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' THE PRESS, ATHENA, OREGON, NOVEMBER 27, 1931
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Athena, Oregon, November 27, 1931
"The recent recommendation of the
Interstate Commerce Commission that
the railroads seek legislative relief,
has caused the Association of Rail
way executives to adopt plans for
sponsoring legislation that would
place all forms of interstate trans
portation on an equal footing. Regu
lation that is good for the railroads,
in other words, should likewise be
good for their competitors," says the
Manufacturer. There should be no
quarrel with this. The railroads are
not asking that their competitors be
outlawed they are asking that they
be given a fair chance to compete
with them. The public, which has the
larerest stake of all in the railroad
problem, should stand solidly behind
legislation that will attain this end.
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The Halsey, Oregon, Sentinel has
announced an interesting plan to help
the jobless during the winter, for
four months it will insert in its col
umns, without charge, advertisements
both for persons in need of work, and
persons who wish to offer employ
ment of any kind. It beliaves that
there are many who have work that
needs being done, but are not able to
pay cash for it. So, in exchange for
labor, they may give food, clothing or
shelter. This is a worth-while ser
vice to the community and the Sen
tinel has provided an example that
will be followed by The Press in run
ning "Help Wanted" advertisements
for unemployed, locally, free of
charge.
In a seven-year period of drunken
and speed-mad driving in Portland,
the Oregonian tabulates a death total
of 364 victims, with a recorded an
swer from justice of only one peni
tentiary sentence; that of a negro
who was sent up for one year. We
never realized that color counts for
so much when facing a jury.
Most of us are familiar with the
usual arguments against stringent
anti-gun laws that they have proven
unenforceable whenever tried, that
they are a denial of constitutional
rights, and that they actually bene
fit the criminal, who makes u practice
of breaking laws.
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In glorifying the Bully creek onion
a Morning Oregonian writer likens it
to be the most convincing of veget
ables. "True, true," as Andy would
say. And if in doubt about it, find
yourself seated some night in a the
atre beside the fellow who ale one of
those mulligan perfumery bulbs for
dinner.
The recent congress of the Nation
al Safety Council was opened with a
written admonition from President
Hoover that our 33,000 annual deaths
due to automobiles, "is a challenge to
the efforts of the safety organizations
and the cooperation of every motor
vehicle operator."
There are so many laws now that
the average citizen cannot go through
a dav of 24 hours without violating
somebodys's pet ordinance or law,
even though he makes himself as un
obtrusive as humanly possible. Laws
for fundamental government are nec
essary, but they do not constitute a
great nor a burdensome number.
Laws governing specific practices and
conditions may be desirable, also, but
when they are used as an arbitrary
club they become ineffective and
worse than useless.
o
One E. Lloyd Nelson, Seattle cap
italist says that if the Manchurian
affair blossoms into a real war, the
business and shipping interests of
Seattle and Portland will begin to
boom. "It looks more like a long
drawn-out conflict now," radiates Mr.
Nelson. "I am not one of these bloody
fellows who wants a lot of people
killed so I can make money, . . but
both countries will be in the market
for a great deal of material . . ."
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One of the reasons for present con
ditions is the forced business of yes
terday. "We did so much business
last year. Our quota this year will
be so much more." That was the
slogan of sales managers and execu
tives. They would recognize no limit
to the public's ability to consume. A
salesman who did not force his quota
had some bad moments. There is
an economic limit beyond which the
public refuses to go.
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Here's hoping that Westbrook Feg
ler, who is pastmaster in the sports
writing art and premier expose fac
totum in putting crimps into all that
is crooked in sports and forever burn
ishing up all that is good and square
in them, will ring off long enough to
tell us why Graham McNamee is
chosen to broadcast world series
games when there are oodles of an
nouncers who really understand base
ball as it is played.
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One of our exchanges calls atten
tion to a..commendable movement that
is. spreading in many sections of the
northwest is that to properly mark
historic sites. In the northwest to
day are many men and women whose
lives reach buck to the early days.
By marking such places now much ac
curacy may be written into pioneer
history which will be lost as the old
timers pass on.
o
We read that Mr. Yoshizawa, Jap
an's Ambassador to Paris openly
snubbed the league council by keeping
it waiting for an hour and delivering
in the Japanese language a long in
transigeant statement. No one in the
room understood a word of what it
was all about, and the cutting edge o(
it all is that this Mr. Yoshizawa
speaks English and French ever so
fluently.
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Old Dobbin is comine back. At
least that is the sincere belief of a
Western Oresron Percheron breeder
A colt is almost a curiosity nowadays,
but they won't be in another year in
the opinion of this horsebreeder.
Right now valley farmers are begin
ning to use more horses in farm work
and there is more innuiry for horse-
drawn implements, such as sulky
plows.
During the last calendar year the
people of America received more than
$2,642,000,000 from life insurance po
licies nearly half a billion mors than
in the preceding year. The assets of
the legal reserve life insurance com
panies passed the twenty-billion
mark.
A Kansas City girl shot and killed
her lover when he abused her Pekin
ese, and the ease with which she did
it is explained in her statement to the
police: "I'm sorry I shot him. But
he had no business treating my dog
that way."
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They also have it over in Spain.
Gunmen shot it out with police the
other day in approved Chicago style
a woman bystander and two police
men killed, one bystander and two
policemen wounded. Gunmen vam
osed. o
Kathleen Plunkett, daughter of Lord
Plunkett, is 111 years old and says
that she never felt better in her
whole life, which leads one to wonder
ing just what brand of cosmetics Miss
Plunkett prefers.
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Pennsylvania anthracite coal min
ers are eating again. For the firct
time since 1929, 26,000 miners re
ceived their two weeks full pay checks
Saturday.
lets it be known upon his arrival at
Washington that "if an increase in
taxes is found necessary" he favors
laying it against incomes in the high
er brackets. ' In its significance as to
prospective effectiveness this pro
nouncement by the Oregon represen
tative is less important than it would
have been before the democrats ob
tained accretions in the recent elec
tions which will give them control of
the house. Mr. Hawley will probably
lose his important chairmanship of
ways and means. Nevertheless the
view he now expresses is sound as far
as it goes. It might well go further.
The government ought to carry itw
economies as far as it can. After
that, whatever deficit is left ought to
be made up by congress through
legislation for increased revenues.
The notion said to be held in some
quarters that bonds should be issued
to make up the current deficit is whol
ly unsound. It is a measure that
would never be entertained in the con
duct of private business or industry.
It would be like mortgaging the farm
to pay the grocer's bill. It is no cure
for depression to plunge further into
debt not more so for government
than for firms and individuals.
In declaring his opinion that any
necessary increase in taxes ought t'j
be made in the higher brackets Repre
sentative Hawley follows a lead tak
en by Senator Steiwer some time ago.
The junior senator has been telling
Oregonians through the press and in
speeches for some time past that he
was favorable to such a measure. And
manifestly those who are enjoying
large net incomes in spite of the de
pression ought to carry the brunt of
the increase.
Except in time of war our govern
ment ought to pay as it goes. It ought
not to be paying out more than it is
taking in. The government is doing
that and doing it at an alarming rate.
Latest estimates of the deficit for the
fiscal year run as high as two billions.
We are running behind now at the
rate of $150,000,000 a month. Such
a figure is staggering. Manifestly
such a situation must be corrected.
Drastic economies already announced
by the president go only part way to
ward meeting it.
The congress is bound to face a
multitude of extraordinary demands
of one kind or another for measures
to relieve distress. Some will have
merit. Some others will lack it In
considering them all congress will
need to keep sternly in mind our
growing deficit. Emphasis needs to be
placed upon measures to balance the
budget.
"Go ahead, string me up. You can't
bother me; I'm tough, see?" And
there's no doubt Collie will be strung
up.
Despite the Depression there are
Demany Dethings to be Dethankful
for. Dedon't you Dethink De so?
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Wily Japan is over in Manchuria
standing on one foot and telling the
rest of us to go to 1
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The Russian bear is shaking his
paw at the Japanese in Manchuria.
BALANCE THE BUDGET
(Morning Oregonian)
Representative Hawley, formerly
outspoken against any increase in
taxes by the coming congress, now
NOTICE OF FINAL ACCOUNT
In the County Court of the State of
Oregon for Umatilla County.
In the Matter of the Estate of David
II. Sanders, Deceased.
Notice is hereby given that the
undersigned has filed her final account
and report in the above entitled mat
ter and that the above entitled Court
has fixed Saturday, the 26th day of
December, 1931, at the hour of 10:00
o'clock A. M. of said day, as the time,
and the County Court room in the
County Court house of Umatilla
County, at Pendleton, Oregon, as the
place, for hearing or said final ac
count and report. Objections, if any
there be to said final account and re
port should be filed on or before that
date.
Dated at Athena. Oregon this 27th
day of November, 1931.
CALLY SANUKKS,
Executrix of the Last Will and
Testament of David II. Sanders, De
ceased.
Watts & Prestbye, Athena, Oregon,
Attorneys for Executrix. N27D25
22 Years Ago
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
In the County Court of the State of
Oregon for Umatilla County.
In the Matter of the Estate of Henry
W. Vogt, Deceased.
Notice is hereby given to all per
sons whom it may concern:
That James W. Maloncy has been
appointed executor of the last will
and testament of Henry W. Vogt, de
ceased, and has qualified as such. All
persons having claims against said
estate are required to present them
with proper vouchers as required by
law, to the said executor at the law
office of Peterson and Lewis in the In
land Empire Bank Building at Pen
dleton, Oregon, within six months of
the date of the first publication of
this notice which is the 27th day of
November, 1931.
JAMES W. MALONEY, Executor
Peterson and Lewis, Attorneys for
ExeWjtor. N17D25
Wednesday evening in Pendleton
the marriage of William Roy Tomp
kins and Miss Alice Bernice Carls
trom was solemnized. The bride is a
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Carlstrom
now of Pilot Rock, and grew to wo
manhood in our neighboring town of
Adams. The groom is the second son
of Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Tompkins of
this city, and is most favorably known
here.
Henry La Brasche, a well known
young man of this vicinity met with
a fatal accident while duck hunting
on the Umatilla river, Monday, when
his shot gun was accidentally dischar
ged. He died in the hospital at Pen
dleton, after a surgical operation, at
which time his left leg was amputat
ed as a last resort to save his life.
The Athena' high school basketball
team played its first game Friday
night, when it met defeat at the
hands of the Weston high school team
by the decisive score of 43 to 6.
Mr. Richard Wright, a well known
young man of this city, and Miss Es
tella VanWinkle of Weston, were
married at Pendleton, Wednesday.
Benjamin Craigan was in town yes
terday from Weston.
Rev. A. O. Hammond attended the
Preachers' Meeting at Walla Walla
last Monday.
Mrs. Byron N. Hawks returned
Wednesday evening from her visit
with relatives in Spokane.
Mrs. Wm. Dobson and Mrs. Elmer
McCarl will go to Pendleton tomorrow
for a visit to the dentist.
Mr. Steward of the firm of Steward
& Brown, was confined to his home on
account of illness a portion of this
week.
Mr. and Mrs. James Mitchell ar
rived in the city from Moro, Sherman
county, Monday. They will remain un
til after the holidays.
While undergoing repairs, the din
ing room at the Athena Hotel will re
main closed until further notice, and
only lodging can be had there.
"Charley" the Chinaman, is again
a resident of Athena, having come
back to accept his old position of jan
itor at the First National Bank.
Considerable interest is taken in the
"Stag" supper to be given in the base
ment of the M. E. church Dec. 16. A
prize of $1.00 will be given for the
best pie baked by a man.
Mrs. Glen Sailing of North Powder,
Baker county is visiting in Athena
and vicinity. Her husbsand is run-
at North Powder.
LaMar District no. au win oDserve
tho Thristmaa holiday with a grand
Christmas tree and program. As usual
in this district, a splendid lime is ex-
Ped-. -
Grandma Van WinKie, a pioneer vi
Weston, was in the city yesterday
visiting her sister, Mrs. Lizzie Watts,
and attending the funeral of her
grandson-in-law, Henry LaBraschs.
Miss Sylvia Beathe, the popular
coioalnHv nr. the Moserove Mercantile
store, will hereafter remain in Athena
during the week, having made ar
rangements to board with Mrs. R. A.
Thompson in the West part of town.
Mrs. Harris' Sunday school class of
boys won the honors at the Christian
Sunday School last month, and in re
cognition of their faithful efforts
were entertained at the parsonage
Tuesday night. The boys report the
time of their lives.
The young folks enjoyed the snow
immensely and the merry jingle of
the sleigh bells denotes that they are
making rides while the mantle oi
white remains this item will remain
good until Mr. Chinook puts in an
appearance. Favorable weather con
ditions permitted farmers to sow con
siderable wheat before the snow came
although many did not complete their
work
The first National Bank
of Athena
Established 1891
CAPITAL AND SURPLUS $110,000.00
Does a General Banking Business
and Maintains a Complete
Trust Department
Bruno Weber
Blacksmithing
AND
Repair Work
Prices Reasonable
Successor To
JENS JENSEN
Celluloid Curtains
We are making a specialty of replacing Celluloid in
Side Curtains at resonable prices.
An Expert Mechanic
Will attend to Automobile Repairing.
GALLAHERS GARAGE
J. E. Gallaher, Prop. Athena Phone 471
CLASSIFIED
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B, B. Richards
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General Insurance
Farm Loans
Bonds
Liability
Wanted Clean, Cotton rags at the
Press office.
Eyes examined, glasses properly
fitted at Schneller's, 39 East Main,
Walla Walla,
BEN BATEMAN
Expert in
Body Correction
Calls answered promptly
Office at Residence in North Athens.
Telephone 595.
Sena us your
ashable
WOOLENS
Dr. W. Boyd Whyte
CHIROPRACTOR
Stangier Building, Phone 706
Pendleton. Oregon. 957 J
The Athena Hotel
MRS. LAURA FROOME, Prop.
Court obi Treatment, Clean Bed
Good Meala
Tourists Made Welcome
Corner Main and Third
Athena. Oregon
Barber Shop
and
Beauty Parlor
Pcnn Harris, Prop.
Dr. O. T. Harstad
DENTIST
Office Phone 632, Resident Phone 933
Freewater, Oregon
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. Dale Rothwell .
Optometrist
The best in glasses at a reasonable
cost.
Over Woolworth's Phone 1286
Pendleton, Oregon
Peterson & Lewis
Attorneys at Law
Practice in all State and Federal
Courts.
Inland Empire Bank Building
Pendleton Oregon
Watts & Prestbye
Attorneys-At-Law
Main Street, Athena, Oregon
State and Federal Court Practice
They're Warmer and Wear
Better when Laundered Regularly
Have your Blankets Done
Now
Pendleton, Oregon
Bell
Gray
Are Always
Prepared
to do
Auto Truck
Hauling
and
Delivery
Promptly
Prices Right
Phone 593
Real Estate
Wheat Alfalfa and
Stock Land
SHEEP FOR SALE
L. L. Montague, Arlington
Tum-a-Lum Fuel
Includes the Best there is in
COAL
and
WOOD
Building Materials of every description, for new
and remodeled homes
Tum-a-Lum Lumber Company
..MEAT..
Choose the Meat Dish First
then the Meal Planning Is Easy
Let the Meat Decide the Vegetables
Here Is an Idea or Two:
Roast Pork and Sweet Potatoes Beef and Beets
Pork and Green Beans Ham and Spinach
Fresh Milk and Cream
From a Tested Dairy. At All Times
THE ATHENA MARKET
Continental Oil Company
Germ Processed Motor Oil
Athena Service Station
"Service With a Smile" , .f:..
Automobile Accessories Tires
BRYCE BAKER, Prop. . . Athena, . . Phone 762
THE TWIN CITY CLEANERS
Dependable Service
Lower Prices April 1st
Ladies Spring Coats $1 and UP Silk Dresses $1.25
and Up Wool Dresses $1 and Up
Men's Suits $1.25
For other prices, ask the Driver
Trade with the man who helps pay your taxes
We call for and deliver every Tuesday and Friday
T. E. SMITH, Proprietor, Phone 1571 Freewater Oregon
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Lamps Lamps
Why Pay More?
Plain and Frosted Mazda Lamps
25 Watt 17c
40 Watt 17c
60 Watt 17c
75 Watt .28c m
100 Watt .28c I
150 Watt. 50c
CORRECT VOLTAGE and CORRECT LAMPS
ALL OTHER LAMPS ACCORDINGLY
PRESTON-SHAFFER MILLING CO.
Electrical Department, Athena, Oregon. Phone 182