THE PRESS, ATHENA, OREGON, JULY 18. 1930
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Athena, Oregon, July 18 1930
Portland Oregonian: -
r "Mrs. McCormick says a po-
litical landslide cannot be bought
t J in Illinios, but 325,000 ought at
least to grease the ways."
WHOLESALE PRICES DROP
r Advices from Chicago, mid-west
commercial center, show that con
tinued downward trends in food com
modity prices, as reported by govern
ment agencies during recent weeks.
have failed of a corresponding down
ward trend in local retail prices, a
survey made there Indicates. With
but three minor exceptions, the basic
foodstuffs used by economists as an
index of food values can be bought in
open markets in Chicago at consider
ably lower prices than a year Bgo,
and in many instances are selling for
as little as or less than they were
prior to the war, but the consumer
still is paying war-time prices.
A survey made by members of the
Chicago Retail Meat Dealers' asso
ciation by its secretary C. W. Kaiser,
disclosed that "the average price ob
tained for round steaks cut from
choice cattle is 40 cents a pound as
against 45 cents a pound one year
ago, and all other meats are propor
tionately reduced."
Sugar and butter, two staple items
of diet, have in recent weeks sold at
the lowest prices, wholesale, since the
war, this saving in some instances be
ing reported as passed along in some
what less proportion to the consumer.
Poultry prices were said to be
fractionally lower than a year ago
Eggs, which have been described by
federal reports as at the Btage of
overproduction since last October,
were selling last week at prices as
low as at any time in the last decade,
so far as comparison of grades could
be mads.
Mrs. Clarence L. Hortzman, chair
man of the Chicago' Women's club
committee on public health, said she
felt it was too bad that with a sur
plus of dairy products around Chi
cago the price was held up from the
poor and unemployed and that she
might call a meeting of the commit
tee to consider the situation.
Discussing the deflation in food
prices, S. L. Rheads, assistant pro
fessor of marketing at the Univer
sity of Chicago, declared his studies
showed that retail prices in this area,
as well as nationally, had not drop
ped in proportion to wholesale de
clines. Beef prices just last month
have taken a decided drop, following
earlier lower quotations on live beef,
he said, while retail outlets had not
been able to pass along the savings to
consumers.
"WHY BRING THAT UP"
The Press is in receipt of an an
nouncement from Thomas L. Turner,
president of the Portland Base Ball
Club that night base ball will be in
augurated in Portland next week. Mr.
Turner informs us that ho will have
a limited number of reserve seats and
advises us to make our reservations
parly. What for? Surely not be
cause Mr. Turner has taken the cake
for furnishing Portland and North
west fans with the punkest grade of
base ball in the history of the coast
league, in face of the fact that Port
land has supported his losing teams
loyally, until finally, he has almost
succeeded in pinching himself out of
the picture entirely. Night playiwr
will not save Mr. Turner's base ball
record in Portland. What Portland
wants is base ball as she's, played;
not baloney, hoohey and propaganda.
And say, wouldn't it be a grand and
glorious feelin' to once more read in
the sports columns of Portland
papers the doin's of a real team
down there? But "why bring that
up." Business sagacity counts or
should count in base ball manage
ment, but if Mister Turner thinks
he can reach out 250 miles and
snatch a bunch of patronage out of
Athena, he is sadly mistaken. Fact of
the matter is, it would take more
than a free pass to drag an Athena
fan through the Vaughn street gate
to witness a ball game day or night
the way Turner plays the game.
Why? Because Athena is wise to
him.
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The time may come When suf
ficient number of names will be se
cured on initiative petitions to oust the
public service commission by vote of
the people. However, it is interesting
to note that agitation to do away with
tho commission has eminated from
political movement and not from the
people. Inasmuch as no one has yet
nhown how the public would be bene
fitted by giving the rate-making job
over to the politician, on should re
flect on the supposition that tho com
mission U composed' of -men -whoso'
integrity is," or should be, on a par
with men serving on city councils or
in the state legislatures.
The fire demon has been licking at
the flames of the last important stand
of yellow pine timber in the world,
out in the Bend district this week.
Hundreds of men and thousands of
dollars have been employed to check
the flames which have been raging on
an 18-mile front through a virgin
forest. .... ,
The fact that Mrs. Ruth Hanna
McCormick spent $252,572 of "her
own money" to secure her senatorial
nomination, indelibly stamps her as
a "chip off the old block." ,
An Oregon breeder of Jersey cat
tle is selling them in New Mexico at
$500 per head. Who said stockraising
was a losing game ?
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Portland appears to be in a posi
tion to solve the unemployed labor
problem , by announcing- a $15,000,000
building program.
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Otto of Bulgaria may try the same
flying stunt that carried Carl to the
throne.
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(ffl, 110. Wnttn Newipaptr Union.)
What Is lovs of ont's landf
I don't know very well;
It Is somttlilnar that sleeps
For a year, for a day,
For a month something that keeps
Very hidden and quiet and still
And then takes
The quiet heart Hie a wave,
The quiet brain like a spell
The quiet will like a tornado: and
shakes
The whole soul.
Ford Mndox Hueffer.
THI3 AND THAT IN COOKERY
An omelet seems a hard dish to
make for the amateur. To have It
light and fluffy,- well
done and palatable takes
practice. Here Is one
that will be good for a
beginner:
Fluffy Omelet. Take
one-half teaspoonful of
salt, one-eighth teaspoon-
of pepper, two table-
spoonfuls of quick cooking tapioca,
three-fourths of a cupful of milk;
cook for ten minutes or until the tap
ioca Is clear (In a double boiler), then
add one tablespoonfu! of butter. Beat
the yolks of four eggs until creamy
and the whites until stiff but not dry ;
combine with the cooked mixture,
folding In the egg whites last. Cook
In a buttered omelet pan and when
well cooked on the bottom place the
top In the oven or under a gas flame
to finish on the top. Fold over and
serve. This omelet, because of the
cooked tapioca, will stand up and
stay light while being served.
Meat Loaf. Mnny cooks have their
favorite recipe for meat loaf. We like
one which Is moist enough to be
palatable but will- hold Its shape when
sliced. Use ten tablcspopnfuls of quick
cooking tapioca, two pounds of round
of beef chopped, one-half of an onion
chopped, two two-Inch slices of salt
pork4 finely chopped, one pint of
canned tomatoes, two and one-half
tenspoonfuls of salt and one-fourth
teaspoonful of pepper, with a dash of
cayenne. Try out the salt pork until
golden brown, add the onion and cook
for two minutes j then add all the
other Ingredients, mix well and bake
In a loaf. Garnlslrwith parsley. The
tapioca extends the meat and also
acts as an ingredient to bind the mix
ture. Milk may be used In place of
tomatoes If preferred.
There are many who object to corn
starch ; tapioca will take' the place of
It In such dishes as pudding and
cream or lemon pies.
WATTS ft PRESTBTH
Attorneys-At-Law
Main Street. Athena, Oregon
State and Federal Court Practice
PROHIBITING PISTOLS
A (Boston Post)
"A man walked into the of
fice of the editor of The Post
the other day and presented a pistol
at the editor's head," says an editorial
in the Bridgeport, Connecticut, Post,
of May 16, 1930. "Fortunately for
the editor the pistol wasn't loaded and
the person behind it was neither a
hold-up man nor an indignant sub
scriber. He , was Earl Naramore,
Bridgeport manufacturer and small
arms expert
' "The pistol which Mr. Naramore
carried was a peculiar looking af
fair but examination of it showed that
it was perfectly capable of firing a
bullet with destructive effect. It was
a 'home brewed' pistol which Mr.
Naramore had constructed in the cel
lar of his home with materials avail
able in the rubbish pile or work bench
of the average home. He made it
with the expenditure of not more
than a few hours' time and demon
strated to the editor's satisfaction
that what he had done, others could
d. - ;t
"The editor in an unguarded mo
ment had written that prohibitive
laws governing pistols could be more
readily enforced than other pro
hibitive laws because the manufac
ture of pistols was an elaborate pro
cess which could not be duplicated in
everybody's cellar. Mr. Naramore
disaproved this statement and the
editor hereby retracts it. Pistols can
be made at home. .
"The incident taught the editor a
lesson: that a man is on the safest
ground when he is sticking to his,
principles. The Post editor has gen
erally maintained the principle that
in seeking to remedy an abuse, the
law should eonfinei itself to that abuse
and not, by the issuance of a general
prohibition, forbid the exercise of
rights and privileges which could not
bet construed as constituting an abuse.
"Mr. Naramore demonstrated that
pistol prohibition would only disarm
the honest citizens while leaving the
crooks free either to obtain pistols by
surreptitious methods or by manu
facturing them in their own cellars.
Like other prohibitions, this one
would defeat its own purpose."
23 Years Ago
Friday, July 19, 1907 "
John King' and Millard Kelly re
turned last night from Hidaway
Springs, where they camped for a
coulpe of weeks. The outing trip
proved rather expensive to Mr, King
for he lost one of his horses which
was placed in a pasture. The horse
was evidently stolen and ridden out
of the country for no trace of it
whatever could be found. Mr. King,
who is afflicted with rheumatism is
not improved much in health.
Miss Lela Stamper is visiting her
grandparents on Birch creek.
Aunt Jane Watts is spending the
summer with friends in the moun
tains. Mrs. Manasse and daughter, Jean
ette, drove to Milton Sunday morning
and took the car to Walla Walla,
where they spent the day with
friends.
One of the most beautiful speci
mens of oleanders ever seen in Athe
na is now in full bloom down at Dell
Bros, store. . The "slip" from which
this beautiful flowering shrub origin
ated was brought by Mrs. L. Dell
some years ago, from her old home in
Sullivan county, Missouri.
Friends of P. H. Jiedeman, form
erly an Athena resident, will be glad
to know that he is making extraordi
nary success of his business venture
in Everett, Wash. Mr. and Mrs. Tiede
man are conducting a penny arcade
and general music store in that live
Washington town, and on July 4th,
the arcade netted them $160.
Abe Jones was in the city yesterday
from Boise, Idaho, shaking hands
with old friends.
Mrs. Agnes Ferguson has arrived
from Pomeroy and is the guest of
Mrs. Wm. McBride.
Marcel Gagnon evidently has the
edge on other fishermen so far this
season. Monday he presented dames
Henderson with a 26-inch D.olly Var
den trout which tipped the scales at
six pounds, after being dressed. The
fish was indeed a "speckled beauty,'
visited friends and relatives in Wal
la Walla.
Marion O'Harra, the sage of Pine
creek, was in the city yesterday cir
culating among his many friends, and
incidently visiting with his nephew,
Lester, the popular agent for the Pa
cific Coast Elevator Co.
A. L. Swaggart is Completing an
addition to .his country house north of
town, which will make it one of the
most convenient in this vicinity. A
new kitchen and dining room are be
ing annexed to the already large and
comfortable domicile.
Jimmy Carden came up from Pen
dleton Saturday and visited friends in
town and vicinty, returning to Pen
dleton Wednesday. Mr. Carden is
affiliated with the order of Eagles in
an official capacity, and travels ex
tensively over the Northwest.
Tom Taggart has made a couple of
valuable acquisitions to his grocery
store recently. Master Everett Gillis,
a bright boy clerk, assists in keeping
the store looking spick and span,
while a modern, new settee graces a
prominent space in the shoe department.
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
In the County Court of the State of
Oregon for the County of Umatilla.
In Probate
In the Matter of the Estate of
Harvey J. Morris, Deceased.
Notice is hereby civen that the
undersigned has been appointed Ad
ministratrix of. the Estate of Harvey
J. Morris. Deceased, by the County
Court of the County of Umatilla in
the State of Oregon, and has qualifi
ed. All persons having claims
against said estate are hereby notified
to present the same, duly verified as
by law required, to the undersigned
at law office of Peterson 'and Lewis,
Staneier Building. Pendleton, Oregon.
within .six months from date hereof.
July 18th. 1930.
EMMA I. MORRIS Administratrix.
Peterson & Lewis. Attorney for
Administratrix. J18A15
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 Beds
' Good Meals
Tourists Made Welcome
Special Attention Given
to Home Patrons
Corner Main and Third
, Athena, Oregon . '.':'
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Ice ;
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Phone 593
Two Auto
Truck Drays
Always At Your Service
City and Country
X Hauling
and was taken- from the water of the undersigned has been appointed
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
In the County Court of the State of
Oregon for Umatilla County.
In the Matter of the . Estate of
Beverly D. Tharp, Deceased.
Notice is hereby given that the
PETERSON & LEWIS
Attorneys at Law
Stangier Building, Pendleton, Oregon.
Practice in all State and Federal
Courts.
: Dr.W.H.McKinney
Physician and Surgeon
Dr. Sharp's Office
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
Pendleton, Oregon. 957 i
DR. 8. F. SHARP
PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON
Athena, Oregon
DR. BLATCHFORD
Dentist
Post Building, Athena, Phone 582
Umatilla river, near Bingham
Springs.
Mr. James Fleener, of San Jose,
California, and Mrs. Frank Parkyji
and daughters, of Lewiston, Idaho,
are guests of their sister, Mrs. H. H.
Hill in this city. Mr. Fleener had not
seen his sister for 21 years. He in
company with Mrs. Parkyn, has been
visiting relatives in Wallowa county
for several weeks.
J. G. Bryan commenced threshing
his 400-acre wheat crop in the basin
north of town, Tuesday. The basin
is in the light soil district, and Mr
Bryan believes his crop there will av-
n . t 1 ml ' .
erage 20 Dusneis per acre, ine grain
is No. 1 in quality. He purchased a
new 32-54 all steel, J. I. Case separat
or this year. The machine is suppos
ed to be proof against fire resulting
from smut explosions.
W. K. Wall , who purchased the
Curtis residence property on Third
street some months ago, will move
his family from Pendleton, to Athena,
where he will reside permanently.
Miss Ethel Garfield and Miss Ida
Copeland were guest3 at Weston from
Walla Walla this week.
W. P. Leach, a prominent hayman
of Weston mountain, was trading
with Athena merchants Wednesday.
Hugh Taylor and Miss Dolly Parks
were recently united in marriage. The
groom is a son of Moses Taylor.
Kyle McDaniel, the well known
teacher, has been employed for an
other year as principal of the school
at Umatilla.
Mrs. Anson Wood, Miss Julia Wood,
Miss Irene Dudley and Max and
Verne Dudley were in Milton Tues
day, and took the interurban car and
Huggins'
Service Station
in its new location,
Main at 5th Street
Shell Gas
Shell Lubricating Oil Shell Dry
Cleaner Shell Auto Polish
Shell Spring Oil
Goodyear Tires
and Tubes
Valvoline
Oils
Automobile Supplies,
Parts and Accessories
Athena Garag
North side Main Street
e
Phone 352
executrix of the last will and testa
ment of Beverly D. Tharp, deceased,
oy an order 01 the above entitled
Court.
All persons having claims against
the estate of said decedent are here
by notified to present the same to me
at Milton, Oregon, or to my attorney?,
Watts & Prestbye, at their office in
Athena, Oregon, within six 'month
from the date of the first publication
of this notice. All claims must be
verified as by law required.
Dated at Athena, Oregon, ths 27th
day of June, 1930.
EUR A M. THARP,
Executrix of the last will and testa
ment of Beverly D. Tharp, deceased.
Watts & Prestbye, Athena, Oregon,
Attorneys for .Estate. J27JS5
Continental Oil Company
Always at Your Service
Athena Service Station
Gas, Oils, Greasing
Automobile Accessories Tires
BRYCE BAKER, Prop. . . Athena, . . Phone 762
NOTICE OF FINAL ACCOUNT
In the County Court of the State of
Uregon for Umatilla Countv.
In the Matter of the Estate of Edwin
. H. Caton, Deceased.
Notice is hereby given that the
undersigned has filed his final account
and report in the above entitled mat
ter and that the above entitled Court
has fixed Saturday, the 26th dav of
juiy, iaso, at tfte hour 01 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 be
fore that date.
Dated at Athena. Oregon, this 27th
day of June, 1330.
GEO. M. BANISTER,
Administrator with the will annex
ed of the Estate of Edwin H. Caton,
Deceased.
Watts & Prestbve. Athena. Orecnn.
Attorneys for Estate. J27J25
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Reduction In Electric
Light Rates ;
The following reduction in Electric light rates will
be in effect on and after March 15, 1929: : V
tv iftATW Residential Rates
First 30 KWH hours used, per monthlOc per KWH
Excess over 30 KWH used, per month.:..3c per KWH
from aitl wnte,SplyTrheB bills are Paid fuU within 10 days
cenfon each item. e the incmsed 10
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6W.
Next 300
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cess over 2mn ..rwn
from il& of eb!S SfH,hPB1irhen4Jbills Pid fa fuD sthin W!
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