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AN INDEPENDENT NEWSPAPER F. B. Boyd. Publisher Entered In the fnstotnce at Atbena, Oregon as econdOlaas Mall Matter. Advertising Rates. Display, transient, running less than one month, first insertion, per inch 25c Subsequent Insertions. i Display regular, per inch U 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 $1-50 When paid in Advance, (otherwise, $2.00) One copy, six months 75 One copy, three months 50 cATHENA. ORB. FEB. 18. ....... 1916 The editor of the Canyon City Eagle has been looking into tbs egg problem. His deduction follows; "The egg editor of the Oregonian is moulting. On aooonnt of tbe im portatlon of Chinese eggs, be baa In effeot, predioted the downfall of tbe rennblio. Ihe China egg ia the evil genias that ie to sweep life, liberty and the pnrsnit of happiness forever from under tbe imaginary ebadow of tbe Stars and Stripes. Backer Bill and Ball Ban were in vain. aettja butg pales into a fading iuaigniflcanoe and Washington, Llnooln and the Or egonian's beloved Woodrow Wilson all dissipated their patriotio lives for - a oountry that Is to be wrecked npoo the aboala of tbe Oblna egg. Tbis great newspaper baa shed tears, bitter tears of anguish, in column after col umn, rnnning through month after , month, to warn the great American potllo of the national dlsaeter that waa to follow the China egg. Tbey have kept it np with snob persistence that tbe Oregon Biddy, disgnsted in ber effort to keep pace with tbe mar ket, end disoonraged in tbe hope of laying fast enough to keep op with the almond-eyed ben of tbe Flowery King dom, evidently baa foiaaken tbe neat nntilegga have gone op to 6 cents apioos, and it tbiaegg editor persists In bnlliic tbe market, we have a vision of tbe time when every newspaper man la the state will have to eat ham without the "and." his A crop census of tbe Umatilla Pro jeot in Oregon baa just been oompiled by tha Reclamation Seivioe. Tbe re pott 1b exceedingly gratifying in that it fninishes abuudant evidenoe of sub stantial ptogiesa on the part of set tlers. Owing to the cauierona nat ural obstacles in the way of light sandy and blowing soils, rough topog rniihy and look of experience ou tbe p-il cl many farmers, tbe settlers bavo bad many diftloalties to over onrae. Daring tbe Urst few years progress waa elow and many wore dis cooraged. The latest report of farm uosditions an tbe piojeot Is ooooarng ing as evidencing a better understand iug of tbe requirements, with results which prove the actual merit of tbis teotiou as a producer of valuable orops. The Oregon-Washington Railroad & Navigation company, tbe Northern I'uoiUo Railway company and the olty of Atbena should get together and devise way to control tbe waters which oome down from the noitb at times la flood stages. The preseut channels for the outlet of tbe waters before emptying iuto Wild Horse creek aia destructive to itiect and private property. Kvetj time there is a flood, trains are annulled on aooount of traokage washouts, and lower Mala street is damaged more or less. Indications are that a political web Is being thrown around tbe appoint ment of Loo is D. Braniieii lo the Su preme tenon. Either Biaudeis is (It for tbe posltlou or be is uot fit, aud the fact that hia appointment was made should be evldonoe snfllolent that ba ia qualified. I'olitiaa from either political parly should not te lu jeo ted Into filling a vaoauoy of tbe highest tribunal of tbe oatloo. The Up-to-tbe-Times Magazine fur Fabrnaiy la an especially good num ber.:. 1 liia publication Is doing wou doia toward exploiting the industries and resenroea of Eastern Wssliluntou and Eastern Oregon, Bud tbe lesldeuts of tbe s' otinns of the two atatos men tioned s'toold give it (beir uuqnulllled support. The (Hot Bock Kccord observes that mankli d will Qgbt leasts of the eurtb and al , bis own kiud aud eavuges, but quickly gives up wheo Bttook by tta clameuta. White fear will show iu bis faoe when ooutrouted by a wall if water or a sheet of flame. lie knows how pony hia efforts are when pitted against tbs poweia of nature. "About tbe time we get all of tbe jaokrabbita killed oil, some outer pi is ing eltUio will go to raUlug tbcni for tbeii fur," opiues the Canyon City Eagle, And about that time another enterprising oitiaeo may tuke take a hot it biin, too. Tbe tig snow left plenty of uiuli tore end the farnieis are begiuuiug to tone np for tbe plowing season. With no lain to interfere, many will fcs at work in tbe fields next week. .......................... : A Mulligan Stew Mr. Brooe Dennis, editor of tbe La Grande Observer, epeeohed a spoke at tbe Lincoln Club in Portland tbe other evening, and when be got through bis listeners bad fonnd oat that they bad beard something, fie grilled tbe war horses of the rep. par ty in Oreg., and told 'em where to bead in at, and also designated the time tbe present. Bruoe believes in new blood, and plenty of it. He eulo gized Bonis MoCourt aod stack bis free lance into tbe quivering political flesh of tbe standPata and basBens. All In all, Bruoe seemingly was tbere with all four feet, and let 'em know that be waa from E. Oreg. I have a letter from H. A. Clemens, editor of tbe Pine Valley, (Baker county) Herald, in which be paints cut to me the fine points of Botert Servioe, Baker oandidate for a position on tbe Fnblio Servioe Commission. Wbiob is all right. Except. Saying nr thing against 111. Servioe, I bave long been oonvinoed of the capabili ties of Charley Strain of Pendleton for that. position, And I think Charles can be of just a leetle bit more Servioe on tbe public Servioe commission, than oau Service himself, Get ont your fishing yarns; only it days nntil the season opens. After thorough investigation, I Bod that my friend Origlar never in bia Wbole life peddled frnit out ia tbe (Jkiah oountry. Nytber in pioneer days nor in other day. It seems that a fellow namud Sqnig said to resem ble Mr. Origlar ia bis proaoanced bru nette type, witb heavy drooping mus tsobios is the Feller wbo did tbe peddling aot. He is said to bave ped dled frnit without license, and prac ticed unique and unscrupulous meth ods. For instance be would drive np to some Widow woman's bouse, sell ber a bunob of fmit, return and steal It and resell it the next day, and so on, ad Veloium, an over tne neignoor- hood uutil wben he finally quit steal ing the fmit and reselling it, every body had bought fruit from Mr. Squig ; but the onlv oocsumer wbs the last person aold to, and by tbis time tbe fruit would te so aged end soft from handling, about tbe only thing left of it wonld bs tbe core, aod it badly damaged. Wbat-do-y'-know-atont- that? I Tbe codfish lays a million eggs Wbie tbe belpful hen lays one; But the ooddsb does not cackle To inform as what she's done. And so we scorn tbe codfish coy, But tbe belpfnl ben we prize Whlob indloates to thoughtful minds It pays to advertise. Fibre and Fabric I I suppose it's all right but it seerua to te a long time tetweea spells of Spring weather. However, the kill dee la beard to give an occasional squawk of promise. For tbe EddySoation of the Atbena correspondent to tbe Weakly Bulldog ger, I will say tint tbere may have been a flood at Weston, all light, but I dunuo. However. I'm of tbe opin ion tbat if any water tan down tbi house obimneys, over there, Kernel Wood would bave admitted it; but Sim Barnos notoa Your Tyu-T;pel That 300-lb Canadian airested in Spokane for enlisting Americans to serve in tbe British army la some Pa triot. I'm thinking. Too fat to en ter tbe ranks, be pat in bis time mooohing for trench material on this side of the line. Tbere are different ways of serving one's oountry and bis way is one way. JERRY STONE DIED WEDNESDAY Funeral Seryices Will Held At Chris tian Church Tomorrow Forenoon. The Voracious Cormorant. How n cormorant dives for sea trout and gels them ia told by a writer: "I bad I lie cormorant iinuYr observation only for ttio spneo of four or five min utes, mid (lining that short period it bail captured four sea trout, all of con siderable size. After being under wa ter for n few seconds the bird would renpppnr Willi a sen trout wriggling in Its bill. Hut In spile of the victim's duHpcriile ctToi'fs to escape It was deft ly mvnllowed, and lifter u few gulps the ruruiurnut would resume Its Hail ing; opei'iillous. One of (lie sou trout Biivo It considerable trouble, however, for ihe llsb HtmgKlcil violently for sonic niouientH, but was deftly placed so tlinl lis bend pointed down Its cap tor's tbruiit, uml thus Its own strug gles insisted Hio bird to swallow it" Jerry Stone, a well known pioneer resident of this oonnty, died Wednes day evening at 6:30 o'clock, at bis borne near Adams. Death waa due to stomach trouble, from wbiob he bad suffered intensely for tbe last month, and witb wbiob be waa afflicted for some time. Bis lifs was despaired of a couple of weeka ago but tbe patient rallied and for soveral days prior to his de mise, be bed been some better. Be is survived by bis wife, one daughter and tbree sons. They are Mrs. Carrie Bout of Brllingbam, Wash., S. A Stone, a newspaperman of Salem, and David and Clifford, of tbis county. Be also leaves tbree brothers and three sisters. They are: Dr. S. C. Stone, of Salem; E. H. Stona of Thornton, Wash., and I. N. Stone of Walla Wal la; Mrs. Samantba Clerking of Pull man, Wash., Mrs. Tittswortb of Mid vale, Idabo and Mrs. Delia Maloney of Walla Walla. Tbe fnnetal aervioea will be held at tbe Christian church in tbia olty, to morrow, Saturday forenoon, at 11 o'clook. Jeremiah Stone was born at Charles ton, Illinois, on Jane 12, 1854, and died February le, 1916, aged 61 years, eight months and four days. In the year of 1863 be orossed tbe plains witb bis parents. Tbe family looated in Kastern Washington, set tling near Walla Walla, after liviug six Tears iu tbe Willamette valley. In 1872 be mo7ed into this vloinity wbere be since resided nntil be moved to bis present home, near Adams. In October, 1873, be was united In mar riage to Miss Josie Perringer, aod five children were torn to them, one a daughter, preceding bim to the grave. For many years be bad been a mem ber of tbe Christian ohuroh. Betook a lively interest In all pnblio affairs ana at one time was a member of tbe Oregon legislature. List of New Books. The following books bave reoeotly teen received at tbe looal library, from tbe librarian at Pendleton: Biewater Nntrition of the Household Towns Batita Tbat Haudioap. Fiotion. Gather Song, of the Lark. Lee Annt Jane. Lefevre B. B. Rhodes Bransfoid in Arcadia. Rinehart "K." Ward Eltham House. Webster Dear Enemy. White Adventures of Bobby Oide. Children's Books. Comstook Way of tbe Sixfooled. Dopp Early Sea People. Gould Mother Nature's Children. Grover Overall Boys. Ball Giddy-Go-Bound. Banis Nigbts With Uncle Rmns. Boltrook Cave, Mouud and Lake Dwellers, Holbrook Biawatba Primer. Bolbrook 'Bound tbe Year in Myth aud Song. Jaoobs Indian Fairy Tales. Jamison Lady Jane. Klngeley Greek Heroes. Mabie Morse Stories, Matbewsou Pitching in a Pinch. Mauls Boys Book of New Inventions. O'Hbea-Old World Wonder Stories. Reynard, tbe Fox. Riohards Five Mice in a Mouse Trap. Roberts Kings iu Exile. Seton Wild Animals I Have Known. Wade Light Bringers. Wilds Happy Prinne, . Card of Thanks. Wo desire to tbank the many friends for tbeir kind and considerate aots during tbe death and funeral of Mrs. Frank Snaggart. Frank G. Swaggart, A, L. Swaggart and family. i .-.lie, inn .him tie nun tin ran to the ilng'M (nil?" "Yes, Kir." replied the stiuill boy. I'm njliiK lo do n kind not every lay Thnt ilon; ("liases every rnlililt he sees I licil llic nil! to Is t tit no that It will innke n tinlse uml wnrii i lie rnb lill ."- Wii.-hlrmtiui Slur Patent Office Documents. If nil Hie (loeimieiilK Mtm-od In the patent otlk'V lit Washington could be placed end to end they would form a strip Hint would reach nrnmiil I lie earth three times MACHINES MODUS OF PERFECTION. PERFECTLY SIMPLE SIMPLY PERFECT. Needles, Oil, Bi lls ami all kinds of Sewing ...... i,...v Bti.m-B, jwiuuruiB a specialty. New Home Users are Quality Choosers. For Sale By N. A.MILLKR, Athena. Orea. Qc New Home Sewing Machine Comp'y San Francisco, California. iiir Dale Rothwell Optical Specialist Glasses Ground and Fitted. Lettres Duplicated. American National Bank Bi g, Peudlelon For Sale. One brown mare mole, no brand vis ible, buckskin uose, slur in forehead, 3 years aid, weight 850 pounds: also oue 8 year old farindle cow, brand on side resemtliug bgure 1 with half cir cle above, ear marks resembling crop off eaoh ear, will te aold at pnblio auotion te tbe highest bidder at tbe Barrett place, oue mile north of Ath ena, Oregon on Saturday, Maroh 1, 1016, at 9 a'olock, p. m. lo pay costs of advertising and feeding. H. A. Barrett, Atbena, Oregon. Febllw4, r "Alter dr than lO.OC vine; more )0 miles. I couldn't find . enough carbon to fill the hoi low of your hand." That motoric was writinj about Zerolene. Practically all who :: t it have the same experience. That's because Ik Standard Oil r Motor Gu Is made from selected California crude asphalt-base. Zerolene that gets Into the ex plosion chamber doesn't "split up" into gummy, carbon-forming deposits, but after complet ing its efficient work, is c-ia-sunttd and passes out on exhaust. Next time j-ou ennplv the crank cast, refill with Zerolene. Standard Oil Company (California) Athena THE SQUEEZE PLAY. ; Its Success Hangs on the Batter Hit ting the Ball to the Ground. Tbe squeeze play Is oue of tbe pretti est in baseball when successful. Wben It fails no phiy makes a bull team look more foolish. The play is bent worked with one out. a runner on third and a t .'un Heeded to either tie or win the KUUie. Many of the best base ruuuera when n!:3ut to malic tbe piny create tbe impression tbnC there is uo in ten tlon of pulling It by taking ouly a fnlf lead on the base and standing still Tbe very moment tbe pitcher starts bis movement the runn on third tears for tbe plate. If in any way tbe Intention to use the play is tipped oft or forcsecu It Is au easy matter fur the catcher to break It up by culling for u wuste ball that is so wide of tbe plate tbat it is impossible for tbe batter to buut It. It is an easy mutter to touch tbe base runner out aud make the team trying tbe squeeze uppear ridiculous. But a successful completion of the play usu ally puts tbe team Iu tbe field Iu the air and makes them look equally fool ish. Tbe squeeze play does uot call for a hard bitter or a good bitter, but it docs call for a mau with a good eye, a fellow who Invariably bits the ball, even though It may not go safe. If tbe batsman bunts tbe ball In the air au easy double play Is usually tbe re sult ir be is able to keep tbe ball on fair ground there is seldom a chance to stop tbe run ut tbe plate. It is not necessary to have a fast man on third to make this play, for most of tbe play depends on the ability of the batsman to keep tbe ball on the ground. Billy Evans in St Nicholas. Early History of Rubber. ., ' Rubber Is first known to history as a plaything. It was during Columbus' second voyage that Hcrrera observed tbat tbe Inhabitants of Haiti played a game witb balls "made of tbe gum of a tree." Even as early ns the begin ning of the seventeenth century, bow ever, the Spaniards used rubber to wa terproof tbeir cloaks, but tbe fact at tracted no attention in tbe old world, and It was not nntil the eighteenth century that the rubber industry be gan Early writers mention au on ex tracted from rubber which was taken medicinally with cocoa. nor -ssBaaraiMaaaiaaHsarsrasarsaraiinsjM VlkJ i 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, we 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 done, make a new coat and also reline the garment free of any charge, whatever. Yours very truly, 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 & COt It may not be generally known that there Is cruelty tn the keeping of gold fish. Half of such captives die from sheer want of rest As fish have eyes so formed that they cannot endure the light. In a glass vessel they are in an entirely wrong place, as Is evident from the way in which tbey dash about and go around and around until fairly worn put THE BARTLETT &ARA&E When in need of Gasoline, Lubrica ting Oils, Greases and Auto Acces sories, call here for prompt service. I sell tbe White Starr motor oil, made especially for tbe Ford Auto, recommended by tbe Ford Motor (Jo. ; also tbe Packard oil, the best for all antos. I oarry tbe well known "Lee Tires." Bring in your auto wben in need of repairs, washing or overhauling Work guaranteed. Tire vuloaaizing. A first olass plaoe to store antos. J. A. Bartlett, Proprietor Mosgrove Building, Third Street, South of cTWain Street 15- Stallions -15 PUBLIC SALE PENDLETON, OREG., THURSDAY, FEB. 24th, 1P.M. Imported and American bred Per,herons. 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 examine 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 cAlta Stables, - - Pendleton, Oregon Absolutely Fuse Makes the food more delicious and wholesome BOVAL BAKIfW POWOFB CO., NEW YORK. A FIT OR NO SALE (etUsTakeYourMeasure CJ7Made to Order (C No less Than 15 NoMoreThan$20 SAVE $10 THE fIRST NATIONAL BANK OF ATHENA Capital and Surplus $100,000-20 A-nrEN WOETHINGTON Oregon Mortgage Loans Term Contract on City and Farm Pronerty. CURRENT RATES, NO COMMISSIONS OR BONUSES, OR OTHER EXPENSES. Just like getting; it from 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 II lid) I lA. J. Parker MR IP si everything Firm ClftSM ModrH aJ Cp-tw d l? SOUTH SIDE MAIN STREET ATHENA THE ATHENA MEAT MARKET We carry the best MEATS That Money Buys Our Market is Clean and Cool Insuring Wholesome Meats. READ ft MEYER Main Street, Athena, Oregon