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The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1922-09-29
NOTICE OF STREET ASSESSMENT

Notice is hereby given. that the
Common Council of the City of Athe-
ma has duly levied and assessed
against the adjoining property, the
cost Of the improvement Of Hunt
Avenue in the City of Athena from
the North line of Main street to
the North City limits of the City Of
Athena and that said assessment is
now due and payable at the office
of the City Recorder Of the City of
Athena.
Notice is further given, that all
persons desiring to pay said assess
ment in ten annual installments must
file an application, with the City
Recorder, to make such payments,
within ten days from the date of the
first publication of this notice.
This notice is published by order
of the Common Council, the first
publication thereof being made on
Friday, September 90, 1922.
B. B. Richards, City Recorder.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1922-09-29
NOTICE OF FINAL ACCOUNT

In the County Court for Umatilla
County, State of Oregon.
In the Matter of the Guardianship of
the person and estate of Mary R.
Follon, a person incapable of con-
Quoting her own affairs.
Notice is hereby given to all whom
it may concern that John W. Keen the
guardian in the above entitled matter,
has filed in the above entitled Court
and cause, his final account and re-
port as such guardian and that the
said Court has fixed and appointed
Monday the 23rd day Of October, 1922
at the hour of Ten o'clock a. m. as
the time and the Court room of this
Court as the place for final hearing
of said account.
Dated the 22nd day Of September,
1922.
John W. Keen, Guardian of the per-
son and estate of Mary r. Follon,
an incompetent person, since deceased.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1922-09-29

The scientists who have overcome
fog at Pittsburg will confer favor
by coming out here and dispelling
the gloomy vapor that rolls up each
winter from Hudson's Bay and con-
stitutes the only depressing feature
of an otherwise wonderful climate.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1922-09-29
EAST END FAIR

Freewater, Sept. 23.-The date for
the East End fair has been set by
the business men of Freewater for
October 26. Preparations are being
made to make this the big event of
the season. The chamber of commerce
of Walla Walla has been invited to
attend, and the Walla Walla ban |,
will have charge of the music.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1922-09-29

We do not often find ourselves in
accord with the g. o. p., but we en-
tirely sympathize with the refusal of
its state convention to identify AL
mighty God with its declaration of
PRINCIPLES.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1922-09-29
Democrats estimate that

Democrats estimate that the new
tariff will cost the people in indi-
rect taxation more than five billion
dollars annually, or $45 per capita.
It is the G. o. p.'s most stupendous
achievement in the way of class leg
islation-which is by no means
classy legislation from the common
peoples standpoint.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1922-09-29

What the Greeks expected to get
out of Asia Minor is not so clear to
us as the fact that they got out Of
Asia Minor.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1922-09-29

According to the Boston Herald,
lone reason why public opinion of
the Volstead act is so hard to gauge
is that wet wants liquor so much
more vehemently than dry does
notn
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1922-09-29

Rain has interfered with the state
fair, which reminds us that Pendle-
ton must be beloved of the weather
gods when pulling off its big show.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1922-09-29

Economy is the slogan Of the Ore
gon republicans. Likewise of the
democrats and of every candidate on
both tickets. Trouble is that It
never emerges from the slogan class.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1922-09-29

Of child. Optimism lifted man
from savagery, filled the bursting
granaries, built millions of homes
and filled the world with music"
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1922-09-29

"Is Harding firing of Big Job?"
asks Journal head line. Possibly.
There are also indications that the
big job is firing Of Harding,
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1922-09-29

Chaplain Mercer invoked divine
aid and blessing upon the republican
state convention at Portland. What
it mostly needed, however, was wis
dom.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1922-09-29

Our poker editor takes occasion
to remind Greece that she should
have tossed her king into the discard
before she lost the pot.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1922-09-29

The Enterprise Record chieftain
says that "Pessimism never turned
q furrow, built ship, erected a
house Or brought a smile to the face
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1922-09-29

We despise the Turk-which feel
ing we are thankful we are able tc
indulge at safe distance.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1922-09-29

Izzet Pasha has resigned as Turk
ish minister of foreign affairs
beating you to it)-Izzet possible ?
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1922-09-29

Uncle Sans running expenses
never wait for the starters gun nor
stop at the tape.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1922-09-29

Little wonder "the Turk has never
changed" His Christian neighbors
have always bungled the job of
working him over.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1922-09-29

Evidently the Turk must be taught
his place--which is not in the neu-
trail zone.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1922-09-29

Mustapha Kemal will do well to
heed strait talk from the British
government.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1922-09-29

To the most amended Of all tar
ifs, you hear no "amen" from the
people.
The Washington herald., 1922-05-01
German-Russian Treaty
Eulogized by It's Makers
BY WICKHAM STEED.
Editor London Times.

GENOA, April 3O-were it not for
the CLEANS of humor that OCCASION
ally illumine the crises and wran-
Cling at this peace conference. Genoa
would be tiresome place indeed.
The other night. whi!e The dele
gates were trying TO guess the mean
ing Of Lloyd Georges pathetico-alarm-
ist allocution to British and Amer
lean journalists. Tchitcherin had in
vited the German delegation TO a
banquet Toasts of the most cordial
nature were exchanged. Chancellor
Wirth eulogized the German Bolshe-
wiki treaty as the model of a pa
cific agreement"
"1t has" he concluded. "a signifi-
cane Of the first order for the pro-
letariat of the whole world
Not to be outdone in generous ap-
probation of their joint achieve
ments, Tchitcherin also set forth the
beauties of the Rapallo treaty, de-
filming 1t as "the first instance in
which an international instrument has
drawn up in an evangelical spirit" +"
This puts the British prime min
ister's efforts in the shade. Hence
forth 1t would be ungracious to speak
Of the fierce friendship" between
the Bolsheviks and Germans as a
threat to Europe. All the perils of
the Russo-German alliance at which,
II Sir Edward Grigg speaks sooth.
the British delegation does not quail,
vanish like the morning mist under
the rays of the Bolshevik orb.
And since the Rapallo treaty is
&c 0INf t. l.
conclusion of an international in
strument in an evangelical spirit,
what remains for the prime min
lister whose standing as an evan
gelist cannot be gainsaid. but to
give the Rapallo treaty his bless
Ing and recall the Germans from
coventry?
All Eyes On Bolsheviki.
But, alas and alack for the fallen
world and a conference in danger
of falling, the delegates remain in an
unregenerate mood. The crucial
question Is naturally whether the
Bolsheviks will accept the terms of
the document which kept the allied
negotiators busy until past midnight.
Unless the recent stiffening of their
attitude and the banqueting of the
Germans are merely technical or a
part Of the system Of 'Oriental bar
gaining" the chances are they won't
accept.
In this case. the draft of the con-
vention would stand as proof of the
lengths to which the British dele
cation was prepared to go in order
to secure Bolshevik permission to
help. and accord them de jure rec
ognition.
tcopsrisht. 1872,
The Washington herald., 1922-05-01
OVERSEAS WOMEN
HONOR WAR DEAD
Place Wreath on Grave of
Unknown Soldier at
Arlington.

Honors were again paid to the
Unknown Soldier yesterday after
noon when the Women's National
Overseas League placed a wreath on
the grave at Arlington Amphithe.
ater and held memorial services in
his memory and that of overseas
women who died in service.
The program included violin
solo by Mrs. Rose Maxwell Dickey.
invocation by Chaplain Yates. ad-
dress by John Van Schaick. former
president Of the District Board of
Education, and a vocal solo by Miss
Lucia Maxwell.
on the grave by Mrs. Oswald Chew,
tion, assisted by Miss Margaret
Lambie. Gen. Pershing and Admiral
Hulse were present.
The ceremony was preliminary to
the second annual convention OF the
league, which opens today at the
Y. W. c. A, 1888 F street north
west. for three days. Approximately
$50 women will be in attendance.
This evening at the Central High
school the French Ambassador.
jules J. Jusserand, and the British
Ambassador, Sir Auckland Geddes,
will be guests of honor at a re-
union.
This afternoon at o'clock the
national officers will be received by
the President at the White House,
and tomorrow afternoon the dele
gates will call in a body to be re-
ceived by Mrs. Harding.
The Washington herald., 1922-05-01
PALACE.
DIa Dana I'm 'aGIass Hou.e.-

Glass Houses" is the title of the
latest starring production that
brings to the screen the dainty and
fascinating personality of Viola
Dana, the Metro screen star, who
recently appeared at Loew's Palace
Theater for a personal appearance.
Miss Dana returned to the Palace
Yesterday as the screen star of
GLASS Houses" and will be seen
there for the first four days of this
week.
GLASS Houses" is a Metro pictu-
rlzation by Harry Beaumont of the
story of the same name by Clara
Genevieve Kennedy. which has
been adapted by Edith Kennedy
and brought to the screen with
Miss Dana in the stellar role. sur
rounded by a cast of particular
brilliance that includes such we'll
noted and distinguished screen
players as CASTOR Glass. as lead
ing man; Mayme Kelso. Helen
Lynch. Claire du Brey, Ellsworth
Gage and John Stepping.
Mis- Dana appears as Joy Duval
who loses the money she has in
herited and is faced with the neces-
sity of going to work. After max
ing herself up as a caricature Of
flee type in sensible clothes and
horn-rimmed glasses, she lands a
job as companion to Billy Norton's
Aunt Harriet. Returning home late
one night she goes to the garage
to sleep. but upon awakening, she
finds that Billy has also chosen
the garage as a boudoir. To save
her reputation. Billy marrIes her
only to discover, as he fancies, that
he has married an exceeding
clever and exceedingly attractive
lady crook.
How she clears herself of this
imputation and turns her husbands
disgust at having to marry her into
paean of rejoicing gives Miss
Dana what is clearly one of the
merriest opportunities of her car
eer-an opportunity Of which. Incl
dentally, she makes the most The
star is seen in an attractive and
gorgeous array of gowns which
Will commend it highly to the
feminine members Of the audience.
The management of Loew's Pal
ace. has embellished the showing
with a musical overture of great
beauty 'Mendelssohn Melodies:
the latest sunshine hiIarity, His
Fathers Son." the Pathe news and
scenic.
The Washington herald., 1922-05-01
METROPOLITAN.
Charles Ray and Buster Keat

ShufHb nay anu Dubtcf ncatou.
Two First National stars. each
a genius in his own particular type
of screen comedy, occupy co-stellsr
positions on the bill for the cur.
rent week at Crandalrs Metropoli-
tan.
Charles Ray. in ''The Barnstorm-
er." has one of the. most congenial
roles ever assigned him, and Cops"
affords Buster Keaton opportunity
to display the full measure of his
laughmaking power. Each sterling
feature is enhanced in appeal by
delightful musical Interpretation.
the Ray subject being accompanied
by the Metropolitan symphony of
thirty under the conductorship of
n. Mirskey, and Cops" by Milton
Davis and Carl Hinnant, in a new
and highly diverting arrangement
of joint syncopations for pipe or
gan and plano. The subsidiary at
tractions-Pathe News, Topics Of
the Day" and Pathe Review-ob-
serve the same high standard OF ex-
cellence as the major features of
the program.
The transformer" revivifies a De-
riod in the development of the
American stage that has passed into
oblivion-the ancient days that
marked the heydey of the ten
twentthirt repertoire company
touring the one-night stands in
classics of dramatic art. The pic
ture Is frankly a travesty, rich in
humor and yet not without that ap-
realing quality afforded by the spac-
tacle OF ambitious artists striving to
overcome the handicaps of meager
equipment and unappreciative audi
ences.
The title role is perfectly suited to
The Ray manner and enables the
star first to appear as a stage-struck
farmer boy and then as the patsy"
of the Gwendolyn St Clair Players,
who finally is given the distinction
of part with lines-two of them,
The episodes depicting the company
experiences on the one nighters, but
purely. for laughing purposes. but
when the troupe reaches a city of
suftcient size to justify a weeks
stand. romance and adventure inject
themselves into the proceedings and
the development of the story takes
on added interest.
Ray is perfect in the role Of Joel
and Is ably supported by wilfred
Lucas, Lionel Belmore, George.
Nichols. Charlotte Pierce and
large company of others who leni
naturalness and dramatic strength
TO a diversified gallery of import
ant characters.
The spirit of the bill is admir-
aoly maintained by the sprightly
overture number, n. Mirsky, con-
ductor of the Metropolitan SYM
phony having chosen the melodious
Music BOX Revue" as the source
OF his special concert number.
The Washington herald., 1922-05-01
Pestered Goats
To Get Revenge
Hungry Animals TO Be Turned
Loose on Grotto Candi-
dates for Prophet

Several ferocious goats are ready
to be turned loose on about nifty
aspirants To the title OF Prophet"
ty Kailipolis Grotto. Mystic Order
of Yelled Prophets Of the Enchant-
ed Realm, tonight at the Capitol
Theater.
Charles p. Shackelford. Official
keeper of the goats, who has been
irritating them to greater and
greater fury every day for the past
several weeks, declared last night
that he had never seen a meaner
. lot Of pestiferous animals in his
life.
Some 800 prophets from Yedz
Grotto. Baltimore, and an equal
number from Samis Grotto. Rich
mond, are coming up for the cere-
monial, which will open at s p. m.
and continue until the last candi-
date Is beyond all aid.
Samuel III. Shreve announces that
stunts never seen before will be
performed by the candidates under
his direction. Preparations have
been made for a record-breaking
attendance.
The Washington herald., 1922-05-01
PRINCE GEORGES
And MONTGOMERY
ELECTIONS TODAY
Twelve Towns Will Vote
On Officers and Bond
Issues.

HYATTSvILE. Nd. April 90
Except in Hyattsville, spirited con-
tests will mark elections tomorrow
in a number of other Prince
Georges County. towns.
In Riverside the contest for
mayor is on between DR.. s. NJ. Nc
MILAN. incumbent. and J. B. Wat
ers. Amendments to the town
charter increasing the authority Of
the council for levying a tax on
personal property except house
hold goods, of IS cents per 500.
will be voted on.
John Gabriel. Incumbent, and
George Finger, president of the
Civic League. are opponents for
mayor in Capitol Heights. There
are twelve candidates for six seats
in the town council.
Mount Rainier will elect council
men in the second and third wards.
Floyd B. Matthias. incumbent, is
unopposed for reelection in the
third ward, and Warren w. James,
incumbent, and George A. Tovey,
chief of the town fire department.
are candidates in ward twenty.
Amendments to the town charter
also will be voted upon.
Bladensburg will elect five COM
missioners, with fIs'e tickets in the
field.
In Edmonston District, formerly
East Hyattsville. twelve candidates
are out for the five places on the
citizens committee. in the commun-
ity's first election.
The Washington herald., 1922-05-01
new OFFERINGS IN The THEATER
STRAND.
vandevflie.

Superbly staged and costumed
and presenting a sextette of COM
edy stage beauties, around The
Clock" a versatile musical, scenic,
song and dance extravaganza Of
fered by Victor Hyde took large
audience by storm at the Strand
yesterday where the number was
presented as the headline attrac-
tiop Of an excellent program OF
vaudeville and pictures.
Fred Grey, assisted by Jean Car
penter. in an amusing comedy ana
musical number entitled The New
Bell Boy" proved more than
worthy of their position on the bill
as an extra added attraction. 9th
ers appearing are: Russell and
balancing and tumbling act with
good clean comedy; Jack Reddy.
who needs no introduction to Strand
audiences giving Character Studies
From Life" interspersed with
songs and witty chatter: Carl and
Inez. who in "a Doorstep Romeo"
have a delightfully."- refreshing COM
edy sketch well deserving of the
popular approval accorded 1t.
"The Iron Trail" adapted from
the Rex Beach story of the same
name which is presented as the
major photodramatic attraction, Is
really big picture. 1t has pre-
served all of the vital interest Of
the book and has elaborated the
theme by making the characters
real and embellishing the story
with a wealth of settings that
makes it seem actually true. An
admirable cast that includes Wynd-
ham Standing. Thurston Hall, Alma
Tell, Reginald Denny and Halan
Knight, Is supported by excellent
acting In the minor roles.
The program of short feature
subjects is equally entertaining
while Director Arthur ]. MAXWELL
and his Strand orchestra give just
the proper finishing touch to the
bill with their special orchestral
numbers, these latter including as
overture Conrad's Sing Song Man"
and as exit march California by
the SINE composer.
The Washington herald., 1922-05-01
CRANDALL'S.
Norma TsImadge In .The NJ.

"hoEe IN The Moth.-
From a would-be modern Cleo
patra. trifling with fate and for
ever in pursuit Of pleasure. to an
unselfish and devoted woman
wrapped up in her two small chill
dren-that is the character transit
tion portrayed with supreme power
and marked versatility by Norma
Talmadge in her screen impersona-
tion OF Lucy Gillian in Selznick's
production Of The Moth" a spIen-
did revival of which attracted ca
pacity audiences to Crandall's The
ater yesterday where the interest
ing drama will continue the ma jor
feature of the bill through Tues
day of the current week.
Lucy Gillian is a capricious heir
ess still in her teens and without
parental guidance when she be-
comes fascinated by the thought
that like the Egyptian Cleopatra
she might 'firt her wap to inn
mortality" She Immediately goes
in search of her Antony. She
finds him-or thinks she does
in the person of A. Valentine Spen-
GER. a blue blooded spendthrift.
who, though infatuated with Nita
Wilbur, marries Lucy because she
affords a convenient way out of his
financial difficulties. Life from the
marriage on is a succession of an
noyances and petty strifes for
them both.
Then appears on the scene a
suave. mysterious Englishman. Cap
tain Auchester. a gallant soldier
of fortune under whose influence
Lucy becomes a real mother to her
two small neglected babes. When
the picture reaches its climax events
rile fast upon each other and the
domestic taugle is unraveled in such
manner that 1t becomes logically
possible for all concerned to pick up
new threads of life skillfully woven
into the warp and the woof OF real
happiness and contentment.
Miss Talmage, as always. is superb
in the role of the moth" and is
effectively supported by an unusual
cast headed by Eugene O'Brien.
Hassard Short and Virginia Dare.
Birthday Guests and Jungle
Pests is the added comedy.
The Washington herald., 1922-05-01
COLUMBIA.
IBeurht ma PaiA Fsr.r

william DeMiile. in his notable
career as a producer Of screen
drama. has given the silver sheet
such splendid works as Tho Prince
Chap" Conrad In Quest of His
Youth" Miss Lulu Bett," The
Lost Romance" and Midsummer
Madness" but il is probable that
DeMilie has never before attained
the heights of directoral skill and
power that he attains in his pic
turization OF Bought and Paid
For" noted George Broadhurst
drama, In which Jack Holt and
Agnes Ayres have the roles of DOM
inant Importance. The production
began It's first Washington engage
ment at Loew's Columbia yesterday
afternoon.
The chief roles of this enthrall-
ing Broadhurst drama are inter-
preted by Jack Holt and Miss
Ayres. who have been surrounded
by producer DeMilie with a cast
that includes such distinguished
screen players as Walter HERS,
Leah Wyant, George Kuwa, Ber-
nice Frank and Ethel wale
Miss Ayres has the role Of vir-
ginia Blaine, a telephone switch
board operator. who attracts the
attention OF Robert Stafford, a self
made millionaire, the part played
by Mr.. Holt. His repeated invita-
tions to dine are refused until Vir-
ginia's sister and her fiance take
part in the business and urge
her to accept the millionaire's IA
vor. The girl refuses at first to
consider the thought of marriage,
but, urged by the millionaire's as
sertion that love will come later. she
accepts.
After the marriage, however, the
millionaire husband INDUCES a
taste for drink that frequently
makes him impossible to the newly
welded wife, though each offense
Is followed by many gifts and a
promise to reform that is invaria-
bly, broken. When the wife can no
longer tolerate such treatment the
husband brutally informs her that
he bought and pair for her and will
90 with her as he likes This
brings about the estrangement that
Is eventually cleared up by a trick
of the man who Is about to wed
Virginia's sister, and though the
trick nearly ends in disaster for
all concerned, a reconciliation and
new understanding are attained
that bring the story to a powerful
and romantic conclusion.
The Washington herald., 1922-05-01
RlALTO.
"The Green Temptation" With
Betty Compson.

"etss So"psons
A good detective story, a colorful
picture of Apache life in under
ground haunts in Paris. society life
in New York. with Betty Compson
supported by Mahlon Hamilton
Theodore Kosloff, Mary Thurman
Neely Edwards. Edward Burns
Ignore Lynnard and Betty Brice
are outstanding elements of THE
Green Temptation" Miss Compson's
latest starring vehicle for Para
mount. which began an engagement
at Moore's Rialto yesterday. the
showing to continue through Satur-
day next.
The picture. as directed by will
lam d. Taylor. is an adaptation of
the story. THE Moose" by Con-
stance Lindsay Skinner. 1t con-
tains in its plot everything neces-
rry for the construction of a sue
1"ssful melodrama, tragedy, beauty,
suspense and the opportunity for
unusual characterization. Retty
Compson in the stellar role is beau
tiful and appealing and she proves
that, aside from being a remark
able dancer, she Is an actress who
gets the utmost out Of every d~a-
matio situation.
Special mention should be made
OF the manner in which the produc-
tion has been costumed and staged.
its settings being remarkably "luxu-
rious.
The program of subsidiary at
fractions is well up to the high
standard set by the major showing,
a laushable "Snub" Pollard somedy
entitled THE Nerve Killer" and an
exclusive showing of the FOX News
bHth meeting with favorable rom.
ment. while the special nlus,cal
numbers, arranged by Director r.
C)nd Gotta won enthusiastic ap-
provSl. These later include
rendition by the Rialto Trio. in
cluding Mr.. II. Sokplov. violin: Mr..
c. Rogers. cello: and MI +. Mira
Glia. harp, of MolJoys Loves Old
Sweet Song"