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Athena, Oregon, March 28.........1930
Clark Wood Says '.
' "Queen Marv visited a London
' bar-room and thought it a
' 'splendid place,' but that may be
0 because she never caught King
George coming home with a bun '
on."
The government report and est!
mate regarding the crop outlook of
the immediate future has the follow
ing: Income from the farm products
of 1930 does not appear likely to ex
ceed that from the. products of 1929
Larger production would in itself
ordinarily tend to lower the level of
prices, but improvement in business
conditions over the present may tend
to offset the influence of increased
output. With the purchasing power
of consumers in 1930 reduced some
what below 1929, farmers need to
follow a rather conservative produc
tion policy. The outlook for the next
few years may be judged from the
changes that have been taking place
in the demand and the supply. De
mand for American farm products
increased about 10 per, cent between
, 1919 and 1926, and has shown but
little increase since. . The uncertain
European demand and increasing
foreign competition make it doubt
ful if any upward turn in demand
for our farm products can be ex
pected soon.
, Out of the whole kaboodle of re
publican aspirants for governor,
Henry L. Corbett is the only candi
date who . has not glued onto the
public service commission and made
of it a political football issue in the
campaign. The public service com
' mission is noj; without its faults and
mistakes, but the 35,000 men ar.d
women in Oregon who have shares in
utilities in this state will want to
know of Hall, of Norblad, of Joseph
and of Bennett what they have to of
fer better than the commission they
propose to abolish, before they cast
a ballot for either one of, these can
didates. The public service commts
sion has long been a campaign punch
Ing bag for state politicians who
have slugged it hither and yon, but
always, after the politicians have
gone 'way back and sat down, the
commission remains to function.
The Multnomah Anglers and Hunt
ers' club has asked Governor Nor
blad to remove State Game Warden
Harold Clifford from office. The
Multnomah club may know what it
wants, but it seems to us that it is
taking in a whole lot of territory in
making a request that will affect the
sportsmen of the whole stuf e, with
out first "talking the matte' over"
with these sportsmen.
First reports from Oregon in the
Literary Digest's straw vote on the
prohibition question, resulted: For
enforcement, 8,555; for modification,
2,779; for repeal, 1,990, total, 8,330
California stood: For enforcement,
16,709; for modification, 19,377; for
repeal, 20,847, total, 66,933.
Our friend Brodie has been sworn
in and is off for Finland, where he
will serve in the capacity of United
States Minister. Our guess is that
Ed will not like Finnan haddie near
so well as the chinook salmon he
used to catch below the falls at Ore
gon City.
Slashing gas prices is like yes 'tis,
no 'taint. Big companies say they
have authorized no cut in wholesale
prices. Independents are blamed, and
the price cutting goes cn, much to
the satisfaction of the automobile
owner, he who pays the freight.
The new cut in running time be
tween Chicago and Portland of an
hour and a quarter, will give a fel
low just that much longcy to be held
up by gangsters in the windy city be
fore boarding the train for home.
By switching their votes, two
Democratic senators made it pos
sible to levy a $1.50 per thousand
feet tariff on Northwest lumber, and
we surmise that opposition to Mc
Nary has received its quietus.
It appears to us that the London
disarmament parley would get some
where sooner, if Italy and Franco
would go back in the alley and scrap
out their personal differences, win
ner take all.
Yaquina Bay is to be dredged
again; that is to the extent of $25,
000 worth. ,
It is just possible that Franco hav
ing been a ward of the world 10 lonj,
is the main reason for demanding a
bill of sale to the fence around it,
at the present time. ?
The tidy sumthat $33,000,000 tax
refund to the United States Steel
Corporation and Representative
Hawley of Oregon, can see nothing
wrong about it. "
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McMinnville's little college, Lin
field, was big enough to send a team
of debators to the National debating
conference at Wichita, Kansas.
A 63 year old driver had his license
revoked in Portland for driving while
drunk. Old enough to know better.
"Mid-west spring meets icy blasts,"
is equivalent to saying that the
March lion is roaring.
o
All cauliflowers do not grow in the
garden.
The
CABIMET
(0, 1930, WetUrn Newspaper Union.)
These clumsy feet, still In the mire
Co cruiblnt" bloaioms without
' end.
' These hard wall-meaning hands we
thrust '
Among the heartstrings of a
friend.
Edward Royland SI1L ;
CHOICE FOODS
Oysters are still enjoyed and found
In the market even after the months
with It's are past
Oysters Perfec
tion. Tuke one
pint of drained
oysters, place In
a baking dish
which has been
buttered with
one-half cupful of
butter. Cover each oyster with
crumbs and seasoning, using one-half
cupful of chopped chives. Bake until
the oysters are well cooked and the
crumbs brown. Serve from the bak
ing dish. In cooking oysters In the
oven two layers are best, as too long
long cooking will toughen those on
the top or bottom.
Sour Cabbage. Chop one apple and
one onion and fry ten minutes In two
tablespoonfuls of sweet fut, add one
half of a medium-sized cabbage shred
ded, two cupfuls of boiling water, one
third cupful of , vinegar, one table
spoonful of butter, season with suit
and pepper and simmer one and one
half hours. When two-thirds done
add one-half capful of sugar and serve
very hot
Rochester Jelly Cake. Cream two
thirds of a cupful of butter with two
cupfuls of sugar, add three beaten
eggs and one cupful of milk, three
cupfuls of flour mixed with two tea
spoonfuls of baking powder. To one
third of this batter add one table
spoonful of molasses, one cupful of
raisins, one-fourth pound of sliced
citron, one-half 'tenspoonful each of
allspice and nutmeg. Use one' table
spoonful of flour to sift over the cut
fruit Bake In layers, using the fruit
layer in the center. Tut together
with marmalade or Jelly.
Roast Rabbit. Dress a well-cleaned
rabbit and stuff with chestnut dress
ing. Bub the entire surface with salt.
Mix one-half cupful of butter with
one-fourth cupful of flour and spread
over the breast and legs. Dace In a
hot oven and as soon as the flour
browns reduce the heat Cook until
tender.
NO DANGER YET
(Walla Walla Union)
College students are . not killing
themselves by diligent application to
their studies, according to Dr. Max
Marson, president of 'the Rockefeller
foundation and former president of
the University of Chicago. Dr.
Mason dropped in on the state uni
versity in connection with the foun
dation work and gave his opinion
that sometime in the undetermined
future, students will be so intent on
acquiring knowledge that it will be
necessary to have a number of
physicians on guard over them to
see that they do not study too much,
but that there is no need for such
precautions now.
Students in the futiire--far in the
future he believes will come to col
lege to obtain certain definite kinds
of knowledge to fit them for specific
functions in life; they will come to
learn and nobody can stop them. In
the past he states they, that is some
of them, came to college to resist jm
education, regarding the professor"as
an opponent. ,
Of course that does not apply now,
for students are docile under profes
sors and do not try to avoid learn
ing, but the time when they will be
so avid for knowledge that they will
risk their health and lives to obtain
it, is far in the future unto us.
' We rather think that Dr. Mason
was doing a considerable amount of
spoofing in his talk, and that he
really did not mean quite all that he
said. There are students and stu
dents. Some want to learn, and
some want to shine. And it is quite
likely that the condition will continue
and that the millennium is still a
great distance in the future.
Dr. Mason might remember that if
it wasn't for the students "as is"
there would not be much of a demand
for" colleges and some professors
might have to direct their endeavors
elsewhere. The professors, that is
some of them, seem to look on edu
cation as a sort of game in which
they pit their wits against the stu
dents and try fool stunts to flunk
them. For there are also profes
sors and professors.
Happily we have few students and
few professors among those with
whom we have come in contact who
are of the sort mentioned, but in lots
of places there are such. But they
are always in some distant place.
CLASSIFIED
Km Hatchimr Donald McFadyen
is prepared to do custom incubator
hatching at $3 per hundred, Bring
on your eggs.
Ko-o-a For Hatching Eees for
hatching, from the famous Johan
sen strain of non-setting Rhode
TalnnH Reds, from $1 to $10 Ter set
ting of 16; from $5 to $10 per 100 for
incubators. Cockerls, $J to so eacn.
John Ross, Rl Milton, Oregon. Phone
24F5. Apr.
Real Estate
Wheat Alfalfa and
Stock Land
SHEEP FOR SALE
L. L. Montague, Arlington
Marfy 1L. Cupliett
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REPUBLICAN CANDIDATE
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GOVERNOR
Vrlmarlet
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Paid Adv., C orb til for Governor Com., Floyd J. Cooh, Fuld Mgr. '
CONSERVATION PLUS '
. , (Oregon Journal)
,;Tree, planting on the majestic
peaks of the Rocky mountains as a
measure, of flood control in the low
lands of the Mississippi valley might
appear on the face of it to be a
rather futile undertaking. On the
contrary, the United States . forest
service has determined that each new
tree that takes root in the shadow of
the timberline on the high Rockies
in Colorado has an infinitestimal ef
fect in keeping "Old Man River"
within bounds on the far-away Mis
sissippi. Moreover, each tree adds
its bit of beauty to the mountainside,
helps 'to purify the drinking water
for cities on the eastern slope of the
great barrier, and does a small share
toward keeping highways and rail
ways open for traffic during the
season of heavy snows.
In appreciation of the benefac
tions of the forest in the public in
terest, the forest service has doubled
its program of reforestation in Colo
rado this year and has doubled the
capacity of the federal nursery there
to aid in the work. The task con
templates the planting of more than
1,000,000 acres of burned-over moun
tain land. It is a huge undertaking.
The Rockies are well named. Tree
planting on their broad areas is a
hard-labor job. Machinery available
for furrowing and trenching in the
sand and the loam of the plains and
valleys is useless in the rocky land.
The work must be done by hand. For
est service records credit an experi
enced tree planter with 3000 to 3C00
plantings per day in Nebraska. In
Colorado his limit is 800 to 1000
plantings per day, and in addition the
nature of the terrain creates diffi
culties in transportation of food and
supplies.
But the goal is worth the effort.
William M. Jardine, when secretary
of agriculture, reported that the for
ests of the Mississippi watershed
were responsibile for a reduction of
nearly 15 inches in the possible flood
crest, and that if all forests in the
watershed were properly protected
and managed a further reduction of
55 inches in possible flood crests
could be achieved.
Oregon now has virtually no flood
problem. If the lessons and experi
ences of other parts of the country
are heeded with profit it will have
none in the future.
23 Years Ago
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 poljcy year.
Insurance plus service.
B. B. RICHARDS
Foley's Honey aa Tar
wres colds, prevents pneumonlm.
Friday, March 29, 1907
Dave Taylor has been laid up with
a case of grip for the past few days.
Misses Carrie Sharp and Velma
Wilkinson, popular teachers of Ath
ena, visited Walla Walla Saturday,
and did some shopping.
Mrs. Martha Mays has arrived m
the city from her homestead near
Starbuck, Wash., and will visit with
her daughter, Mrs. C. A. Barrett
. The marriage of Miss Katie Stone
is announced' to occur at the home of
her parents, Mr. and Mrs. I. N. Stone
of Milton, on April 17th. The happy
groom to be is Mr. Hill, of that city.
A. B. McEwen of this city attend
ed the Knight's Templar Easter ser
vices at Baker City, Sunday. The
Umatilla county Knights went to
Baker from Pendleton on a special
car.
Sunday at the hospitable home of
Mr. and Mrs. C. M. Brotherton in the
north part of town, the families of
John Potts, Frank Lieuallen and
George Gerking were entertained at
dinner. . -
E. L. Barnett came up from Port
land Saturday evening and returned
home Monday. Mr. Barrett came up
to attend to business matters. He has
recently purchased residence proper
ty in Portland and will make the me
tropolis his permanent home.
Miss Nellie Froome, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. J. I. Froome, was mar
ried recently at Waitsburg to Mr.
Jesse B. Duncan. The bride is well
known in Athena, having spent her
childhood and early girlhood here.
The groom is spoken of very highly
by the Waitsburg Times, on whose
mechanical force the young man is
employed. They will make their
home in Waitsburg.
H. C. Willis, editor of the Pendle
ton "Promoter" was in the city Wed
nesday. Two carloads of coal have been re
ceived at the Umatilla lumber yard,
and orders for fuel can now be filed.
Mrs. Lillian Downs-Dobson has
been unable toteach her school in the
Cannon district for several days, on
account of illness.
Rev. Geo. T. Ellis and wife will
leave California for home, on April
2. Mr. Ellis writes that he has im
proved in health during the past
month and hopes to conduct services
at .the Baptist church, Sunday,
April 7.
The firm of Richards & Kershaw,
successors to O. G. Chamberlain, will
make a specialty of insurance and
real estate business. Both members
of the firm are hustlers, and repre
senting the leading insurance com
panies, merit a lucrative business.
Noah Remilard, who for some time
has been engaged in the saloon busi
ness at Walla Walla,' will apply to
the city council at a meeting to be
held Saturday, April 27, for a license
to sell liquor in the "Corner" saloon
building, at the corner of Main and
Third streets.
The Ladies Aid society of the M. E.
church Wednesday elected Mrs. Ethel
Bunker as president for the ensuing
term. The aid society assumed an
additional $500 on the church debt,
and will work during the year with
the object of holding a fair some
time in the month of December. The
ladies have already paid out $1400
on the church debt. s-
Mrs. D. H. Preston came over from
Walla Walla Wednesday, returning
in the evening. Mr. Preston, who is
a member of the Moore Automobile
company at Walla Walla will remain
in that' city for the next few weeks.
Tum-A-Lum Tickler
Published in the intesesta of the people of Athena and vicinity by
THE TUM-A-LUM LUMBER CO. Phone 91
Vol. 30
Athena, Oregon, March 28, 1930
No. 13
Editorial
When we sell a home
we sell not merely shel
ter, but that which adds
to the sum total of hu
man happiness. Are you
getting out of life all
that is rightfully
yours ?
A. M. Johnson, Editor
Our research depart
ment jfter years of
searching have found
the original blindfold
test to have been that
trick of walking the
plank. After - more
searching they found
that a Tum-A-Lum 2x12
was the official plank
for all tests.
Boy, on phone, "Hello,
darling, would you like
to have dinner with me
tonight?"
Girl: "Why I'd love.to
dear."
Boy: "Then tell your
mother 111 be over
about seven."
One man we envy is
"the undertaker". His is
the only business in the
world where every other
man is either a cus
tomer or a prospect.
Masena, Georgia has
eight dwellings and
seven churches.. They
seem to need another
church. Then on the
other hand, the Soviets
closed 92 churches in
one Russian city, almost
as bad as the automo
biles do in the summer.
Next week you can
buy a 2x4 12 feet long
for 28 cents. Shingles
for $3 to $4.50 per
thousand. Other mater
ials at the same low
price. In 1920 the same
2x4 would have cost 40
cents.
A repair-a-month club.
Never heard of such a
thing, have you? Well,
they have books per
month. So why not
make a needed repair
each month around the
place and in a' short
while it would all be
done and you would
never notice the trouble.
Exclusively Sold Here
Milton Bread
and
Pastries
KILGORE'S CAFE
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 ;.
The Athena Hotel
MRS. LAURA FROOME, Prop.
Courteous Treatment, Clean Beda
Good Meals
Tourists Made Welcome
Special Attention Given
to Home Patrons
Corner Main and Third
Athena, Oregon
RELIABLE I
WATCH
REPAIRING
Main St H. H. HILL Athena
Bell & Gray
Phone 593
Two Auto
Truck Drays
Always At Your Service
, City and Country
Hauling
Twin City Cleaners
The firm that does your work as you 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
Farmers Grain Elevator
Company
Grian and Feed
SPECIAL
A Full Line of Sperry's 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.
Penn Harris Barber Shop
. Agency for Troy Laundry and Twin City Sanitary, Cleaners.
Phone 683. - V
Reduction In Electric
Light Rates
The following reduction in Electric light rates wifl
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 ............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.
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.
S7 d 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.