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THE PRESS, ATHENA, OREGON, AUGUST 15, 1930 AN INDEPENDENT NEWSPAPER F. B. BOYD. Owner and Publisher " ' Subscription Kate. One copy, one year $2.00 One copy, sis months $l-"0 One copy, three months 73 Athena, Oregon, August 15, 1930 Walla Walla Union: ' "An observer remarks that t J men put off things they ought to J t do and women put off the things J they ought to wear." t R. R. Butler, Oregon representative in congress from the 2nd district spread the cards on the table when he told the 20th annual session of the Oregon reclamation congress at Burns, that the indifference and open enmity of the East toward reclama tion of western lands, put the entire federal reclamation policy in jeop ardy. "It is a crisis that must be recognized by this body and by every one interested in the cause of reclam ation,", exclaimed Mr. Butler. "I cannot, emphasize too strongly that the reclamation states must make themselves heard if this backward step is not to be taken. We must show by the record that federal reclamation has been a success, as it has, and answer the arguments that are constantly heard against it in Washington." , o . "A railroad assumes liability when the article is committed to it for transportation and before shipment," is the vital expression in a decision rendered by the supreme court of Kansas recently, in a case involving a shipment of butter, which waB spoiled because of temperature to which it was exposed between the time it was delivered to the railroad company and the time it was started on its journey in the refrigerator car. The charge against the company was faulty refrigeration while in transit and the company tried to have that word "transit" apply only to the rail road trip, but the court said: "The shipment was as much in transit af ter defendant had taken possession of it and before it was placed in the re frigeration car as it was thereafter." : , 0 ' Oregon wheat and hogs would go well together all right so well in fact, that in bix months time East ern Oregon surplus . wheat . would flood coast markets with pork so cheap that substitute fat factories would bo forced out of business. Then what is the Eastern Oregon grain grower to turn to; chickens? Chair man Legge of the farm board paint ed a gloomy picture at the Fendleton meeting when he dissected conditions faced by the soft wheat growers. of the Pacific Northwest with no ex port market hereafter, for a product that will not compete in the domestic market with hard wheat for milling purposeshog feed, if you please, and his only antidote for relief was substantially as above mentioned. This mundane sphere is just now passing through a stream of meteors. Astronomers tell us that on any clear night, far from city lights, the observer facing northeast shortly after midnight may see flying through space a small speck of this 70,000,-000-wide Perseid meteor stream. Let's try it. The British have been showing us what they can do with their big dirigible by jockeying around over Canada with it. Why not be socia ble and bring 'er across the line; we'll promise not to throw rocks at 'er. 23 Years Ago Friday, August 23, 1907 Oregon is developing a profitable flax industry and Clackamas county is producing 40 per cent of the crop, o Ohio takes up where Tennessee left off Fess is in, Huston is out. Unsatisfactory growing conditions confront the Eickhoff Farm Products corporation with a light crop of beans in the Athena-Weston district this season. The corporation has put many thousands of dollars in circula tion here during the two years of its operation in payment of machinery, equipment and labor payroll. The management of operations which have been on a large scale, has been efficient and only adverse moisture conditions and leaf blight is responsi ble for unfavorable prospects as the time for harvesting the crop approaches. Mr. Coolidge, figuring in the mat ter of dollars and cents, comes to the conclusion that health is one of our chief national assots, finding that in spite of all progress that has been made in the science of hygiene, the yearly losses in this country from the ravages of disease run into many hundred million of dollars. Amarillo, Texas, lawyer who mur dered his wife by placing dynamite in the family automobile, expresses no regret for his awful deed, save thut he feels sorry for her aged parents. lie expressed hopes that they would forgive him and meet him in heaven, which is asking a whole lot. Fluishner, Mayer & Co., oldest wholesale dry goods concern on the Pacific coast, is going out of business, This Portland company waa at the zenith of its trade power back in the days when Matt Mosgrove, salesman, made the Eastern Oregon territory by train, stagecoach and livery rig, unpacking his sample cases in the hotel "baj-qj-'. There is great rejoicing in the ranks of University of Oregon alumni over the report that John Straub, dean emeritus of men, and connected with the university faculty for more than fifty years is slowly improving in his regretted illness. HEAVIER TAX LOAD (Walla Walla Union) ! As a private citizen, Calvin Cool idge continues to discuss public econ- omy in words of one syllable and in phrases of simple power. His term in the presidency was marked by reiterations of his warnings to con gress that appropriations should al ways be kept within probable income, remarks the Yakima Herald, which adds: Many times, of course, con gress refused to follow his. advice. Increasing prosperity saved it more than once, when federal revenues far exceeded the predicted income. , The situation is not so favorable today for the spending of the people's money, since industry is undergoing a definite and well-defined readjust ment. Revenues may be and prob ably will be sharply reduced. Ex orbitant authorization from congress for spending large sums of the tax payers money runs counter to com monsense in the operation of the pub lic functions. Mr. Coolidge has summarized the situation in this language: "The ap propriation of public money is al ways perfectly lovely until someoile is asked to pay the bill. If we are to have a billion dollars of navy, five hundred million of farm relief, four hundred million of Mississippi flood control, three hundred million of river and harbor improvement three hun dred million of public buildings, hun dreds of millions of good roads and other hundreds of millions of pen sions, the people will have to furnish more revenue by paying more taxes.' As simple as this proposition is, few people seem to understand it. Perhaps its very simplicity defeats its logic. Yet the principle contained in that one long sentence from the pen of the former president runs through the finances of all public agencies, whether they be attached to federal, state or local governments. Every additional outlay means that those who pay taxes will have to dig deeper. While in the country Saturday afternoon, little Merna DePeatt was taken violently ill with an attack of appendicitis. As soon as she was able the next morning she was "brought to town and has since been under the care of Dr. Sharp. At present she is very much better and it is believed that an operation will not be neces sary. Merna has before been afflicted with the same trouble. Another 60-bushel yield is reported to the Press for today's issue. In this instance the big yield comes from north of town. It was cropped by M. L. Watts on the old Zimmerman place, and 80 acres comprised the field. F. G. Lucas has purchased a moun tain ranch of W.( R. Taylor. The place is on Reed and Hawley moun tain, contains 160 acres, is unim proved and sold for $800. ', ; Jake' Kauffman, the big traveling man from Walla Walla was in town yesterday. Will Dobson was engaged this week in plumbing work at the Dale place near Helix. Miss Ada Ely was a guest of Athe na friends, from her home in Weston the latter part of the week. Chief Ta-wa-toi, successor to Young Chief of the Cayuse tribe on the Uma tilla Indian reservation, died' at his camp in Thorn Hollow Sunday eve ning, from the effects of pneumonia. T. J. Kirk has purchased a 63-acre tract of wheat land just south of town from Mrs. James Britten. The consideration was f 4,200 cash. E. R. Cox, for years engaged in the hardware business in Athena left Tuesday for Lewiston, for the purpose of investigating the possibilities exist ing for business .engagement there. Judge N. T. Caton, city attorney of Davenport, Wash., spent Tuesday night at the home of his son, Harvey Caton in this city. He found time to hunt up many of his old time friends while here. James H. E. Scott, who was elected assistant principal of the Athena pub lic school, left Saturday for Winona, Wash. He will return to Athena shortly to be in readiness to take up his school work. . Carl Brown, editor of the Milton Eagle, was a caller at this office Wednesday. He came over for the purpose of investigating the work of our typesetting machine and may pur chase one like it. H. O. Worthington and Fred Flint drove to the mountains Tuesday. The boys had a livery team and turned them loose to feed. Once at liberty the horses bolted for home, but were captured after a lively sprint. The Weston brickyard has just fin ished a shipment of 700,000 brick for Mrs. Stahl's new bowling alley at Walla Walla. Miss Jeanette Manasse returned Tuesday morning from Portland, where she went to select different lines of fall and winter goods for Manasse's Up-to-Date Store. Goodyear Tires and Tubes Valvoline Oils Automobile Supplies, Parts and Accessories Athena Garage North side Main Street Phone 352 , , ... t ... rwJ iBNMIimWkiHsW' LOW FAKES E A ST EFFECTIVE MAT M TO WEFT. RETURN UNIT OCT. SI. If3 Reduced fare all part of eatl; liberal stop overs. Fin train) modern equipment; splendid rricej tcenic tout. Short side trip enable you to viut ZION NATIONAL PARK GRAND CANTON NATIONAL PARK BRTCS CANTON NATIONAL PARK YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK. GRAND TETON NATIONAL PARK ROCKTMOVNf AXN'OTTT'L PARK latornattoa and Bookle ts m rcejaMt y Kl D O K3 BOUND TRIP TO DFNVFR JT.M OMAHA 7?-! KANSAS CITY.... ' 2 ST. LOUIS fO. Chicago .55-25 detroit 1m.s7 cincinnati 10s.m new orueans..107.i cleveland .107.j TORONTO... ..m. ATLANTA !5-J? riTTSBVRGH M8.8I WASHINGTON. ..I40.t ui inii PtllA tt al NEWYOlK. M.f. BOSTON lltWMMHHMI1 C. M. EAGER, Agent Athena, Oregon NOTICE OF FINAL ACCOUNT In the County Court of the State of Oregon for Umatilla County. In the Matter : of the Estate of Mitchell Thompson, Deceased. To all persons whom it may con cern: Notice is herebv riven that Cecil Curl, administrator of the es tate of Mitchell Thompson, deceased, has filed his final account and report in the administration of the estate; that the County Judge by order duly made and entered has appointed Mon day the 15th day of September, 1930, at the hour of ten o'clock in the forenoon-as the time and the County Court House at Pendleton as the place where all objections and ex ceptions to said final account and re port will be heard and a settlement of the estate made. Dated this 15th day of August, 1930. CECIL CURL, Administrator. Peterson & Lewis, Attorneys for Administrator. A15S12 NOTICE TO CREDITORS . In the County Court of the State of Oregon for Umatilla County. In the Matter of the Estate of Robert Parnell, Deceased. Notice is hereby given to all per sons whom it may concern: That The First National Bank of Pendleton at Pendleton, Oregon, has been appointed executor of the last will and testament of Robert Parnell, deceased. All persons having claims against said estate are required to present them, in the manner provid ed by law, to the said executor at its office and place of business at Pen dleton, Oregon, or to its attorneys, Peterson and Lewis, at their offices in Pendleton, Oregon, within six months of the date of the first publication of this notice which is the 1st day of August, 1930. THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF PENDLETON, Executor. Peterson & Lewis, Attorneys for Executor. , . A1A29 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 given 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 btate 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, Stangier Building, Pendleton, Oregon, within six months from date hereof, July 18th, 1930. EMMA I. MORRIS Administratrix. Peterson & Lewis, Attorney for Administratrix. J18A15 of said day, at the West Door of the County Court House, Pendleton, Ore gon, at public auction, for current lawful money of the United States of America, sell all of the right, title, claim and interest of said defendants Dean T. Willaby and Virgil E. Willaby had in and to the above de scribed property on the 3rd day of December, A. D., 1929, or since then have acquired, to the highest bidder for cash, or so much thereof, as may be necessary -to satisfy said judg ment, the proceeds to be applied to satisfaction of Baid execution and all costs. ' ; - . ' ' Dated this 2nd day of August A. D., 1930. r . : 1 .. ' -. TOM B. GURDANE, Sheriff of Umatilla County, Oregon. Aug 8-15-22-29, Sept . 5 CLASSIFIED Milk Cows Good, fresh Milk cows for sale. Henry . Koepke, Athena, phone 32F12. ; ? r - Cook House Cook house on wide truck, for sale. James Duncan Athe no, phone 30F15. : ' ' ' For Sale A New Coleman Air-O-Gas range, slightly used. Mrs. Callie Sanders, Athena, phone 30F21. , Poles R. A. Ball, Weston, R No. 2 has tamarack and red fir poles for sale at reasonable prices. ; PETERSON & LEWIS Attorneys at Law , Stangier Building, Pendleton, Oregon. Practice in all State and Federal Courts. . WATTS ft FKESTBYE y , Attorneys-At-Law Main Street. Athena, Oregon State and Federal Court Practice NOTICE OF SHERIFF'S SALE UNDER EXECUTION Notice is hereby given, that by vir tue of an execution issued out of the Circuit Court of the State of Oregon for Umatilla County, on the 2nd day of August, A. D., 1930, to me direct ed and delivered, upon the judgment rendered and entered in said Court on the 30th day of December, 1921, in favor of B. B. Richards, as plain tiff and against Dean T. Willaby and Virgil E. Willaby, as defendants for the sum of One Thousand Fifty One and no .100 ($1051.00) with inter est thereon at the rate of 8 per cent per annum from December 1st, 1920, until paid, and the further sum of $125.00 attorney's fees, and the fur ther sum of $20.00 costs and dis bursements, which said judgment has been docketed and enrolled in the of fice of the Clerk of said Circuit Court, I did, on the 2nd day of August, A. D., 1930, levy upon all of the right, title and interest and claim of said defendants in and to the following described real property in Umatilla County, Oregon, to-wit: The East 34 feet of Lot 4, Block 1, Kirk's Third Addition to Athena, Umatilla County, State of Oregon. Notice is hereby given that I will, on the 8th day of September A. D., 1930, at the hour of 2 o'clock p. m. Dr. W. H. McKinney Physician and Surgeon V Dr. Sharp's Office Office Hours at Athena 1 to 6 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 J DR. 8. F. SHARP; , -PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON Athena, Oregon DR. BLATCHFORD Dentist Post Building, Athena, Phone 582 Huggms' Service Station in its new location, Main at 5th Street Shell Gas Shell Lubricating Oil Shell Dry Cleaner Shell Auto Polish Shell Spring Oil j Tum-A-Luni 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, August 15, 1930 No. 33 Editorial , Have you noticed how dry it got after Prohibition enforce ment was changed from the Treasury Department to the Department of Justice? Saturday night won't mean much in those dry Middle West States unless they get rain pretty quick. Ad. in a Westport, 111., paper: Wanted Man for gardening, also to take charge of cow that . can sing in the choir and play the organ. A dog says that a flea is of no importance unless it bites him. Neither is a leak- in the roof until it starts to rain. Inspect, the top and patch and paint it. in preparation for the fall rains we are hoping for. " The shows have gone From bad to voice And golf is now Putt-putt. If things keep on . : The way they have I'm going off my nut. The unusual thing happened in a southern town the other day when a negro woman com--mitted suicide. "Why is it, Rastus," an old negro was asked, "that so few negroes ever commit suicide l- "It's fiis way, boss: When a white man gets in trouble and sets down to worry over it, he gets despret and kills hisself. When a nigger sets down he goes to sleep. A full coal bin looks entirely, different' from " an empty one . and goes a whole' lot further, when it comes to firing up the' furnace in the good old win ter time. Motto: Fill 'er up, and let Tum-a-lum do it for you. Gonna fix up the fence this fall, eh? It takes posts to fill up the holes, and Tum-a-lum carries good ones. . Be sure your, camp fife is out When the swatter won't do it, Tum-a-lum screens will. "Be lieve it or not," Tum-a-lum screens are best A. M. Johnson, Editor. Bring in Your Bent and Sprung Axles THIS SHOP IS EQUIPPED WITH AN AXLE GAGUE TO STRAIGHTEN AXLES Acetylene Welding and Black v, smithing . , C. M. Jones Blacksmith Shop -t The Athena Hotel MRS. LAURA FROOME, Prop. Courteous Treatment Clean Beda Good Meala I Tourists Made Welcome Special Attention Given ' to Home Patrons : . Corner Main and Third Athena, Oregon RELIABLE WATCH REPAIRING Main St H. BY HILL Athena Bell & Gray 'I Phone 593 . Two Auto Truck Dray Always At Your Service city and Country - Hauling Continental Oil Company Always at Your Service v Athena Service Station Gas, Oils, Greasing Automobile Accessories Tires BRYCE BAKER, Prop. . . Athena, . . Phone 762 ' We Have the Agency , , For the " '' " .' Macy Tailoring System of America Twin City Cleaners Phone 492 T. E. Smith, Prop. Freewater, Oregon Farmers Grain Elevator Company Grian and Feed SPECIAL Full Line of Sperry's Chick Feed Phone 382 LEE WILSON, : M'gr. is Announcement $ THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF ATHENA, OREGON, Announces that it has com-pieted the organ $ ization of a Trust Department . and is qualified to act as Executor, Administra- j tor, guardian, or in any other fiduciary capac- ' & ity. '. Just think what 37 years pf successful banking & experience would mean to the executor or ad- & ministrator of your estate. ' . 1 jfl Ask us for Information jfe Reduction In Electric Light Rates The following reduction in Electric light rates will be in effect on.and after March 15, 1929:- v : - Residents ml I&es v First 30 KWH hours used, per month.ll0c 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 montli .JLOc per KWH Next 200 7c per KWH ,6cperKWH .5c per KWH SOO,. Next Next 400.... 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 iscreased by 10 per cent on each item. : Preston-Shaffer Milling Company