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WHAT YOU NEED The other fellow may have; what you have the other fellow may want. Come together by advertising in the Press. Buy Your Groceries From Your Home Grocer BARGAIN DAY 1 Is every day with the Merchant who advertises in the Press he has some thing to sell and says so. VOLUME XXVIL ATHENA, UMATILLA COUNTY, OEEGON, FRIDAY, MAY 28, 1915. NUMBEB 23. PEACE AND REUNION Taps: "Lights OulP In mcmoriatn 1915 By f BD8iCK K. MCBES Oea ' Ho more a tmllt IDnno flit faciL Do mart u their accutoma place Vlllflwwpcar, Ow comrades flar ClKir mortal clay Oini won decay. OurfnenOianiUaa. DcaA ft cannot kctbelr frailty . Sat put on immortality . Ana wltb tbt sra Obi UmwA tlwuflM, By Jctut bought, tbcyltoe. tlKylloti IntblttbtrrtMntast Our praycrt and boptt prctagt Clxir master's welcome wkt (Oill bid tbem all rejoice, Proclaim tbe victory wot JInd to tbca say "lOell aoac tbonbero. tvM lain Cbbnatloi grand iH be . from (tali of ilawry free. And to tbe watching world Ulitb flag of peace lutruried UIUI register tbe day Cbat o'er tbete formt of clay Cbe founding bugle stirred, TigM out" was beard, ft -Capt." ttodonei tbyservantt, Cord, obey CbycalL While we on eartb do pray "Cby win be done," And may tbe Ring. ty son, Be near u$ when we y, Jli we lay tbe formt away tbat on tbete mounds of clay may friend tweet fiowert ipray On eacb memorial Day. GERM OF IMMORTAL ADDRESS Proof That Lincoln Long Had In Mind Right Idea of What the War Meant Hay referred to Browning's sug gestion that the North should sub Jugate the South, ' exterminate tbe whites, set up a black republic and protect the negroes "while they raised our cotton." .....' . , "Some of our Northerners seem be wildered and dazzled by the excite ment of the hour," Lincoln replied. "Doolittle seems inclined to think that this war is to result In the entire abolition of slavery. Old Colonel Ham ilton, a venerable and most respect able gentleman, Impress upon me most earnestly the propriety of en listing the slaves In our army." (I told him his dally mall was thickly Interspersed with such suggestions.) "For my own part," he said, "I con sider the central Idea pervading this struggle Is the necessity that is upon us of proving that popular government Is not an absurdity. We must settle this question now, whether in a free govern ment the minority have the right to break up the government whenever they choose. If we fall, we will go tar to prove the Incapability of the people to govern themselves. There may be one consideration used In stay of such final Judgment, but that Is not for us to use in advance: - That is that there exists in our case an instance of a vast and far-reaching disturbing element which the history of no other free nation will probably ever present. That, however, is not for us to aay at present. Taking the government as we found it, we will see If the ma jority can preserve If This statement, spoken offhand to bis secretary, reveals the foundation of Lincoln's Judgment on tbe Civil war; there waa at stake something more precious than the preservation of the Union, something more argent than the abolition of slavery and that mrmm Jdmnmi Twn V n a rm mnA m Hal, later, in bis address at Gettysburg, he put Into one Imperishable sentence the thought of which this was the germ. From the Diary of John Hay, edited by William Roscoe Thayer for Harper's Magazine. Ill H0N0ROF DEAD Practically Every Country Hal Day Set Apart for Solemn Observances.- ; v THB custom of strewing flowers on the graves of the soldiers orig inated In the South Even before the Civil war was. over the .women In the South, where skies are warmer and temperaments more poetic than In the practical North, formed the habit of scattering flowers on the graves of the dead Bays set apart for festivals In honor of the dead are found among all na tions.' The Chinese, Japanese, and even our druldlcal ancestors had or have such days. The Romans commemorated a simi lar occasion and called it "Parentalia." With them It lasted eight days. But the Romans loved holidays They finally accumulated so many In the course of the year that the law was forced to re strict the number. Mass of Brilliant Colors. There is a Btrong contrast in the way this day Is observed In different countries. In France the "Jour des Morts," Day of the Dead, as It Is called, Is a pathetic and beautiful oc casion. For two or three weeks be fore the day arrives the shop windows are laden with wreaths of immortelles, some in their natural color and some dyed blue, pink, or purple. . When the day arrives the people stream to the cemeteries. Thousands of people, thousands of wreaths! The cemeteries are one mass of brilliant color, of moving throngs, for not even the remotest part of the potter's field is neglected. In Naples this daycelebrated there as All Saints' day, is regarded as a holiday, and the visit of the families to the churchyard becomes a pleasure party. Metal garlands are chiefly UBed, and though they are more dur able, they do not possess the charm of real flowers. In some of the villages In southern Italy the grotesqueness and realism of the observance is painful. Ravello, a mountain village overlooking the sea, and one of the most beautiful spots in the world, has a unique and revolt ing custom. A wax figure represent ing Death, dressed in the court cos tume of some previous century, with red stocklngB and pointed shoes, Is brought into the church during the services. The beauty and peace oi Ravello's wonderful surroundings do not find outward expression in their feeling toward their dead. Forecast of Coming Deaths. In Austria it is the faith of the peasantry that on AH Soul's eve at midnight anyone, visiting the cemetery will see a procession of the dead draw ing after them those who are to die during the coming year. A gloomy drama founded on this is acted every year In the People's thea ter in Vienna. The miller has a beau tiful daughter, the daughter a lover the miller opposes the marriage. After some years of waiting the desperate youth goes to the churchyard and sees the spectral train and, following it, the miller. The drama might have closed here with marriage bells, but It would not be right to let the Austrian youth count on the death of a parent, how ever cruel, so the lover looks again at the spectral company and behind the miller he sees himself In the course of the year the unfortunate girl loses both her father and her lover. When one observes these customs it Is easy to understand that among many people the belief still survives that the dead have some power over the living, which Is often exerted In evlL TELLING THE STORY In their country's wondrous story Learned they of tha greaUr glory Tet to be; And this faith, all else tranicendlns) Bora them onward to the ending Victory. Shall this faith And all fruition? Had these souls a holy mission To unfold? Arc the people bravely keeping All their berttaire, or sleeping Am of oldt Appreciated and Honored. , Among the many acta which the Grand Army of the Republic has com mitted in its half century of organiza tion, none have been more purely In spired by patriotism and high senti ment than this annual testimonial to those who served their country in Its time of need The service of the men who saved the Union was a stern and hard one. It cost many thousands of lives, another myriad of losses of limbs, and years of severe and patrt otlo services. For the naif-century since the war closed the country has annually testified Its appreciation and honor for tbe sacrifices of patriotic men In that struggle, .- ITALIAN COAST TOWNS RAIDED BY AUSTRIAN NAVAL AND AIR FLEET London The Austrian war office has issued the following official state ment regarding the operations against Italy: "Our fleet on the night following the declaration of war undertook ac tion against the Italian east coast be tween Venice and Barletta and suc cessfully bombarded at several points objects of military importance. "At the same time our aeroplanes threw bombs on a balloon shed at Thi arvalla, military buildings at Ancona and the arsenal at Venice, causing vis ible damage and tires." It is apparent from the foregoing dispatch that Austrian aeroplanes have virtually swept the . entire eastern coast of Italy. From Venice, at the head of the Adriatic, they have made their way as far south as Barletta, a distance of 350 miles, committing acts of hostility during their progress. The official Italian statement regard ing the raid follows: It was foreseen that on the declar ation of war offensive actions would occur against our Adriatic coast, with the purpose of seeking moral effect rather than attaining a military pur pose. But we were able to prepare for these and render their duration short. "Small naval units of the enemy, especially destroyers and torpedoboats, fired their guns upon our Adriatic coast May 24, between 4 and 6 o'clock in the morning. At the same time aeroplanes attempted to attack the arsenal at Venice. ; "The enemy's ships, after a short cannonade, were forced by our tor pedoboats to withdraw. The enemy's aeroplanes were fired on by our anti aircraft artillery and attacked by our aeroplanes and by a dirigible flying over the Adriatic." At the request of the committee having in charge the Rose Festival, and of many interested Portland busi ness men, Governor Withycombe has set aside Friday, June 11, the final day of the Festival, as "Oregon's Holiday of Roses'' and declared it a legal holiday. The governor s proclamation fol lows: . Whereas, the Annual Rose Festival held in Portland has come to be Ore gon's most notable public celebration, whose fame has spread far and wide, and Whereas, all Oregonians have a di rect interest in making of this event the fullest possible success, as it not only furnishes enjoyment to the state at large but also offers valuable adver tisement of Oregon's attraction in the eyes of the world and brings many desirable visitors here, and Whereas, the Festival in 1915 bids fair to surpass all previous rose car nivals and has especial significance and importance because the great ex positions of our sister state are draw- War Develops New Channels of Trade for Western Hemisphere Washington, D. C. Some of the ob stacles which war across the Atlantic has thrown into the paths of industrial and commercial prosperity and the march of trade in the Western Hemi sphere were outlined Tuesday at the first session of the Pan-American finance conference. The outstanding thought of the con ference as it was expressed by many speakers was the crying need for im provement of transportation, for a re adjustment of methods of financial ex change and for uniformity of laws north and south of the Equator in rela tion to subjects which vitally affect in ternational relations. r Steps were taken at the close of the day to pave the way for uniform stat utes through the appointment of a committee with a representative from each invited nation and several repre sentatives of the United States. President Wilson, who welcomed the delegates to this country, dwelt upon the need for development of trans portation, and Secretaries Bryan, Red field and McAdoo and Postmaster Gen eral Burleson later added their recom mendations for steamship lines inde pendent of Europe to ply between all the principal ports of the two Amer icas. V Expression of this -idea culminated in the promise of Secretary McAdoo to select a committee of representatives of the United States and of South Amreican countries, including Argen tina, Brazil, Chile and possibly others, to take up the question of steamship lines, either co-operative under these governments or under private control. Submarine Sinks Norwegian Ship and fires Torpedo at Rescue Boat Newcastle, England The Norwe gian steamer Minerva was sunk by a berman submarine Saturday night. The crew of the steamer was landed here by the steamer Iris. The captain oi the Iris reports that after he had rescued the crew of the Minerva the submarine sent a torpedo at the Iris, narrowly missing her. The Minerva was bound from South Shields for Nor way, .- . Italy Offers Pardons. San Francisco The Italian govern ment has issued an edict granting a blanket pardon to all fugitives from Italian military service now in Amer ica . if they will return for service in the army within three months, accord ing to E. Patrizi, publisher of L'ltalia Daily News. Hr. Patrizi estimated there were 20,000 such Italians in America. The pardon includes those Italians who fled Italy to escape mili tary service and Italian youths who failed to return to Italy for service af ter reaching the age of 20. German Reply Is Delayed. Berlin, via London Germany's re ply to the American note will not be ready for several days. Officials of the foreign office are so occupied with the Italian developments that they have had no time to elaborate the draft of the note. It is pointed out that the delay in the publication of the German reply will give an opportunity for the public to view the situation more dispassion ately. . King Will Leave Rome. Florence, Italy A report is current here that the Italian court is to be moved from Rome and installed in the Pitti Palace in Florence. From here the king will make frequent trips to the front and the queen will direct operations of the Italian Red Cross so ciety, of which she.is president. Governor Names June 11 Legal "Holiday of Roses 99 ing so many guests to the hospitable West, whom Oregon also should seek to impress, and ' Whereas, it is most desirable that every encouragement be given this event, Now, therefore, I do hereby pronounce Friday, June Eleventh, Nineteen Hun dred and Fifteen, as Oregon's Holiday of Roses, proclaiming that day a legal holiday throughout the State of Ore gon, by virtue of the authority vested in me as governor; and I further urge all loyal Oregonians to participate, so far as they are able, in enjoyment of the Rose Festival on that day, and if they cannot attend the Festival to de vote themselves in some way to the encouragement and development of things beautiful in Oregon, and espe cially cutlivation of that emblem of our state's productivity and charm, the Oregon Rose, Willamette Pacific Hurries Work on Coos Bay Road Eugene Twenty miles of steel rails are to be shipped from the Willam ette Pacific's material yards in Eugene this week. They will go by way of Portland to Coos Bay, and their ar rival will mark the beginning of track laying from Coos Bay to meet the rails from Eugene. The move is one step in an effort to rush to completion this year the road to Coos Bay in compli ance with the recent orders of Chief Engineer Hood. Another 30 days will see . the rails extended from the Eugene end to Acme, according to H. P. Hoey, assis tant engineer, in charge, and with the rails pushing north from Coos Bay to the Umpqua, this will leave but 20 miles of steel to build upon the com pletion of the Siuslaw and Umpqua bridges. It is also probable that steel will be shipped up the Umpqua and pushed north, making the entire road ready for the completion of thej two bridges. - . These are to be constructed almost simultaneously. In the past two weeks a small settlement has sprung up at the site of the Siuslaw structure at Acme, where the . construction camps have been built The erection of the false work has. already com menced, and with the arrival of rails from Mapleton, near where they were long delayed by a right of way diffi culty, actual bridge construction will begin. T. O. Russell, assistant Southern Pacific engineer, in charge of the con struction of the Willamette wagon road, announces that he will place a force of 40 men and 30 horses at work this week on the Upper Willamette. The railroad will spend from $10,000 to $15,000 on this wagon road this summer. United States Is Among Poorest Potato Paisers in Whole World Of the potato growing countries of the world, the -United States stands third from the bottom- in yield per acre, says the newly issued bulletin of the University of Oregon entitled "Markets for Potatoes." It is in the method of culture rather than from poor soil conditions that the United States falls behind other coun tries. The average yield in Germany in 1912 for example, was 223 bushels in the United States it was 113.4 bushels. Longer rotation, more fer tilization and more cultivation, and more and better seed, are necessary to enable this country to compete in quantity and quality with such potato raisers as the Germans, says the bul letin. Means of bettering the general in dustry in Oregon and elsewhere are suggested as follows : Use of better seed; rotation of crops; improvement of pack; establishing a system of co operative marketing. The Belgium average yield per acre in 1912 was 813 bushels, that of Hol land 286, that of Germany, 223, of the United Kingdom 177, of Canada 175, of Sweden 173, of Japan 148, of Ar gentine 138. Other countries surpass ing the United States were France, Chile, Switzerland, European Russia, Austria-Hungary and Spain. The only countries falling below were Italy with 79 bushels per acre, and Australasia with 104. Oregon Hopgrowers Claim to Have Formed Strong Organization Salem Seventy-five per cent of the capital stock of the Oregon Hopgrow ers' association is said to have been subscribed, and it is believed that by July 1 the greater portion of the $150, 000 capital stock of the association will be paid up. The association is said to have already tied up 50,000 bales of hops with contracts. Word has been received that the California association has incorporated ' with a capital of $500,000. The recent rains, it is said, have proved very beneficial to the hop crop. 4 , Alien Lunatics Remain. Salem The sinking of the Lusitania frustrated a plan of Dr. R. E. Lee Steiner, superintendent of the State Insane asylum, to save money to the state. He had arranged to deport three British lunatics, who were to sail on the Lusitania the voyage fol lowing the fatal one. After the sink ing of the vessel the department no tified Dr. Steiner that he could not de port any more men on British vessels until after the war. Dr. Steiner has deported 20 lunatics this spring. Monroe Gets Co-operative Store. Monroe At a meeting of the mem bers of tbe proposed co-operative asso ciation it was decided to transfer the membership to the Benton County Co operative association and that associ ation will open a general store in this city. The business of this associa tion, which is organized under the Rochdale system, is rapidly increasing and will reach $100,000 by the close of its first year of existence, next month. The first annual meeting occurs in June. Oregon Leads United States in Official Tested Cow Herds Oregon Agricultural College, Cor- vallis ' 'It was necessary a few years ago to go back East for foundation dairy stock, but now we .can get the best at home," says E. R. Stockwell, instructor of dairying at the Agricul tural College. "Oregon has more Jer sey herds under official test than any other state in the United States, and that has resulted in aiding breeders to select the best producers for breeding StOCK. It is a well known fact that the longer animals are pure bred along one line, the more likely they are to trans mit their characters to their offspring. Testing also encourages breeders to put forth their best efforts, since it in creases the number of sales they are able to make and the prices they re ceive for their stock sold. "Holstein breeders in Oregon have been slow to take up official testing work. However, some of the breeders have conducted the seven-day official test, among them W. K. Newell, Seg hers; Ernest Werner, Aurora; Dr. J. R. Wetherbee, Langlois; Walter Zets man, Cornelius, and Jacob Luscher, Portland. "Guernsey breeders are coming to the front. We are now supervising the tests of the herds of A. I. and J. Hughes, Oregon City; Chase Brothers, Independence, and A. L. Gilem, Chi nook, Washington. It is a fact that the Guernsey breeders of the United States have conducted' more official yearly tests than any other breeders. It is largely through the advanced reg istry system that the breed has become so popular." . Mr. Stockwell has a list of 83 Jer sey breeders doing official testing. The state having the next largest number of herds on official test is New York, which state, however, has more ani mals under the test. He gives the fol lowing summary Oregon has 83 herds, 248 cows on test, 16 being 700-pound cows. New York has 21 herds, 336 cows, 26 700 pound cows. Ohio has 26 herds, 198 cows, 2 700-pound cows. Michigan has 13 herds, 117 cows, 15 700-pound cows. Massachusetts has 10 herds, 93 cows, 87 700-pound cows. Thfere have been about 150 700 pound cows in the United States, and Oregon has produced her share. And yet testing was not begun in this state until 1904, . and has become general only in a very recent period. School Fair Big Success. Prineville Superintendent C. H. Poole,' of the city schools, held the annual school fair here last week. Eacb of the rooms was decorated with the work of the schools for the psst year. ' A short literary program was given. The exhibit of manual train ing was by far the best the school yet has had. In the eighth grade state examination the class all passed, mak ing the best record the school has made in the last five years. At the annual county field meet the Prineville school won three gold medals. Mr. Withycombe to Visit Klamath. Klamath Falls It has just been an nounced that Governor Withvfnmh of Oregon, will visit Klamath county the latter part of June to view the ag ricultural districts and observe the operation of the Klamath project. i FISHING TACKLE! The Trout Season is here, and we are prepared to give you anything in the Tackle line you may de sire. We are carrying a dandy line of Split Bamboo Rods, Reels, Leaders, Hies, Fly Books, Baskets, Etc. Call here for your Fishing and Hunting Licenses. LOOK'OUR BIG STOCK OVER. FOSS-WINSHIP HARDWARE COMPANY Barrett Building, Main Street, Athena, Oregon. ESTABLISHED 1865 Preston-Shaffer Milling Co. AMERICAN BEAUTY FLOUR Is made in Athena, by Athena Labor, in one of the " very best equipped Mills in the Northwest, of the best selected Bluestem wheat grown anywhere. Patronize home industry. Your grocer sells the famous American Beauty Flour. The Hour Your Mother Uses Merchant Millers and Grain Buyers Athena, Oregon. Waitsburg, Washington. Home of QUAUTY Groceries Good Groceries go to the Right Spot Every Time This is the Right Spot To go to Every Time for Groceries. ; Try These They'll Please! ONE BEST THE MONOPOLE Monopole Vegetables Monopole Fruits Monopole Salmon Monopole Oysters DELL BROS , Athena, Or. Caterers to the Public in Good Things to Eat