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PAGE FOUR THE HEPPNER HERALD, HEPPNER, OREGON Tuesday, November 13, 1923 ' 1 The Ship of Ulyssea in (Prepare! by thft N'jitlunal Ooi?rftjhlc So- 1 clety, wasfmiKOm, u. i...) 1 The recent occtiijalioii of t fie island f Corfu liy Italy wns on the fa to of it the, taking liy force of Creek terri tory by an alien nation; lint the Island lias lieen cuffed about anil batted back and forth so continually through the .ceiitiuis that half ti dozen nations, including Italy, might lay claim to it on the plea of former ownership. ' Corfu Is one of the parts of the lock that secures the Adriatic sea at Its narrow neck from the Ionian sea and the. open waters of the Mediterranean. It lies like a watch-tower In the Ionian Mil before the narrowing entrance of .the .Strait of Otr;inlo. To the north of It a rawed tinker of Albanian 'iMoniiain-land reaches out into the titrait, anil, bending buck, forms tile eplondld naval harbor of Avlona, one rtt the golden hopes of Austrian and Italian ambitions. To the northwest of Corfu, the lout; Italian heel cuts out into the waters of the Ionian sea. Together, these; throe elements domi nate the Adriatic's outlet. I Corfu Is shaped somewhat like a Blckle or a rough crescent, the points or horns of which are toward the Creek mainland. Tin' northern point lacks only two miles of meeting the mainland, but the southern point Is some ten miles offshore. Tin' Indue of water which Corfu anil the mainland utmost make Into a lake forms a won derful land -locked roadstead which has played Its part In naval affairs for two millenniums. 1 The town and harbor of Corfu are on the east side of the island on the jihore of this roadstead across which sunn) twelve or tlfteen miles away fines, the rough shore of Kplnis. In the harbor Is the little bristling Isle of Vldo, which has often been heavily fortllled by Its various owners. j Homer Told Its Beauties. 1 Bathed in Mediterranean sunshine, with n rather dry climate for a oon tiidonihlo period of the year, the Island of Corfu has always heen considered a pleasure spot; and It failed to lose this reputation even when the silling up of it number of arms of tin- sea and the formation of slugtmnt lakes brought malaria to some of the low lands. Homer describes the Island as a sort of paradise In the dim days of Creek beginnings, lie makes It out an idyl lic lotus land of beautiful people and beautiful scenery with an abundance (if ligs and crapes and oilier fruits. The Island tirst omore.es In history lis the site of Corc ra, a city founded only a tew tailed from the present town of ' erl'u by colonists from Cor inth. The date of I 'oivyru's birth Is ket ut T.'tl I!. C - --twenty centuries ago. The colony crew rapidly In wealth, in maritime power, and into a roulidciit --(licit of Independence. Cor cyra's Meet, protected in its wonderful roadstead, civw m run;, and ill di'.t II. C. fouulit uilh its mother city, Cor inth, the llrst recorded Creek naval buttle, Corinth won; but before long Corcyra was iiL;ain Independent. When 11 second dispute arose with Corinth, Corcyra allied Itself with Athens, much as our colonial forefathers al llel themselves with Holland's ureal rival, France. Tlds move of Corey ru's led to the l'eloponneslnn war, (lie World war of classic times. When the creat licet of Athens and lier allies was on the way to Syracuse there vwm held In the roadstead of Corey rn n review of what was prob ably the groiitost concentration of imvnl strength up to that time. Again, In l.'iTl, the same roadstead was the Slithering place for another (Treat world navy, the combined Meets of Vi'iiKv, Spain and the pope, which milled from there to the battle of I.o panto, In which they enrshed the rls tnu ntul formidable naval power of Turkey. Willi the pass' nc of a powerful Oreece the Island licit is now t'e.-Mi fell Into tl.e hand- of cor-, its and he came a pirate M : .:.': !! );..i-i, do llver.al it In '.' 1 It. and -i ,'.... It Into tlie ri.-pi.e u. ;-' li- ,t Ids Ice T..r i'rrr'..'i. : j a " 10 :ii 1: c b. !) U - el Croeee ' v( ic ,; ,.. ,., t. ... I e Norm t.- of s.. ' v !.''. into . enlh em! Tw 1 :'.!! c . ! i lielioevo ii'ier The Pr-l foot bold by V'enet ans was gained in 1'JOT. but seven year later the island parsed to tin' Creeks of Kplrus for nearly liulf a Century. Aft Miit :,j Hi the Harbor of Corfu. Corfu's most Important middle pe riod begun in I.'fKtl, when it placed Itself voluntarily under Venetian pro tection. In 1-H)l Venice assumed com plete control and for -UK) years held the island. It was during this period that the Island took its modern name. It was a veritable stronghold against the Turk when Ottoman heels were on nil of mainland Greece and practically all her islands. Time after time the Turks tried to seize Corfu, but the Venetians always managed to drive them back. It tool; the ea-eat political cataclysm that Napoleon brought about to shake Venice's hold from Corfu. When Bo naparte handed Venice to Austria in 171)7 he kept Corfu for France. It was occupied by the French for only two years, however. Then a combined force of Russians and Turks captured the island, and combining it with the six oilier Ionian islands, set tip the Federation of the Seven Isles under Turkish sovereignty. The short pe riod from 17!t to LSOS was the only one during which the Turks held even nominal control over this island that had so long defied them and which they so long had coveted. In 1S07 flie French again came into possession of Corfu, but they were ousted at the "Hiiropoan clearing house" of 1X15. Then Corfu atlded another erratic chapter to its check ered career and became with the other Ionian Isles a protectorate of Great Ilritaln. In 1S(H Corfu once more found herself a part of Greece when Great llritain ceded the Ionian isles to that kingdom. Corfu does not show the marks of Its many masters as plainly as might lie expected. Only the scantiest of relics of ancient Coreyru and the Greek classic age are found, and there is hardly a truce of Itoinan works. A few buildings show llritish inlluonee, a few military works the hand of France. I'robahly the deepest Impress was made by Venice. Not only in the town of Corfu, but throughout the island as well, are numerous monas teries and other buildings showing an unmistakable Venetian cast. Population Is Mixed. The people show more plainly the effects of the many cross-currents of authority that, have Mowed over the Island. In Corfu city, for example, a considerable fraction of the popula tion is made up of Jews; sotnet hing like a third are of mixed Creek and Venetian blood; ami the rest are a mixture of all the strains of the niany pcoplod shores of the Mediterranean Greek, Italian, Turk, Albanian, Mal tese, Oalmatlun and many others. The town of Corfu, like many other communities that have survived from the Middle ages, has iu Its lower part a labyrinth of narrow streets, many of them too steep am! rough and con stricted to permit the use of wheeled vehicles. The hand of Italy appears araln in the ninny arcades, and the Fast shows Its inlluence In the dark recesses and crowded bazaars. On a higher level the city is built on a more open dan with better and more sightly buildings. The town Is plcturesipte if some what dirty, liut the rout niiartu of Corfu Is in the open and higher coun try. Passably good roads skirt the sea cliffs and penetrate the hills from both of which there are entrancing views of sea and sky nutl mountain, olive and cypress-clad hills and culti vated lowlands. On one of th hills is the Achlllelon, the pnlaee-viilu built for the unhappy Empress Kllr.uheth of Austria ami purchased for a winter home by the former German emperor in V.M7. The wonderful olive groves of j Corfu alone are worth a visit to the Island. In few places In the world do those valuable trees grow to such size I and nee us In this Ionian Island. The Venetians, during their control of ; Corfu, paid a bounty for each olive . tree planted. The thrifty husbatid'iian of t !ioe dav s collected the hcrr i.'s '-.!i a vvill, and as a rv.nl: large sec ' Moii ,.f the isaind's up'ands arc Uy-.v, '!!'! ei n oliv e grov I S, I ' e la-, ssiti.; and .' !is!e.t -C ' I "ihMuiis Corfa's cV.of '.-Mi:-:- , , '' 'i-ts of tl'o'.isan ;s ,.f g.db n 1 ; v! 1 ppod annual' v. 'IT e a'l .nil o-t.mt olive v imago biviiis with ,v:ea: fistival each Scon her. ' Just as Corfu hud been an luipor . t int naval base in Grecian. Koinau and j Venetian days. It played a stellar role , iu the sea tight. ug of the World war. PROFESSIONAL CARDS DR. F. E. FARRIOR DENTIST Office Upstairs Over Postoffice Heppner, Oregon S. E. NOTSON ATTORN E Y-AT-LA W Office in Court House HEPPNER, OREGON WOODSON & SWEEK ATTORXEYS-AT-LAW Masonic BuiWicg HEPPNE-R, OREGON DR. A. D. McMURDO PHYSICIAN and SURGEON Telephone 122 Office Patterson's Drug Store HEPPNER, OREGON DeLUXE ROOMS Summer Rates 75c & $1.00 Over Case Furniture Co. Same E. Van Vncror R. R. Butler Van VACTOR & BUTLER ATTORXEYS-AT-LAW Suite 304 First National Bank Bldg. THE DALLES, ORICCON. WATERS & ANDERSON FIRE IXSURAXCE Successors to C. C. Patterson HEPPNER, OREGON NOTICE TO TAX LEVYING HOARDS Notice: is hereby given to all per sons, who are members of any board or commission empowered to levy taxes for any public purpose within the boundaries of Morrow county that the Tax Conservation Commis sion for the county of Morrow is now organized and ready to take up the wo tic for which they hae been ap pointed and that all budgets must be filed with the commission at the court house in Heppner, Oregon, on or before Monday, November 12, 1!)23. All budgets submitted to the commission must be accompanied with the estimate sheets for the three years last past. Notice of public bearings of all persons interested either for or against the budgets will be given at a later date. It is expected that some person or eersons familiar with each budget shall hold themselves in readiness to appear before the commission when notified. Dated at Heppner, Oregon, Novem ber 0, 11123. V. G. MeCAUTY, Chairman, L F K PADHKUC, CHAS. I!. COX. 2S-lt .NOTICE OF SHERIFF'S SALE In the Circuit Court of the State of I Oregon for Morrow County. Peoples Hardware Company, a Cor I poiation, Plaintiff, I vs. A. 1.'. Mcllride, Defendant. I liy virtue of an execution, judg- tr.iat order and order of sale issued out of the above entitled Court in '.he above entitled cause, to me di rected, dated the 2Cttt day of Octo ber, 1923, upon a judgment rendered and tntered in said court on the 2 5th day of October, 1923, in favor of the plaintiff and against the defendant, A. E. MeBride for the sum of $5.40 and $47. S3 with interest at the rate of 10 per cent per annum from May 23, 1020; $213.37 with interest at 6 per cent per annum from May 2 9, 1020; $13.95 with interest at the rale of 6 per cent per annum from May 1, 1919; the sum of $20.00 with Interest at the rate of 6 per cent p r annum from June 21, 1919 and the further sum of $3 5.00 attorneys fees and costs and disbuisements in the sum of $3S. 00 and costs of Job Printing SEE US When in neeJ cf any- 1 j thing in the line of neat and attractive Printing. and upon this writ commanding me to make sale of the following de scribed real property, to-wit: East half of the Southwest quarter of Section 30, Northeast quarter of the Northwest quar ter of Section 31, in Township 4 South Range 28, E. W. M. in Morrow County, S'.ate of Ore gon. I will, in compliance of the com mands of said Writ, on Wednesday, the 28th day of November, 1023, at the hour of 2 o'cloc'k P. M. at the door of the County Court House in Heppner, Morrow County, State of Oregon, sell p.t public auction sub ject to redemption to the highest bid der for cash in hand, all the right, title and interest of the above named defendant, in and to said lands or any part thereof, to satisfy the said execution, judgment, interest, costs and accruing costs. Dated this 27th day of October, 1023. GEO. McDUFFEE, Sheriff of Morrow County, Oregon. WOODSON & SWEEK, Attorneys for the plaintiff, Heppner, Oregon. 27-33 NOTICE OF SHERIFF'S SALE U.NKEH FORECLOSURE In the Circuit Court of the State of Oregon for Morrow County Helen V. Knappenberg, Plaintiff, vs. A. C. Allison and Cora A. Allison, his wife, and the Farmers and Stockgrowers National Bank, a cor poration, Defendants. Notice is hereby given, that under and by virtue of an execution and order of sale issued out of the above entitled court in tiie above entitled cause to me directed, daled the 2Gtb day of October, 1 923, upon a judg ment rendered and entered in said court on the 25th day of October, 1 923, in favor of the plaintiff, Helen V. Knappenberg and against the de fendants above named for the sum of $10,000 with interest thereon from November 1, 1920, at the rate of 6 per cent per annum, $640 attorneys fees and costs and disbursements taxed and allowed in the sum or $18. GO, and accruing costs of sale, and wherein the court, decreed the sale of the real property mortgaged by the defandants, to secure payment of said judgment. I will on Friday the 30th day of November, 1923, at the hour of 10 o'clock in the forenoon of said day, at the front door of the County Court House in the city of Heppner, Mor row County, Oregon, offer for sale and sell at public auction to the highest bidder for cash in hand, the fo!lowing described real property situated in Morrow County, Oregon, and ordered sold by the court, to wit: Southwest quarter, East half of the Northwest quarter, East half of the Southw.est quarter of the Northwest quarter, West half o'f the Northeast quarter, West half of the Southeast quar ter of Section S, also that por tion of the East half of the Southeast quarter of Section 8 lying west of the Gooseberry j'oad, as the same is located and established over and across said lands, all in Township 1 South Range 23, E. W. M. Or so much thereof as is necessary to satisfy said judgnunt, costs and accruing costs. Heppner, Oregon, October 29, 1923. GEO 110 E McDUFFEE, Sheriff of Morrow County, Ore. 27-31 NOTICE TO CREDITORS Notice is hereby given that the undersigned has been duly appointed by the County Court of the State of Oregon for Morrow County, executor of the last will and testament of Jerry Brosnan, deceased, and all per sons having claims against the estate of said deceased are hereby re quired to present the same with proper vouchers, to the said execu tor at Lena, Oregon, within six months from the date of this notice. Dated this 9th day of October, 1923. JOHN BROSNAN, 04. og Executor. SUMMONS Iu the Circuit Court of the State of Oregon, for Morrow County The First National Bank of Heppner, Oregon, a Corporation Plaintiff. vs. Ida Thompson Catlin. St'th Cat'.!:i. Harriet Thompson Burke, Edward Burke, Kdiu Thorn; "sen Nelson. Clark Nelson. S.ulie Weller Rcuth. Albert Routh, Eva, Well, r !' '- '-'. V. C. C'reaswell. Mary M. Civs wcll. James L. Crosswcll, Martha J. Cressvvetl, Mary E. Cres.-e.vei' Ellis, M Bell Thompson, Ralph Thompson and Helen Thompson Defendants. To P- C Cresswell, Mary M. Cress- well, Sadie Weller Routh apd Albert Routh, of the above named defend ants: IN THE NAME OP THE STATE OF OREGON, you, and each of you, are hereby required to appear and answer the complaint of the plaintiff, filed against you in the above enti tled cause and court, on or before six weeks from the date of the first publication of this summons, to-wit, on or before Wednesday, the 28th day of November, A. D. 1923, and if you fail so to appear and an swer the complaint of the plain tiff herein, for want thereof, the plaintiff will apply to the court for the relief prayed for in said com plaint, to-wit, that you, and each of you, bo decreed to have no estate, right, title or interest in or to the following described real property, to-wit: Lots numbered Seven (7) and Eight (8) and all of that por tion of Lot numbered One (1) lying on the west side of Willow Creek in Block numbered Eight (8) in Staudsbury's Addition to the Town of Heppner, in Mor row County, State of Oregon, or any part thereof, and that it be decreed that the plaintiff is the owner in fee of all of said described real property, and that you, and each of you, be forever enjoined and bar red from asserting any claim in or Forehanded People Inside of the vault of the bank are located the individvual Safe Deposit Boxes main tained for those forehanded people who want the BEST OF PROTECTION for their valuables. Bonds, stocks, insurance policies, mortgages, records, receipts, jewelry, trink ets, etc, deserve better protection than they receive when kept in an office safe, tin box or hidden away somewhere. This bank has these Safe Deposit Boxes for rent at the rate of two dollars a year and up, according to the size of the box.: It offers you the opportunity to keep your valuables where it keeps its own. Rent a Safe Deposit Box today, for the number now vacant is limited. Farmers and Stockgrdwers National Bank HEPPNER, OREGON New York Life Insyrance Co. affords the holder PROTECTION in more ways than one. It protects your family in the event of your death. It protects your business, of which you are, perhaps, the most valuable asset, while you are living. It protects your credit in times of financial stringency by the loan privilege it offers. It protects you by substantial payments if to tally disabled by accident or disease. It pays double in case of accidental death. The New York Life offers many different plans of insurance each of highest merit in its place. Can you afford to take chances against fate when you can secure absolutely reliable and trustworthy protection at a moderate cost? Think it over. Thone Main 13 or write us and we will be glad to call and show yourself and your wife just what these policies are. New York Life Insurance Co. S. A. PATTISON, Resident Agent HEPPNER, OREGON to said premises, or any part thereof, adverse to the plaintiff herein, and for such other and further relief as may be equitable and just. This Summons is served upon you by publication thereof in the Hepp ner Herald, a weekly newspaper of general circulation in Morrow Coun ty, Oregon, once each week for six successive weeks, under and by vir tue of an order duly made and en tered in the above entitled Court and cause on the 15th day of October, 1923, by the Honorable W .L. Camp bell, County Judge of Morrow Coun ty, Oregon. Dated and first published this tl; i, 10th day of October, A. D. 1923. VAN VACTOR & BUTLER. Attorneys for Plaintiff. Postoffice and residence address: The Dalles, Wasco Co., Or. 2 5-31 CALL FOR COUNTY WARRANTS All General Fund Warrants of Morrow County, Oregon, registered on or before February 28th, 1923, will be paid on presentation at the office of the County Treasurer on or after November 8th, 1923, ou which date interest on said warrants will cease. Dated at Heppner, Oregon, Octo ber 24, 1923. LEON W. BRIGGS, 27-28 County Treasurer.