MM AN INDEPENDENT NEWSPAPER F. B. Boyd, Publisher Published Every Friday. Office, Co ner Third and Iefferson Streets. Entered In the fortofflee at Athena, Oregon as econdi'lass Mall Matter. Subscription Rates. One copy, one year $1.50 When paid in Advance, (otherwise, $2.00) One copy, six months. 75 One copy, three months.... . .-. 50 Advertising Rates. Display, transient, running less than one month, first Insertion, per inch 25C bubaequent insertions 1 Display regular, per inch., j, 1 Local readers, first insertion, per line, 10c Subsequent insertions, per line ...... 5c Lodge resolutions, per line 5c Church notices, admission, per line . . 5c ond in the feats of strength. Snob victories are the best pablloilv schools oau acquire. The sporting editor ol the Helix Ad vooale refers to Col. Wood's base ball team as tbe Weston "oongregation," and savs it pots op a brilliant game in Ihe Held. cTHENA. ORE., MAY 14 ........ 1915 A ridiooloos and nnoeaeesary state ot affairs exists at the West Umatilla projeot dam, where thousands of sal inon, released from the flsh wheels on tbe Columbia bave made their passage through tbe Celilo oanal and are strandeD at Ibe dam fsr tbe reason that provisions for a ladder have been wantonly negleoted by tbe aotboii ties. Thousands of dollars annually . bave been paid into tbe fish aod game fond for protective and propagative pi r poses, and tbis is the return on tbe investment. The flsh, beaded for spawning grounds, will never get for ther, and la law enforcemeoU?) game wardens are seeing to it tbat flsber mea keep below Ihe 200 foot limit be low Ibe falls, while the flsh are indus triously beating tbeir besds off against the oonorete wall I Borne class this; the administration of Oregon's fish and game laws. Rent ty strife that Is reddening its livers with blood, Enrope presents, npon at least one subject, a remark able piatnte of unanimity. Germany and England, Austria and Russia, and , even one-lims , gay Franoe, are all agreed tbat tooze must go. And even Unola Ham is beooming an ally in this crusade. Liquor baa been decreed tbe . one great outlaw and pirate of tbe war. It took the war to demonstrate tbat there was no place for it in (be conservation of nations and tbeir com mercial expansion. Omitting moral and pbysloal aspeots as affecting in dividuals and aggregates of Individ uals, tbe busluesa side of it has awak ened rulers and leaders of men to the national danger in booae aud tbey bave Issued their decrees against It.' (Jbaiu up your safe. Hsfeonokera opened tbe safe at tbe O.-W. B. & N. depot st Milton Sunday oight, getting $86. MILTON RALLIES IN THE NINTH Walla Walla Players Used As Pinch ... Hitters; Win Game 6 to 5. . League Stsndiag: Played Wou Lost PO Milton -Freewater Athena Weston Helix 714 429 439 429 ATHENA LIBRARY IN THE LEAD New Rental Books Received Are Ready for Library Patrons. Tbe spaoe tbat every newspaper donates to public affairs and worthy oauses is not always appreciated, and often when appreciated the editor never bears of It, Ths Minnesota Poblio Health Association during Us last Red Cross Christmas seal cam- pdigu sent seals to Minnesota news papers with tbe following tiitiote: "We feel tbat the editor wbo give generously of bis spaoe, not only dur ing the seal oampaign, bnt through tbe year, is giving as much as any ot our heaviest ooutcibotors. These are merely an acknowledgement of your generons, voluutary belp, wbiob we feel no amount of oasb oonld purchase," An Innovation wbiob the Forest Bervloe bas planned for tbls snmmer is the plaoing of a patiolman on tbe reoently Oiimpleted Prlneville-Mitobell road In tba Ohooo forest in Ceulral Oregon. This idea Is copied from a foreign country and Is known as "maintenance patrol." Tbe patrolman will drug the road peiiodially, keep ruts filled, dltobes open, weeds nut, brush down and look after snob work as will keep the road open and smooth for traffic lo fact, his duties will be similar to those of a seotion man on a railroad. ' i . ... . '- Tbe total winter wheat production in t.h. United States In 1915 will be 693,000,000 bushels. Of Ibis quan ' tity 115,1)00,000 buabela will be pro Armed In Oreson. These Ha ores are tba May I foreoaat of the Bureau of Crop Estimates of tbe United Stales Dsnartment of Agriculture. Tbe same bureau gives the final estimate of the 1914 nrodnotlon in tbe United States At 684,090,000 and iu Oregon lb 684,000. e-. Tbat people will be wearing wbito overalls before the coming summer is over is the onlnlon of a Misnouii river manufacturer. Beoaoaa of the shot Una off of German dyeatuffs by ' the War every denim mill iu tbe oountry baa withdrawn indigo blue goods; it is Impossible to boy a bale for delivery after the llrst of May, So It will nrobahlv he white or brown overalls after tbe present supply of blue goods is exhausted. Tbe European war is digglug in deep for its toll, taking tbe lives of women and ohildrsn. The war hopper must be Oiled, but it is doubtful if anv more Ametloans will risk their lives by tailiug ou Iliitiab passenger steamers as a eoieen for shipments of war mun itions. Not so long as Ueiroaoy main tains a oordon of snbmailnea aiouud the British Isles at least Soore another for Athena Blgb School. Louis Siewait breugbt borne tbe nratoiloal plum from Ibe Eastern Oregon ooutest at LaUlrand'e Saturday. Thus tbe exceptional ability of tbe AtliAMM anhnnla An n t.i n n tui In !) lliada , known. Wcelnj Tompkiul stood see- I Tbe Athena library oontioues to lead all tbe branoh libraries in tbe oouutj in point ot patronage, aa the county Librarian's report showed last week. Interest oontinues unabated, and it Is telieved that after tbe close of school, a yet greBter number" of books will be read. Tbe shelf of books purobased some time ago, and renting for 7 oents per week, bave al ready paid for themselves and will be plaoed on tbe free shelves. Another consignment of late fiotion bas been oidered, a liar of wbiob appears below. Ihe following books bave reoently beeu received from the bead library at Pendleton: Stoddard Lectures, v. 7, Fiotion. De Forest Love Affair of a Home ly Uirl. Grayson Adventures In Friendship. Moore Peaoook Feather. Wiggin Mother Carey's Chiokeus. Children's Books. Field Eugene Field Book. MsoDonstd At tbe Baok ol the North Wind. Portor (ieneveive. St. Nicholas Stories of tbe Great Lakes. Stein Tioubadour Tales. Wilson Tad Sheldon's Fourth of July. Fiotion donated by oitizens: Hall Caine Tbe Christian. Bowers lbs Lonesome Trail. Chambers Conspire tors. Connor Bliok Rook. Meade The Heart of Gold. Hosmet Lenny, The Orphan. Alger, Jr. Bound to Rise. New Rental Baoks; Turuboll Looking after Sandy. Spearman Daughter of a Magnate. Biggers Seven Keys to Baldpate. Parker You Never Know Your Luck Rinehart I be Amazing Adventures of Letitia Carberrry. Webster Just Patty. Lipman Martha and Cupid. Urey Light of tbe Western Stars. Llllbridge Where the Trail Divides. Sinclair North of Fifty Three. Tarkiogton Penrod. Davis The White Mioe. Bower Lonesome Land. Hrey Riders of tbe Purple Sage. Glass Potash and Petlmntter. Tbe following Chlldrens' Hooks were purohased ty ths local hoard and added to the shelves: Crane Ibe Automobile Gills at New poit, Button Pretty Polly Pembertoo. Animal Stories. Meade Sweet Gill Giaduats, Jaokson Three Little Women. Aloott A Modern Cinderella. Blauobard Little Miss Oddity. Ellis Deeifoot on tbe Prairies. Carson Saddle Boys of tbe Rookies, Pientlss Stepping lieavenward, Prentice Bunny Rabbit's Story. Mulook Adventures of a Biowuia. Finley Mildied Keltb. Prentice Billy Goat's Storr. Red Riding Hood aud Other Stories. Goody Two-Shoes. Meade Daddy's Boy. Alger RBgged Dick. Ueoty Capt, Bayley's Heir. Staudisb Frank Merrlwell'i days. Swiss Family Robinson. Resnit of Sunday's games: Milton 6, Atbeua 5. Game protested over in eligibility ot Player Riob, At Wes ton: Helix 6, Weston 4. Next Sunday's games: Weston at Atbeua; Milton at Helix. B. Over Manager Osrorn's protest, tbe Milton base ball management woiked tbree ineligible players iu Sunday's game, Rioh, an employe in Ibe Walla Walla postoffioe, played tbrongh tbe entire game, wbile Post, a Whitman College player and Sbel too of Walla Walla, both in uniform other Iban regulation Milton duds asms np ss pluab bitters in the ninth Tbe aotion of playing non-resident playeis on Milton's part is oritioiaed as rank a boss of league rules, and protest bss been filed with B. Richards, president of tbe league. Milton started the sooiing in ber half of tbe first, after Rich was bit by pitcher and rjtlred at eeoond by throw from Harmon. Everett singled took second when Renuiok was safe on fielder's oboioe, both moving op on Wager's out, and soorlng on Heuder son's single. That was all for Milton until tbe ninth, when Milton Intro duoed Sbeltou and Post of Walla Walla as pinch bitters. Sheitou bat ting far Miller, flew ont to Williams. Post singled. Bartholomew sent grounder toward seoond, acd Biooks missed so easy obanoe for a double, botb runners being safe, when the side stonld have been retired tnt for tbe error. Rich sooted tbem with a dou ble, and Eveiett went to first on fielder's cboioe, and stole seoond. Sager scored Riob and Everett wltb siugle. Athena oame near batting around In Ibe seoond when Doo's huskies all but got Bartuolemew's goat. E. Wll Hams, NoiDeau, King and Shiok found him for singles aud Harmon saoiitloe, Bll of wbiob netted three runs, putting Atbeua one in the lead Brocks scored for Albena in the fifth when be beat out an Infield bit, stole seoond, went lo third on Everett's foz zle of E. Williams' gronoder aud aoorsd on Stone's infield hit. Harmon slnglsd in tbs niDtb, took third when Kiug singled, Brooks sooiing biro with single. Hemy Dell's sooie bonk reads Notice to Patrons. Our Eleotrio service tariff baa been filed with the Oregon Railroad Com mission, and the following rule must be striotly observed: Rule 2. Any bill not paid before the 30th of eaob month beoomes de linquent and tbe supply of electric ity may be discontinued without no lice ti- tbe customer, in wbiob oase an additional payment of 50 cents will he required to turn eleatrloity on eguin. The right is reserved to discontinue tbe eupply or to refuse to supply anyone with eleotrioity who is in debt to tbe Company. We want to be square with onr pat rons and lo give tbem good service, and only ask them to be square witb us. If yon are dissatisfied witb your meter leadings or for any other rea son, kindly notify as and we will en deavor to make amends. Any aud all oontracts for service must be made wilb tbe Company. See tbat your reoeiprs are counter signed by E. A. Zeiba or by Lanra Smitb. Adv. Preston-Bbaffer Milling Co. School Smitb Dutton Turner Music Recital. The Ifalid of a aeries of reoltals by the pupils of Mies Nellie Dee W biting was given at the home of Mrs. D. H. Monatleld Wednesday afternoon, lbs improvement made ty tbe class slues tbeir last sppearanca wat marked, tbeir tone work and good shading be lug particularly notloable. Tbe pro gram follows: Duet, Pink Dominoa, Adami Arete Llltlejohu and Vernlta Watts The Cuckoo, - Maxim Sadie Parctruo. Sailor's Soug, - Night Wind, Ellen Pnmbrun, Seieuata, ... Vernlta Watts. Duet, Barcarolle, - fiom Oberon Luoiuda Dell, Miss Whiting. Seiensde .... Klein Angle Pambrun. Drolleries Van Wllin Areta Littlejohn. Merry Farmer Bobumauu Alfred Pambrun. The Avalanohe Heller Velra Mansfield. The Ball - Ludovia Lucluda Dell. Watei Lily - McDowell Kathreu Fioouie, Essay, Life of Baoh, Ellen Pambrun. Gavotte - Gluok Uiahma Jilts Wbitiug The Rooster, - - Muiiin Belle Pambrun Woman' Logio, Tou sometimes wonder about the logic of tho feminist mind. A man was to moot his wife nt hpr offlco nt 1 o'clock to tnko luncheon with her. Ho was twenty minutes Into. Sho h.id gone out. Ho eat down nud wulttil At 1:30 abe arrived. "Whnt are you doing herer she asked. I'm wnlting for you." Didn't you know I wouldn't come back after 1M itlvcn y md roup out?" But yon did cow l in k. Utdn't your You are back now, r n't von" Yes, hut you m'irM h.ivo knenn 111 it when I did come Ixck I would have bad my lunch and thero woul,1 be no iiHo In waiting to bave It with me." "Well, have you bad It J" "No,"-Di'Uver Nows, , Atbeua AB R H PO 4 E Brooks 2b - 5 1 8 5 8 2 V. Williams, It 4 0 0 0 0 1 Stone, at - 4 0 1 2 0 0 Coehaw, if 4 0 0 0 1 0 E. Williams, cs 4 118 8 0 NorDean, lb 4 1 2 7 0 0 Harmon, 8b , 4 112 11 King, o - 4 1 3 6 0 1 Shiuk. p . 4 0 2 0 2 0 Totals 87 E 12 26 10 5 Milton AB R H PO A E Rioh, of 5 11110 Everett, 2b S 2 2 0 4 1 Renuiok, o 5 10 7 11 Saner, rf B 0 2 0,' 0 0 Henderson, If 4 0 2 0 0 0 Duff, 8b 4 0 1 3 2 0 Miller, lb - 8 0 1 13 2 0 Sheitou 1 0 0 0 0 0 Jeukins, ss - 8 0 0 8 8 0 Post 1110 0 0 Bartholomew, p 4 10 0 10 Totals 40 6 10 27 14 2 Baited for Miller, Baited for Jeukins. Summary. Sacrifice bit, Harmon: 2-base bit Biooks, Riob; stolen bases Biooks, V. Williams. NoiDeau, Ever ett; atruck out by Shiok 5, by Barth olomew 7; passed ball by King; bit by pitober, Riob. GRANT'S VERY LATEST, Tbe Palace Restaurant is cutting prices. We sell s meal now for two biis, tbat wa bave heretofore obarged 25 oents for the same kind cf a meal not the same meal, understand, bat oue ust like it We have flue ohiokeu baok and breast, will give you the wings and obarga a dollar for tbe rest. We don't handle whiskey nor wa don't peddle beei; but If you want a good lunob, just aome op heie. lhereisone thing we do sural e dread: Tbey talk of putting Califor nia laisiua iu Peudlelon Bread; So If they do, we are auiely lb rough; onr oostomeis lay it will not do. For every ens bss not got a good eve: they might eat a raisin, and tbiuk it was a fly. So we'll bang right on to tbe same old stuff; It Is light aud flaky, and is good enough. I here is one thing yon cannot heat: We bave got the best Restaurant ou Ibis street. We sell everything Iu tbe market, so von oan't growl; from a baaon sandwich to biled owl. Our Java, now, la all tbe talk: we make it so stiong, it can almost walk. A cup iu the morning a cod at niaht how yon can sleep ie a holy fright. Usared, steered and ensiueered hv Chus. Graut, Ouly. Broad Streets. Berlin tmnsts thnt TJntor den Linden Is tho ImwHlent actunl street to be found In tiny grout city. It Is 215 feet wide. Other noble thorough fnrcs are the RlngstrnFse, n Vienna. 1SS feet: the Piuls Grand boulevards, 1C2 feet, and tile Amlrnssvstrnsse In Budapest I5B feet wide. Rtmlndars. Min.-I!e aald I reminded him of a Hrwk Koddr-o. Mr-nub: Mra.-Whnt do I remind yon of! Mr. Of pverv iirr4 V-'rr I nvertook thnt yon ask me to dn. CliTPlnnrt Lender S. PHYSICIAN F. Sharp AND SURGEON Special attention given to all calia both night and day. Oalls promptly answered. Office on Third etmet. Athena Oresor DR. A. B. STONE, Physician and Surgeon. G Offloe in Post Building. Phone, 501 DR. J. G. McMATII Osteopath. Office one block North of the Bank. DR. J. W. WELCH Dentist Athena, Oregon Office Hours: 9 a. m, to 4:30 p. m. DR. E. B. OSBORN Veterinary Surgeon & Dentist Qradnale MoKUIIp Vetlnary College Outcast Commercial Stable and Hawks Drug reat Salvale Sale Now Going on Will Make Your Dollar do Double Duty Buying here will save you at least 100 per cent on every dollar's worth of merchan dise. Our lucky purchase of these two big stocks at such a low figure is your gain. We are absolutely selling every dollar's worth of this merchandise to THE PUBLIC. NOT ONE CENTS WORTH SOLD TO MERCHANTS Such high-grade goods may neyer again be offered in Pendleton at such a low figure. Come now, and take advantage of our purchase of these two great stocks, at about 30 Cents on the Dollar HERE IS THE WAY WE SELL Men's Suits at $.90 Men's Hats at ... 10c and up Men's dress shirts 59c an d up Men's work shirts 39c and up Men's socks 5c and up Boys' Knicker suits $2.39 Boys' hats 25c Boys' Union suits 33c Men's Union suits 69c Men's Overalls 85c Men's work gloves 49c Men's Shoes $1.69 HERE IS THE WAY WE SELL Ladies' Suits $1.98 and up Ladles' Coats 25c and up Ladies' Dresses 98c and up Ladies' Waists 15c and up Ladies' 25c hose 13c pair Ladies' 35c hose ... 19c pair Ladies' 75c silk hose 44c pair Ladies' 16-button silk gloves.. 59c Ladies' 16-button kid gloves. . $1-98 Ladies' 2-clasp kid gloves. .. 59c Ladies' 2fc sleeveless vests. .. 11c Children's heavy hose . ....... , 13c SALE EVERY DAY AT FORMER IVOHLENBERG STORE PENDLETON OREGON WHY NOT MAKE YOUR OLD HOUSE LOOK NEW? Just a lew suggestions to show how easily aud economically it may be remodeled and modernized. A NEW FRONT PORCH, built along modern lines, ooets not a great deal, adds Immeasurably to the appearanoe ot the house, besides adding greatlv to its liveable aud likeable qualities. ONE OF THOSE MODERN FRONT DOORS, really one of tbe most attractive features of reoently built bouses. You oonld bave one put in at small oost aud witb very little trouble. No one thing would make more notioable improvement. WHY NOT HAVE MORE LIGHT? Larger openings from tbe ball to the adjoining loom or between two adjoining rooms, would produce . tbat effeot, with uinob additional oomfort. Additional light oould te se cured by putting in a new single or mullion (double) windows. Tho cost of tbese obaogea is slight. The introduotion of a wiodow seat, especially in a bay window, gives added ooziness at a very alight additional oost. THOSE NEW BREAMED CEILINH8 Yon bave admirsd tbem in other bouses. Eld yon ever slop to think tbat tbe higher oeilinga of yoor older house would permit of Ibe introduotion of one of tbem, most effeot ively at a small outlay? It would make a veiy flue setting for those new eleotrio fixtures too would like so muoh. HARDWOOD FLOORS tbose vertioal grain hardwood floors appeal to the housewife. You would be surprised to know bow easily we oonld put one in tor you tight over tbe old one, without tearing np tbe room, and all at a most moderate oost, MAKE THE STAIRWAY COUNT. It should not be a convenience only, but play its part In tbe interior deoorative sobeme as well. Just a few alterations new balusters aud mil or newel, or new treads and risers will help mnob. THOSU BUILT-IN FEATURES they may all be so easily introduced into tbe old house. Sideboards, obiua oloaets, kitohen oupboards, when built in save spaoe and harmonize with the rest nt tba woodwork. New trim would likewise add a striking effeot as compared with the old. WITH VERY LI1ILE MUSS a great many improvements can be made without partition work, ao that there Is none of tbe "muss" tbat accompanies new plastering work. Soma of these improvements, whloh oau be made at slight cost, will not only inorease tbe oomfort of your house but add to its selling value as well. Our WALLBOARD can te.easily used simply nail tbis to your old walls and paint over same. Yon will get a lot of sugges iona for using wallboard from our books on the same. Very pretty designs for the home oan te easily worked out. OUR FREE PLAN BOOKS GIVE MANY SUGGESTIONS FOR THIS WORK. Why not let ua explain to yon in detail soon at what reasonable prioes and witb bow little tronble yon can make tbese improvements. "See Johnson abonl It" at TUM-A LUM LUMBER CO. Stallions Imported and home-bred Percheron, Belgian and Shire Stallions. They are good, big and rugged, with the best of pedigrees, and will be sold at bargain prices to close out. Now at the cTWodel Stables, Walla Walla, for a short time. J. R. JUSTICE, Importer, of Galesburg, Ills. Reversible. RMIn-l ttikr my Imsunnd nlonir to help choose n hat. Belln-I take a bat along to help choose a husband. New York Sun. Many go for wool nud conic borne ahoru thcinwlves. -Cervantes NO flUMMOCKING NO SAGGING ST NO BAGGING NO DRAGGING NO PITCHING '.THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK Or ATHENA Capital and Surplus $100,000:20 THE ATHENA MEAT MARKET We carry the best MEATS That Money Buys Our Market is Clean and Cool Insuring Wholesome Meats. BRYAN & MEYER Main Street, Athena, Oregon We Strongly Recommend Our White Pine, Tar and Eucalyptus For Colds. Give it a Trial. Byron N. Hawks, Wi Druggist MILLER'S FURNITURE STORE I : ft it i v lb. ,JEU i. J. Parker BARBER SHOP KTrjrthlD( Flrn Claaa - Morn SOUTH STREET SIDE HAIR ATHDU