the grades, now they
appear in numbers in the high school
and in college. As a. result, standards
of ' accomplishment in secondary
schools and in all schools have drop
ped. . '
In the larger cities the problem has
been met by furnishing a variety of
training suited to different types.
The small school cannot do this to
the same extent for the cost is pro
hibitive. But in the larger schools
it is possible, by suiting the courses
offered to the needs of the pupils, to
maintain much higher standards or
work than is possible in the smaller
schools.
The problem in the smaller school
is to direct the energy of the pupils
to lines that will best prepare them
for the work they are interested in
and best fitted by nature to dc. If
the individual pupil can be led to
establish for himself the bent pos.
sible standard of work he is capable
of, one could ask no more. This,
however, is seldom a fact. There are
more people interested in getting out
of work than in doing the job the
very best they can do it. Youth
merely imitates numerous adult ex
amples.
But it is a mistake to force all
pupils in a high school to take a col
lege preparatory course when some
are not fitted for college training by
nature. Many boys have manual
dexterity combined with mechanical
ingenuity. The world of books and
abstract ideas is a closed world to
them. No wonder they chafe afcthe
restraints placed upon them in a
purely academic atmosphere. Pupils
connot be fitted to the schools. The
school courses should be fitted to ti.e
needs of the pupils.
23 Years Ago
Sneeze Once Welcomed
as Harbinger of Luck
Xenoplion, addressing his newly
elected generals, pleaded with them
henceforth to wage implacable war
with the enemy, "We have the gods
willing many fair hopes of deliver
once." As he spoke this lust word a
man sneezed. When the soldiers
heard It, with one Impulse they all
made obeisance to Zeus. "1 move,
gentlemen," spoke Xenoplion, "since
ut the moment wlien we were talking
about del I vera nee an omen from Zeus
the savior was revealed to us. that we
make a vow to sacrifice to that god
thank-offerings for deliverance as soon
as we mult a friendly land. All In
favor of llil motion will raise their
hunria." We rend in the Anabasis that
every man In the assembly raised his
hand. Thereupon they made their
vows and struck up the paean, pre
pared id face the perils of the cele
brated retreat
This seems strange to us who have
lived to see the sneeze of epidemics
destroy more .'men Hum were killed
in nit the wun of Oreece. So we feai
tlie drafts of alternating wurin and
colfl ilsivs Vtuv York Times.
Bladder Irregular
If functional Bladder Irritation
disturbs your sleep, or causes Burn
ing or Itching , Sensation, Back
ache. Lee Pains, or muscular aches.
making you feel tired, depressed,
and discouraged, whv not try the
Cystex 43 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-
r addens Pharmacy.
- IS.
Real Estate
Wheat Alfalfa and
Stock Land
SHEEP FOR SALE
L. L. Montague. Arlington
Friday, January 25, 1907
Fire started in the jail at the
agency on the Umatilla reservation
early Sunday morning but was not
discovered until the building was" a
mass of flames and before assistance
could be given five Indians were
burned to death.
Virgil Zerba, who is attending
school at Pullman, Wash, is a new
Press subscriber.
M. A. Ferguson, editor of the He
lix Herald, is holding down a clerk
ship in the Oregon legislature.
B. B. Richards, the wheat buyer,
came up from Pendleton Sunday and
spent the day with Athena friends.
Misses Myrtle and Grace Hawks, of
Pendleton, spent Sunday in this city
with their brother, Byron Hawks,
proprietor of the Pioneer drugstore.
The carload of coal confiscated by
the Adams people last week was con
signed to Eugene Tausic, the Walla
Walla laundryman. He presented
his bill and the amount was paid at
once. ' ,
Mrs.; Ora Messner, who has been
spending the winter with her sister,
Mrs. Ida Gillis, left last evening for
Seattle. After remaining in Seattle
for a time, she may decide to return
to San Francisco, her former home.
The dance at the opera house Fri
day night was well attended. Sleigh
ing was good and many young people
from the country and adjacent towns
took advantage of the opportunity
and came to the ball. The usual
good music was furnished by Ker
shaw's orchestra.
N. H. Pinkerton, who has been in
town for several days, returns this
evening to his Crook county home.
Mr. Pinkerton reports short crops in
his section of the state last harvest,
and for the next year the crop pros
pects, so far, are not very bright.
Precipitation, when Mr. Pinkerton
left Crook county, had not exceeded
four inches during the fall and win
ter months.
William Mosley, formerly a resi
dent of Athena, a prominent member
of the local K. of P. lodge and a bro
ther of Mrs. P. E. Colbern, was lately
married at Eldon, Mo., to a Mrs.
Douglas. This news will be received
with much interest by William's At
hena friends and particularly by seve
ral old "baches," who, confirmed and
"sot in their ways," always thought
they had as good a chance as Bill.
Mr. and Mrs. A. B. McEwen ar
rived home Saturday from California,
where they have spent most of the
winter.
The mixed train from Walla Walla
Wednesday was several hours late.
The delay was caused by the for
ward trucks of a refrigerator car
breaking, when a short distance out
of Walla Walla.
Jerry Stone and Wifl M. Peterson
left on the noon train today for Wal
la Walla where they will attend the
open river convention and will be
guests at the banquet tonight. Mr.
Peterson, in behalf of the Athena
Commercial Association will present
resolutions- compiled by Mr. Stone,
memorializing the legislatures of the
states of Oregon, : Washington, Cali
fornia and Idaho in the matter of. re
moving the tariff on jute and (rrain
sacks. ,-.
Clifford Walker, son of Mr. and
Mrs. John Walker; who reside north
west of Athena, is reported ill with
pneumonia."- ,.
Wheat at the different stations on
the O. R. & N. has been pretty well
shipped out Not much will be held
over, except for seed. .
The city council of Adams has
raised the liquor license ta $300 per
year instead of $400 per year as at
present. The salary of the marshal,
J. O. Garrett, has been increased $10
per month.
Friends and neighbors of Mr. and
Mrs. John Duffy, who reside south of
town, gave them a surprise Tuesday
evening by dropping in unannounced.
The evening was spent pleasantly and
refreshments were served.
If you don't think Marville Watts
!made some easy money yesterday,
ask Claude Estes. Marville was pass
ing McBnde s livery stable yesterday
when Estes bantered him to ride a
certain horse bareback, up to the
bank and back, saying there was $5
in it.'-The money was 1 put utf and
after a little coaxing the horse made
the trip as docile as could be.
SUMMONS
(Equity No. 4807)
In the Circuit Court of the State of
Oregon for Umatilla County.
Frank L. Silvers, Plaintiff, vs. Edith
T. biivers, 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 comprint,
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 23rd day of December, 1929, and
the date of the first publication of this
summons is the 27th day of Decem
ber, 1929. .
I. M. Schannep, Attorney fdr plain
tiff, Postoff ice address: Pendleton
Oregon. . D27J24
' 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
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-LU M LUMBER CO. Phone 91
Vol. 30
Athena, Oregon, January 24, 1930
No. 4
Editorial
We see by the papers
that Will Rogers and
Joe Robinson are over
there trying to fix up
the world. It will prob
ably mean that Europe
will take up the gum
chewing habit and carry
lariats.
A. M. Johnson, Editor
'
The burning Question
of the hour. Do you
know the answer to it?
Tum-A-Lump coal. The
hottest mined and Oh
Boy, so easy to start on
a cold morning. Do you
want that load sent up
today? Phone 91 for
quick service.
We have everything to
build anything.
The kitchen in some
houses is so small they
have to use condensed
milk. Our plans always
give plenty of room for
every room. ! Both in
new and remodeling
work our architects are
the best. And, then you
know it is hard for the
cows to sit on those lit
tle cans.
Pome
Cowboys roll their cig
arettes,
The flapper rolls her
hose, , -. .
The baker first rolls up
his sleeve,
And then he rolls in
dough.
Sailors always roll their
walk,
Scotchman roll their "R-
r-r's," ,
When a crap shooter
rolls a natural,
He Rolls in a Rolls
Royce car.
Our service is fast, you
get things you want the
same day you want
them.
'
Sign in church bulletin
The ladies of the
church have cast-off
clothing of all kinds.
They may be seen in the
basement of the church
any afternoon this week.
Girl: "Have you any
green lipstick?"
Druggist: . "What do
you want with green lip
stick?" .
Girl: "Well, you see a
railroad man is calling
on me to-nite."
,'.
As the Zeppelin moved
over the elephant herd
the oldest member said,
"There is that new trunk
cover I ordered two
years ago."
THE
ICILGORE CAFE
Special Prices on Special
Lunches
for School Children
Gerald Kilgore, Proprietor - - Athena, Oregon
Bring in Your Bent
and Sprung Axles
THIS SHOP IS EQUIPPED
WITH AN AXLE GAGUE
TO STRAIGHTEN AXLES
Acetylene Welding and Black
smithing C. M. Jones Blacksmith Shop '
RELIABLE
WATCH
REPAIRING
Main St. H. H. HILL Athena
The Athena Hotel
MRS. LAURA FROOME. Prop.
Courteous Treatment, Clean Beds
Good Meals
Tourists Made Welcome
Special Attention Given
to Home Patrona
Corner. Main and Third
Athena, Oregon c
I Bejr&Gray
! " Phone 593
Two Auto
Truck Drays
Always At Your Service
City and Country
ing
Maul
, Twin City Cleaners
The firm that does your work as you want it done, at the
Lowest
Prices
Consistent with expert workmanship. I We call for and deliver on
Monday, Thursday and Saturday. '
We are represented in Athena by Penn Harris
Phone 583
f . T. E. Smith, Prop. Freewater, Oregon
J Farmers Grain Elevator
Company
Grian and Feed
SPECIAL
A Full Line of Sperry's Chick Feed
Phone 3S2 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.
Penn 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....lOc 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. i v- . ...
Preston-Shaffer Milling Company
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Walla Walla General Hospital
A modern non sectarian fifty bed hospital, with
all up to date modern hospital facilities for the care
of patients. : r
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.