THE PRESS, ATHENA, ( OREGON; , APRIL' 18,1930:
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Results" of Auto Economy
Tests Published by State ,
College Engineers. ' v
Oregon State College. The aver
age motorist in Oregon could save
nearly the cost of his license in the
course of . a year through scientific
adjustment of his carburetor, accord
ing to results of careful tests on this
subject by the engineering- experi
ment station at Oregon State college
and just published in bulletin form.
The plan of adjustment tested out
by S. H. Graf and G. W. Gleeson, of
the mechanics and materials depart
ment, consists of testing the exhaust
gases of automobiles and adjusting
the carburetor to the point where
combustion is most - complete for
power and efficiency. '.Simple ap
paratus for making such tests is
available but has not been put in
general use by garages.
; . Seventy-one passenger cars and
trucks of all sorts were tested and re
adjusted, some of them, imn.ediately
after having the carburetors set by
the present "sight and sound" method.
In every case savings in gas were ef
fected ranging from 1.9 pe? cent to
101 per cent and averaging 27.7 per
cent for passenger cars and 22.3 per
cent for trucks. " i
. In 1929 Oregon motorists Lurned
152 million gallons of gasoline. A 20
per cent saving on this total would
amount to more than 30 million gal
lons annually which at even 15 cents
a gallon would mean a saving of $4,
500,000 a year. .. .' .
Plans For International ;
Highway from Point Bar
l? row to South America
Portland. A highway that will ex
tend from Point Barrow, Alaska, to
.the most southern tip of South
America, the two extremities of the
new world, was discussed and partly
mapped out Monday at the meeting of
the International Highway associa
tion in a conference room at Mult
nomah hotel. The conference of high
way experts was called by the Oregon
State Motor association and the Ore
gon state chamber of commerce.
Primarily, delegates from Oregon,
Washington, California and British
Columbia gathered to make the In
ternational Highway association a
reality. It will be officially organ
ized, resolutions will 'be adopted, an
executive committee appointed after
the election of officers, and the whole
scheme will be discussed. This pow
wow set into motion the machinery
to bring about the great international
highway.
It is the hope, officials of the Ore
gon State Motor association said, that
the meeting would develop a pro-,
cedure and an. organization to direct;
activities towards the completion of
a road connection, Washington with
Alaska through Canada, i And from
southern California with the propos
ed and partly constructed internation
al highway from - Alredo, Texas,
through Mexico City into Central and
South America.
Irving Vining, leader of the south
ern Oregon delegation and represen
tative- of the state chamber of com
merce, presided at the conference.
Twenty-five delegates from Canada,
Washington, Oregon and California
attended. ' " - -----;
Pest in Wheat Fields ,
The Weston Leader says some sort
of pest, thought, to be. a cutworm has
been working in the wheat fields to
the north of. Weston. The tender
stalks are nearly severed close to the
ground and the fields affected have a
whitish appearance, according to re
ports received at the Leader office.
The damage is not as yet considered
material, particularly where the stand
is thick. - --
Urged To Store Grain
Walla Walla. Efforts to relieve
congestion in grain terminals, by en
couraging farmers to erect small
storage plants on their wheat ranches
are to be made by a special commit
tee named by the northwest regional
advisory board and neaded hy Sam
Thpmpson of Pendleton which met
here Saturday night. The committee
is arranging to have standard plans
prepared for the construction of sub
stantial and inexpensive bins and
elevators where the bulk grain can be
stored until it is advisable to ship
it - - - - .
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Announcement
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Announces that it has com-pieted the organ
ization of a -" , ... ,.
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Trust Department
and is qualified to act as Executor, Administra
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ministrator of your estate.
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General Repairing
Done Right
at Right Prices
VEEDOL
Oil
Richfield Gasoline
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Automobile Accessories
CORNELL'S GARAGE
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THE ATHENA MARKET
We carry the best
Me&t
That Money Buys
Kippered Salmon, - all Kinds of Salt Fish. Fresh
Fish, Oysters, Crabs, Qams, Kraut in Season.
A. W. LOGSDON
Main Street Athena, Oregon.
200 Planes In a Mock - . ;
Battle, Attacking and ,
Defending San Francisco
San Francisco. One of the world'
most thrilling and inspiring spec
tacles will be produced by Uncle
Sam in the vast blue realms of the
sky above Mills Field, San Fnmscisco
on April 19 and 20 when 200 army
planes will stage a gorgeous and
magnificent sham' battle in the air for
an audience of a quarter of a million
people.
San Francisco has been invaded and
attacked by the mythical- enemy
"Reds," and the overwhelming forces
of the "Blue Army," under the com
mand of Brigadier-General - William
E. Gillmore, will thunder down from
Mather Field in its defense. , This
military air fleet of 200 planes will
be the mightiest aggregation of fight-;
ing air craft ever concentrated in
peace time, and will consist of bomb
ers, pursuit, attack, observation and
transport ships. t
All war maneuver instructions in
this stupendous mock conflict will be
issued by the commanding officer by
radio, each plane carrying a two-way
radio communication.
; At 2:30 on Saturday aften.oon Gen
eral Gillmore and his staff will land
at Mills Field, joining Mayor James
Rolph, Jr., of San Francisco, , E.
Trubee Davison, Assistant Secretary
of War, and other officials, officers
and dignitaries on the reviewing
stand.""-1 1 '
From this post these distinguished
men will send messages to listening
millions through the country over the
loud speakers and Station KYA.
There will be detailed descriptions of
the simulated slaughter and of the
amazing and hair-raising high' alti
tude exploits, including spine, loops,
dives and rolls. ,, ,
On the following day therj will be
a general inspection of this colossal
assemblage of army planes by the
public, until 2:30 in the. afternoon,
when the air fleet wilL leave the air
port in three divisions, presenting
another never-to-be-forgotten demon
stration. .: , ; -
Wallowa Battles Squirrels ."
The ground . squirrel situation I in
Wallowa county gives indications of
being fully as bad this season as in
former years. There appears to be
the usual number of mature rodents
which have withstood the poisoning
campaign of last year and came
through the winter season in good
condition for supplying a large num
ber of young. Some poisoning is be
ing done now but many farmers say
they do not have ; good success in
poisoning until the young ones come
out in May. . .
' 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 '
Real Estate
Wheat Alfalfa and
. Stock Land
SHEEP FOR SALE
L. L. Montague, Arlington
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SALT LAKE CITY
Travel economically in the com
f rotable, modern coaches of Union
Pacific Stages. Leave Athena:
For Pendleton and Portland
8:05 a. m. 11:55 a. m. 4:05 p.
9:15 p. m.
For Walla Walla, Spokane
8:10 a.m. 11:10 a.m. 1:55 p.
5:50 p.m.
For Pendleton only
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HIT BY GOVERNOR
Kansas Executive Makes - a
Plea for Parity of Agri
culture With Industries.
Topeka, Kan. Voicing opposition
to proposals for reduction in the coun
try's crop acreages, particularly that
of wheat, Governor Reed of Kansas
made a plea for parity of agriculture
as compared with other industries.
The governor "said in a statement,
that with "every respect", for the
federal farm board and "every desire
to support it : in . its effort to reach
and solve the agricultural problem,"
he believed "too much stress is being
laid on . reduction in acreage, par
ticularly on wheat,",
He said he was without sympathy
for "the policy .of trying t restrict
our agricultural production to our do
mestic requirements, bo long as there
is a demand in the world for food
stuffs which we can produce and do
produce." . j
Governor Reed estimated limitation
of the country's wheat production to
domestic requirements would require
a 20 to 25 per cent reduction in pro
duction. :, .-, t .
He said approximately 15 per cent
of the steel manufactured in the
United States was exported and that
any suggestion that steel manufac
tures curtail their production to do
mestic requirements under penalty of
having ; the tariff removed if , they
failed to do so "would evoke a howl
from Pennsylvania, . Ohio, Indiana,
Michigan and; Alabama that would
drown, out comment -. on any other
Subject." ;. ,V -V: r- v :
C. L. McFtdden, Aft.
County Nurse's Report
" For Month of .March
... Major Babcock, of the Umatilla
Indian Agency, has reported that as
a. result of the dental survey in Oc
tober, the traveling dentist for the
Indian reservations filled . 285 teeth
and extracted 32 teeth on his recent
visit to the Umatilla reservation.
- The school children of Weston and
Duncan were ,. given the regular
routine examination. This completes
the entire list of schools in the coun
ty. Because of Duncan , being ac
cessible only by rail, an entire day
was spent in that community. Con
siderable ' time was taken in talking
to the pupils on health subjects, and
a demonstration of artificial respira
tion was given t6 ' the boys of the
higher grades. , One pre-school child
was, examined. In the afternoon, the
county nurse talked to the adults of
the community on various health sub
jects. V . ' .. ; , .
One child, a ward of the county
court, was taken to a physician for
examination and arrangements made
for a tonsillectory and adenoidectomy
the county court allowing the hos
pital charges. , : ' ;
The usual number of investigations
for the county court and other
agencies have been made during the
past month. .., .
Much literature has been distri
buted regarding measles and whoop
ing cough which are prevalent over
the county. Many talks on diphtheria
prevention have been given by the
county nurse to the school children
and parents. ;
Chemicals Aid Control
:j Of Worst Oregon Weeds
Progress in control of perennial
weeds by use of chemicals is report
ed by D. C. Smith of the Oregon
State college experiment station, but
even yet no chemical has been found
that is 100 per cent efficient in this
respect.
: "To be effective a chemical must
have the ability of penetrating deep
ly into the underground roots of the
plant," explains Mr. Smith.' "Old
types of chemicals such as arsenlcals,
common salt and some patent d weed
killers have proved to be unsuccess
ful for such weeds as morning glory
and Canada thistle. .
"The use of chlorates is now the
biggest thing in weed eradication.
Sodium chlorate is favored and is
usually applied at least three times
before the weeds are killed. It re
quires about six pounds of material
per square yard for the three ap
plications, so that the cost on large
areas is considerable.
Experiments are being continued a'l
over the United States. Meanwhile
the experiment station advises care
in preventing spread of perennial
weeds through cultivation methods.
fruit Depends on Bees
Take all bees out of the northwest
and the fruit crop would be cut 50
per cent, declares Floyd J. Buck,
sales manager for the Carl J. Buck
company of College Place. Bees do
alfalfa growers, fruit men ana others
a great favor in pollenizing plants
and trees, he stated, and Wehatchee
orchardisti pay as high as $6 a hive
for the use of Yakima bees to pol
lenize their trees.
One' In Hospital, Other In Jail
As the result of an altercation, Mrs.
Theresa Perry, arrested on an open
charge as a result of trouble with a
neighbor, Mrs. Betty Bolliett, was in
Walla Walla the city jail lacking
(500 necessary to obtain her release
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ranges, with six speeds forward
and two reverse. It is International
Harvester's famous "SIX-SPEED
SPECIAL."
What the , grain farmer does
with this truck you can do with a
capacity load of live stock, milk
and cream, produce, fruit, feeds,
building materials, or anything else.
It is the market's best combination
of high road speed and pulling power.
It is a handsome quality product,
strongly built, up to the minute in
every detail. Let the Six-Speed
Special tell you its own story. We
vill give you a thorough demon
stration when you say the word.
LlrlWAYJfrom the harvester--
thresher, loaded to the
brim with ripe, yellow
grain. Rubber tires rolling through
the soft dirt and stubble. Across
ditches. Up steep rises with a
60-bushel load! It makes no differ
ence how deep down the bottom ,
is, so long as the wheels can reach
it, this truck will bring every load
through! And on the hard highway
it will give you more speed than
you can use safely controlled by
4-wheel brakes.
. It is the modern answer to the
rural haulage problem, a Speed
Truck with two complete power
Rogers L Goodman
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pending possible filing of an assault
charge. Mrs. Bolliett is in a hospital
with a severe scalp wound which she
said was inflicted when Mrs. Perry,
threw a rock. ,
Tippler Dangerous Driver
It is not the drunken driver who
menaces automobile traffic but rather
the tippler, Justice Charles A. Good
sell of Spokane, told Ed Williams, of
Kellogg, Idaho, as he sentenced him
to 80 days in jail. Drunks cannot
drive automobile, but tipplers think
they can, often with disastrous re
sults, the justice added. '
WATTS A FRKSTBYB
Attorneya-At-Law
Main Street. Athena, Oregon ,
State and Federal Court Practice
DR. BLATCIIFORD
Dentist
Post Building, Athena, Phone 682
DR. S. P. SHARP
PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON
Athena, Oregon
PETERSON & LEWIS
Attorneys at Law
Stangler Building, Pendleton, Oregon.
Practice in all State and Federal
Courts. . ,
Retain ....
Governor
NORBLAD
Cvtrntr A. W. NORBLAO
"Hats off to the Past.,
Coats off for the Future!"
Constructive
Progressive
Dynamic
NORBLAD
for GOVERNOR COMMITTEE
KENNETH D. HAUSER. Ctm'l Clmlrmtu
SAMUEL FOWtlX, Sttmsrj
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HudtmtrUni 20S-1 1 MaltsMBab Hotel
ATwmot 9411 l PORTLAND, OKSGON
Dr.W.rLMcKlnney
Physician and Surgeon
Dr. Sharp's Office V
Office Hours at Athena 1 to 5 p. m.
Phone 462. Office Hours at Weston
8 a. m. to 12 noon. Phone 83. Calls
made day or night. - .
Dr. W. Boyd Whyte
CHIROPRACTOR
Stangier Building, Phone 706
Peudleton, Oregon. 957 J
Foley's Kidney Cure
Jensens
Blacksmith Shop
Repair, Work
Prices Reasonable
Athena, Oregon
Why suffer with
tired, aching feet?
Regardless of their condition, I can
help you
E. M. MOREMEN
Foot Correctionist
22 W. Main St. Walla Walla
Goodyear Tires
and Tubes
Valvoline
Oils
Automobile Supplies,
Parts and Accessories
AtKena Garage
North side Main Street
Phone 352