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About The Athena press. (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 11, 1916)
... lb Aitata0 :' AN INDEPENDENT NEWSPAPER F. B. Boyd, Publisher Entered In the rnntofflce at Atliena, Oregon aa ecouddlass Mail Matter. Advertising Rates. nicnl.o .,.,,..,. 1... than nn month, first insertion, per inch 25c Subseauent tnftertinnii ..12W Display regular, per inch UH Local readers, first insertion, per line, 10c Subsequent insertions, per line 5c Lodge resolutions, per line 5c Church notices, admission, per line. . 5c Subscription Rates. One copy, one year $i.S0 AThen paid in Advance, (otherwise, $2.00) One copy, six months -J' One copy, three months cATHENA. ORE. FEB. 11 '8 The armoiplate plQUderbond have served notice on Uaole Bam what will do to him if he establishes nation al shipbuilding yards: Shove the piloe of armor op 1300 per ton. Now we are waiting to see what oongress has to say to the plonderbond. In iht atiess of national preparedness, taking into consideration what the tremen dooi cost will.be to the country, steel tinsts are not to be taken Into consid eration. The vital interests of the nation and the welfare of the oonntij are at stake, and the future depends entirely npon the successful realization of a swift and dependable prepared ness. Of wbat beneBt would a big navr and large army be with the na tion behind them bankrupted in the making of them? Where wonld the German Empire te today if it were at the meioy of a steel trust that was In a position to dictate to the Imperial government whether or no it could build battleships and manufacture war munitions? If world oonditlona are anoh as we are led to believe them to be that the United Btates most henoeforth be on a war footing to meet them the quioker congress in jeoU a little German ginger Into tbis government's management of military affairs, the better. Imagine if yon can the Kropps or any other GermBU manufacturer of war equipment, tell ing Germany that if the government over there built war vessels,- they would boost the oost of armorplute np 200 per ton I But it's different over here. Vastly different. The German method is to rnn the navy and the army, monitions and equipment as well, and it has proved to be a aun oessfnl method. Over here, the gov ernment tons the navy and the army, but the steel trusts and the powder barons ate at the very start trying to "hook one over" and be in a position to run the munition and equipment end of it in other words, place the Koveru'pent at their nieroy. The Oregon Voter has this to say of Henry Ford : "Henry Ford is a oonspiouous exam ple of a business man wbn, while aohievlng money suooees, found no time to study history, economics or government. lie is to to pitied rather than oensured for having been so in flated by bis financial suaoess that ha thought be oonld lift the world from Ibeslongb of destruotion. ,His intent was exoellent, but when be rnshed headlong Into affairs of which he was patbetioally ignorant be not only mada himself tldiouloos, but he oast dis credit upon the American nation and impaired its possible effectiveness ss an Intermediator for pence. The bus ijtsa man owes it to his own Belt te speot to try to become informed npon questions of national polioy as well aa legislation whioh directly affeots him In the conduct of his own business." The oandiduoy of uur own "Bill" Peterson for Delogate to the National Demooratio convention is meotiug with popular iavor at the hands of tho Dem ocratic papers. Of bis oaudidaoy, tun Ontario Democrat of Feb. l)rd, said: "Will U. Peterson, a well known Eastern Oregon lawyer and Demooiat- lo war horse, will te a candidate for delegate to the national Demooratio convention to be hold in St. Louis next Jnne, Mr. Peterson bin been chair man of Ihe Demooratio oeutral com niittee in Umatilla oounty for cigbt yeata, and was a presidential elector in 1013. Be is an ardent soppoiter ol Presided Wilson, and may te relied npon in any emergency that may ai dnring tbe convention to serve the best Interests of tbe psity." MasEaobnsetU, through tbe adoption of a constitutional amendment ry the referenJum, baa authorised its cities aud to.vus to go iuto the business of borne building. They may advance funds aud orodit for building bousua for working people nt a cost aud on terms a workman oan meet, with suf ficient light air, eanitation aud gardeu epaoe. The Baker Herald says: "And those Baker uoontv oattle that were fed in Idaho aud won prfocs at Denver were told at aootion for 10 oeuts a pound, the highest pries ever paid tar a car load of oattle from Idaho. Thus linker oonnty is not ouly boosting Or egon, but Idaho aa well." A Mulligan Stew Until tbe other day I never knew there was any great difference in hegs. I bad surmised that a hog was a bog; and that was all there Are to it. But Link Bwaggarc oas enlightened me on tost point. u sain ne anew ot a triend of bis mention of name nn neoessary who reoently bufobered IS red bogs, and then bad to kill a blsolf one so that be wonld have lard enough to fry tbe others in. FA Ox I And here's more of it: Be said further that tbis friend bought tbe red pigs tbree months ago and they weighed 120 lbs apiece, and by ding, when be bntohered them they only weighed 120 lbs each. Link forgot to tell me what bis friend fattened his bogs on and I never asked him. I Sbe was sprinkling tiny blaok speaks over the snow and I asked wnat It was. "Pepper," said sbe. "Wbat for" sez I. "Sowing a Bootob Tweed pattern." By praotioal demonstration, Sam Hawortn has ooovinced ma that he baa passed the stage of neophite in tbe handling of the Shovel. I never knew ot but one feller who oonld equal Sam nel In tbe art of shoveling. And come to think of It, I don't believe be oonld either; for Sam shovels anow, while the other fellow shoveles amoke. That bear meat recipe Doo Welch handed the Mnlligan Stew last week, has set all tba Fhnnny Kolum fellows wagging their penoils. I thought it wonld, for there's more truth than poetry in wbat Doo said; tbat it'a easier to eat tbe ax tban to masticate ordinary bear steak. Everybody in towo laid aside bis labors Sunday except my friend Henry down at tbe P. O. tie was confronted with tbe ordeal of disturbing a lot of delayed Eastern and' Portland mail and he did it after his usual qniet add metbodioal fashion. H-e-r-e, D-r-nml Soienoe and Speed VS. Brawn and Musole, with S. & S. the winner, is the deduction I Und after rehearsing tbe kinks and thrillers of the Dayton- Athena Hi basket ball game Saturday nigbt. And tbe game was better tban tbeseore, 21-37, indloatea, Tbe girls, I am of tbe opinion, played one of tbe oast games of tbe season also, when they defeated the lassies from Colom bia (not N. Y.) College before a de lighted andienoe amid rounds npon rounds of applause. Alone on the depot platform, Bathed in tbe cold winter's breeze, Stands an empty eight-gallon beer keg With nottiing in it ot freeze. Shorn of its former glory. Drained of its last amber dreg, Beerless, bungless and friendless, Stands an empty eight gallon keg. Aroo (Idaho) Advertiser. LEGEND OF THE ROBIN. With tbe orowd on the depot platform Hia whiskers fanning tbe breeze, Stood an empty two-legged ronnder Sbiveriog as tbcogh he would freeze, Shorn of hia past great power, And onreiug tne hand of Fate, He was thanking tbe hour's arrival That would tear bim ont of tbe state. Silver Lake Leader. I didn't boar anything of Kernel Wood from 4 :05 p. m. Friday nntil 4:05 Monday. Gness Weston's leading family sbelf-oover reposed in a enow bank some'rs between bere and tbe Pine Creek trestle. It Wonld be a dad-borned good thing tor the com munity in general if snow banks oonld be made perpetual over tbat way Initiative Petition Circulated to Hare Ordinance Voted on at Coming; City Election. An initiative petition has been olr oulRted and numerously signed to have a bill providing tor a Suuday olosing ordluanoe voted on at the city elec tion on Union 7. The proposed ordi nance is as follows: An ordluanoe proposiug hy the initia tive specifying what businesses are prohibited on Sunday and wbat are allowed on Sunday in tbe city of Athena, Umatilla oounty, Oregon: Be it euaoted by tbe people of the Oity of Athena: The people of the City of Athena do ordain as follows: Seotion I, If any person shall keap open any store, sbop, grooery, bowling alley, tilllard room, or house ot amuse ment for the purpose of labor or traffic, or uuy place ot amusement ou the Brat day ot tbe week, commonly called tbe Lord's Day or Sunday, such person, npon oouticiiou thereof, shall be puu lulled by a flue ot uot less than five dollars (fP.QO) nor more tliau fifty dol- laia (if 50. 00); provided, however, tbat tbe above provisions shall not apply to keepers of drug stores, doctor shops, undertakers, livery stable keepers, ga rage keepers bakeries, hotels aud ant ing houses; and provided further, that drug stores shall be entitled to sell no tiling exoept medloines; and bakeries shall sell nothing but breads, oakea, pies, cookiea and doughnuts; and all olrcumstanons ot ueoessitv and mercy may be pleaded as defeuse whtob may be treated aa a question ot faot tor tbe jury to determine, when tbe offeuse is tried by jury "Snow girea work to thi nuemploy ti," says a Portlaud paper. Yea, and it gave a lot of work to tba family tuau who was employed, too. In fact, it gave m all a good deal ot work, For Sale. One brown mare mule, no brand vis ible, bnokskin noae, atar in forehead, 3 years old, weight 850 pouoda; also oue 3 year old briudle cow, brand on side resembling hgure 1 with half oir ole above, ear marks resembling crop off each ear, will be sold at puolio aootion to tbe highest bidder at tba Barrett plaoa, one mile north ot Atu eua, Oregon on Satnrday, Naroh 4, 11)10, at a o'olock, p. m. to pay coats of advertising aud leeding. H. A. Barrett, Atbeua, Oregon. Febllwi. Tlie Addition. Cmvker-rvr" had another addition to my family lii I aaw you Inst. Oninao You don't nay! Hy or glrlt CttWkcr-gon-ln-law.-Puclr. Indian Story of How the Brave Bird Got Its Red Breast. ' When white men first came far across tbe sea to this country they found many blrda such as they bad over seen before. But tbey found one which they liked best of nil It bad a pretty red breast, and they called It TdLin, tor Its rod breast made them think of a bird back In tho old home wliich tliey loved most of all. Tbe Indiaus bad u story about bow the robiu got Its red breast. They eald It happened a long time ago, when there was only one Ore In all the cold far north. A hunter and bis son kept tbe fire burning Uuy and night until the father fell 111, and the eon bad to watch the fire all alone. The great white bear was waiting for a chance to put the fire out so bo could have all tho north to himself. lie snw the boy fall asleep; then be Jumped on the fire with bis wet feet and put It out But-a gray robin sav.' him, and when he was gone slie pecked aboUt in the ashes till she found a tiny live coaL She fanned It with her wings until It blazed out and turned her breast red. Then she flow away to every but In the cold north. Wherever sbe touched the ground a fire sprang up, and soon there were plenty of fires to keep tbe people warm. After that tbe robin's breast was always red Instead of gray, Exchange. LESSON OF THE LETTERS. A Warning the Thoughtful Old Lady Gave tha Heedless Young One. They were two women, one young, radiant; the other gently, beautifully old. "But, auntie, It's such fun." Tbe older rose. "Walt" . In a moment she bad returned. Two faded, yellow letters ' lay upon the young girl's lap. "Rend them." Wonderlngly tho girl obeyed. The first read: "Dearest I leave you to John. It Is plain you care for bim. I love you. Just now It seems tbat life wltbout you Is Impossible. But I can no longer doubt If you cared there would be no doubt John Is my friend. I would rather see you his than any other's, since you cannot be mine. Cod bless you. WILL." The other: ' "Beloved I am leaving you to the better man. For vie there can never be another lovo. But It is best it is tbe right thing aud I am-yes, I am glad tbat it is Will you love Instead of me. You cannot be anything but hap py with bim. With me-but that Is a dream I must learn to forget. As ever and ever, JOHN." Joseph Ball In Life. How the Roman Empire Grew. Rome wag founded 750 B. C tbe kings were expelled BOO B. 0., and It was not until 290 B. C, 400 years after the founding of the city, that the Ro mans conquered their Immediate neigh-' bors, the Snmnltes. Latins, etc. It was not until 200 B. C, following the defeat of Pyrrhus, that Rome wns supreme In Italy, from the southern boundary of Cisalpine Gaul to the Sicilian strait. For 850 years, from the foundation of the city, the Romnns could stand on tbe hills of their city and almost look across their entire territory, as It Btretched away only some twenty miles on either band. After tbe consolidation of their power In Italy, however, It took tbem but 150 years to conquer tbe world. Cast and Wrought Iron. In a paper recently read before the Society of Chemical Industry the state ment wns made that the strength of cast iron wns affected by the addition of wrought Iron In the following pro portions: With 100 parts of cast Iron ten parts of wrought Iron increase tbe strength 2 per cent; twenty parts of wrought Iron increase the strength 82 per cent: thirty pnrts of wrought Iron Increase the strength 00 per cent; forty pnrts of wrought iron increase the strength only 33 per cent Tbe maximum result Is therefore produced with 80 per cent wrought scrap. In dianapolis News. The Harm of Damp Houses. It Is dangerous to health nnd even to life In a dump, moldy house or one built over a moldy cellar. Many years ngo the Loudon Lancet In an article on diphtheria traced the disease In cer tain cases to the presence of certain molds and fungoid growths which seemed to be brenthed, Into the throat Remember, one of the best disinfec tants Is lime. Moldy cloths, auch as shoes und other articles that are unfit for use, should be destroyed at once. Well Intormtd. "There goes a n:su who tins delved deep In Rotunu history." " "An authority on the subject, oh?" "Sure. He knows lots more about Julius CneHiir than tbe average voter knows about hia cougrensmiui."-Spo-knno Review. Milestones In Life. "Did anything ever feci more con spicuous than your first long trousers' "Only tbe vast expanse of my drat dress slilrf'-Ixmisvllle CourlerJour nnl. Nothing to It. His Wtfe-Never mind If you have lost everything. Vou still have me. Mr. Ilusiup-Hut you're not on asset; you're n running expense. -Judge Prejudice corrupts the taste, ns It perverts the Judguieut. In alt tho con cerns of llfo.-Itnclne. Diamond School of Healing and IuBtruction. Prof. J. C. Diamond, tba well known Healer and leoturer, treats all manner ot ailments, no matter now long stand ing. Klduey troobla aud Rheumatism a specialty. Female trouble suooesa fnlly treated; no medloiue, no knife. When yon ate through with yonr doc tor, come to us. Provision made for oouutty patients. Prot. J. 0. Diamond, Dr. Lota Diamond. $00, Broadway, and Modiaon, Port land, Oregon. Adv. THE YOLK OF AN EGG. It Is Good Predigettad Pood, Whila the White la Not. It baa long been kuown that many persons cannot cut even perfectly fresh eggs without suffering all the syrup toms of violent poisoning. The egg has two parts the yolk In side nnd the white outside. Tho white is the part of the cga that the chicken Is m:;d.' of the part that makes I lie bones, the feathers and tho tleuh. The yolk, however. Is what tbe chicken lives on. It Is u dinner basket placed there by nature for the Infant chicken. It is a little lunch put up for the young life within the egg to support It until It gets out of tbe shell, for the chicken must eat inside Hie shell us well as outside, and the yolk Is a little bundle of prcdigestcd food tbnt nature has prepared for the chicken to ent before It emerges Into the world. Thus we see that the yolk Is food, whereas the white of the ens never was Intended to be eaten.. Really it Is 'not fit to be eaten, ft has some food value. It Is true. It can be utilized un der some circumstances, but It Is not good food. The yolk Is the only part of tbe egg that really Is wholesome food. It Is digested very quickly, too, recent Investigations showing that the yolk Is digested entirely In the stom ach. There is some fat in the yolk, there Is some protein lu the rolk and some carbohydrate lu the yolk, and all are digested in the stomach. The fnt of the yollt Is of a peculiar kind. It is more readily digested in tbe stomach than any other tut, al though other emulsified fats are also to some degree digested in the stom-ach.-Dr. J. H. Kellogg In Good Health. First Talking Machine. The recording of vibrations of a membrane was first accomplished by Leon Scott in 1857, by tbe invention of what he called a "phonautogrnph." This Is regarded as the precursor of the modern phonograph. The actual re production of sound wns first achieved by Thomas Alva Edison In 1870 nnd first patented by him in 1877, the pat ent being dated in January of that year. There had been, of course, sev eral experiments and Improvements between. The first method of recording vibrations of a tuning fork on the sur face of a drum wns discovered by Thomas Young in 1807. Alexander Graham Bell and & Tainter patented the grapbophone in 1885. Emile Ber liner patente the gramophone in 1887. New York Times. It 8uro Is. Patience Do you ever look back aver the past? Patrice Why, - bless .your bcnrtl That's the only way one can look at the past" Yonkers Statesman. ilk1 Read This Letter! It shows how our famous Chicago tailors guarantee the clothes they tailor-to-order. We have yet to find an other merchant tailoring company that makes such a promise. Chicago', Feb. 1," 1916. Messrs Booher & Piersol, -. ;, ; )'.,: ''' ' Dear Sirs ' - Following the custom pursued by us for many years , to wish our old customers , as well as our new, to return any coat made by us during the past season in which the linings have not given satisfactory wear. We will be pleased to put in a new front, or if this cannot be Hone, make a new coat and also reline the garment free, of any charge, whatever. Yours very truly, E.T. . Ed. V. Price 4 Co:' . If you don't want to lose money, stay away from the cheap tailors and let us take your measure for Spring clothes that give Quality a meaning. . BOOHER & PIERSOL COPYRIGHT BY ED.V. PRICE & CO. Agreed Disguised. Customer I'm going to a masked ball, nnd I want something that will completely disguise me. Costnmer Certainly, sir. I will give you some thing nice. Peie Mele. Exercise Is the chief source of 1m lirnrempttv In nil our facultlm Blair StWNG-ssZJM Jk MACHINES MODELS OF PERFECTION. PERFECTLY SIMPLE SIMPLY PERFECT. Needles, Oil, Belts and all kinds of Sewing Machine supplies, Repairing a specialty. New Home Users are Quality Choosers. For Sale By N. A.MILLER, Athena. Oieg. tjie New Home Sewing Machine Comp'y San Francisco, California. Many leading gas-engine ex pens have recently declared that lubricating oil made from , asphalt-base petroleum gives best results. : Pacific Coast motorists made ihe same discovery years ago. For the majority have been using Zerolene in preference to ail other oils. They agree with the experts. Zerolene Is made from se " lected California petroleum asphalt-base under the un equalled refining facilities of the Standard Oil Company. Next time you empty the crank case, refill with Zero lene. Standard Oil Company (Califoraia) Athena ZEROLENE 15- Stallions -15 PUBLIC SALE PENDLETON, OR EG., THURSDAY, FEB. 24th, 1 P. M. Imported and American bred Per. heron?. Belgians and Shires. A lot of extra good, big, heavy bone stal lions. Ages from two to ten years. Also one high-class saddle stallion. I expect them to sell for less than at private sale. Come before the sale to ex. mine the hors es; you will be surprised to find them so good. This is your OPPORTUNITY. Horses will be sold with a guarantee. . J. R. Justice, Importer At the tAlta Stables, - - Pendleton, Oregon jicy Mrud fypiR Absolutely 'Puke Makes the food more delicious and wholesome fcOVAl BAKlM powoew co. , hew vobk. A FIT OR NO SALE fetUsTakeYourMeasure for a rfniliTIifTf Made Real m f to ( NoMoreThan,$20 SAVE $10 Athena WORTHINGTON Oregon THE TIRST NATIONAL BANK OF ATHENA Capital and Surplus $100,000:20 (Viorigage Loans Term Contract on City and Farm Property. CURRENT RATES, NO COMMISSIONS OR BONUSES, OR OTHER EXPENSES. Just like getting it trom a bank. Large or small amounts. Loan quickly clos ed. .If you need money Come and See Us. MATLOCK-LAATZ INVESTMENT COMPANY Loans, Real Estate, Insurance. 112 E Court St. Pendleton ' " ' ' .J.P.rker i I' " (34 Aid ' v verrthtng Flri CiK - Hodarn and Vp-to-d te SOUTH SIDE MAIN STBFfT ATHENA THE ATHENA MEAT MARKET We carry the best - MEATS That Money Buys Our Market is Clean and Cool Insuring Wholesome Meats. 'READ & METER t Main Street, Athena, Oregon