To Advertisers The tAthena Press circulates in the homes of readers who reside in the heart of the Great Umatilla Wheat Belt, and they have money to spend mm Subscription Rates One Copy, one year, $1,50; for six montha, 75c; for three months, 50c; payable in advance, and subscrip tions are solicited on no other basis Entered at the Post Office at Athena. Oreijon, as Second-Class Mail Matter VOLUME XXIX. ATHENA. UMATILLA COUNTY. OREGON. FRIDAY. FEBRUARY 2. 1917. NUMBER 6 MM M ft t (H IIIIIIIIMIIIIIIIIlHiMH Yellow Tag Sale Ends February 10 Davie-Kaser's Yellow Tag Sale will end Saturday, February 10th. Just about one week left of this really important money saving oppor tunity. If you have not taken full advantage of this chance to save on things for the home.y ou should by all means do so now. Remember, double savings now good reductions, mostly 10 to 25 per cent, from our usual under-the-market, fixed, Same-to-All-Prices and heading off the advances which you will surely have to pay a little later. Bnt do not delay a single day. Come the very first chance. You know how quickly a week can slip by. Better save than be sorry. Do it now. Regular customers who have not bought becuase they did not feel like sparing the cash now, will be accommodated by accepting their notes payable on or before Nov. 1st, but no goods can be charged on open accounts at sale prices. THE DAVIS-KASER CO,, WALLA WALLA Complete Furnishers of Homes, Offices and Schools 10-20 Alder St. HWMHIIIIIIIIIHIIIIIIHH MIIIIIUHMHIIIIMIHIt M4 Buy the Tractor that uses coal oil or distillate just as well as gasoline and without special change " Demonstration on street any day and in the field soon. Order your John Deere or Dutchman plows before February 1st. The swellest Electric Washer on the market. Wfe have Jim Ashworth bUBy Come and see. Watts C& Rogers, Weston "Just Over the Hill" miiU'iiiiinn fIRSJ NATIONAL BANK ATHENA OREGON For Twenty-five Years this Bank has striven to furnish every facility con sistent with good Bank ing. That it has succeed ed in doing so, is evident in the number of patrons. We can please you. Es tablished 1891. Capital and Surplus, $100,000.00 Parm Loans NO COMMISSION NO BONUS NO DELAY NO BED TAPE LOW INTEREST RATES LIBERAL REPAYMENT PRIVILEGES Hartman Abstract Company" Corner Main and Court Streets, Pendleton, Oregon The Old Goat Has New Life If a good Cigar is becoming to you then you will sure be coming to Us Billiards and Pool Fine Cigars, Cigaretts, Tobacco; Confections of best quality. Cleanliness a specialty. Courteous attention. BUSH & COLEMAN, The New Proprietors DRY BILL PASSES HOUSEBY 53 TO 7 CONTAINS EMERGENCY CLAUSE Crowds Applaud Vote, and Legislators Afterward Treat ed to Loganberry Juice. With four amendments, the Senate passed the "bone dry" bill unanimously, the house concur ing, and the bill becomes a law at 4 p. m., today, at which time Governor Withycombe will sign it. Callan, Kubli, Lewis, Mackay, Schimpff, Stott and Willett these are the names of the only members who voted against the bone-dry prohibition bill in the House Monday. The bill went through the House late in the day after a four-hour siege of oratory, by a vote of 53 to 7. As soon as the vote had been taken members or the House were served with individual half-pint bottles of loganberry juice and the entire assembly rested while the bottles were drained. The bill, as passed, merely carries into effect the constitutional amend ment adopted by the people at the November election prohibiting tne im portation of alcoholic liquors for bev erage purposes. It also remedies the existing prohibition laws so that it will be impossible to buy pure gram alcohol excepting on prescription of a physician or permit of a district attorney. As the measure carries an emergency clause, it will become a law as soon as it is signed by the Governor. There never was a bit of doubt about the passage of the bill through the House. It was absolutely certain trom the time the Bession opened that it would have at least 60 affirmative votes. "Whisky lobbyists and their supporters made a determined effort at various times to knock out the emer gency clause but, obviously, without success. The bill had been made a special order of business at 10:30 Mon day morning. Every seat in the cham ber and the lobby back of the railing was filled. White ribboned members of the W. C. T. U. had reserved seats in front. After the entire bill had been read from beginning to end, Representatives Anderson, its joint author with sen ator Eddy, explained its principal pro visions in detail, giving particular at tention to the several amendments made by the committees since the or iginal bill was printed. Representative Laffcrty, who had been a member of the committee, ob jected to that provision which permits clergymen to import wine for sacra mental purposes in unlimited quanti ties, even though they are required to have permission of their district at torneys. He argued that this section would enable any group of thirsty in dividuals to organize religious societies and make importations ostensibly tor sacramental purposes. M. E. Entertaining Features. "The Birth of Christ" will be one of the beautiful features at the Meth odist church next Sunday evening. Glacier National Park pictured in two reels will be another feature of the evening service. There is plenty of life in these beautiful pictures with tnmbling waterfialls, snowball fights, thrills in fording swift streams and the amusements of camp life. As the pictures of Trick Falls, where Nature runs wild, are shown the choir will lead in the song "America." Very large crowds are enjoying these happy Sunday evening services. Everyone is welcome. Children under 15 must be accompanied by a parent or guar dian. Doors open at 7, service begins at 7:80. "Arise, Crowned With Light," is the subject of the morning sermon. Social welfare and educational pic tures will be shown on Monday night at 7 :80. The public is most cordially invited. A charming Lincoln program entitled "After Fifty Years," will be presented on Sunday morning, Febru ary 11. This program consists of music and expression and breathes the enchanting beauty of the Southland. May Get Appointment. Will Moore of Pendleton, prominent demomcratic warhorse, is slated for the position of collector of customs in Portland if the state democratic cen tral committee has anything to do with the appointment, reports the East Ore gonian. The committee at a meeting in Portland Saturday afternoon decided to recommend him for appointment to Senators Chamberlain and Lane. At present the position is held by Thomas Burke of Baker but his opposition to the re-election of Senator Chamberlain two years ago has probably eliminated him for reappointment. Mr. Moore at tended the meeting as committeeman from Umatilla county and considers prospects for his appointment to be bright. Wheat Contracted at $1.50. An agreement establishing the record price for wheat, next crop delivery, was entered a few days ago between H. A. Queaen berry, W. R. Holmes, president of the Wallowa National Bank, of Enteprise and owner of the property farmed by Mr. Quesenberry, and C. R. Elliott, a retired stock grower and wheat raiser. C. R. Elliott agreed to pay Mr. Queaonoerry and Mr. Holmes $ 1.60 a bushel for all mer chantable wheat to be raised upon 275 acres during 1917. VICE-PRESIDENT MARSHALL FROM LATEST PHOTOGRAPH 23 Years Ago. L?rom the Press of Feb. 6 1894 k in afl LK - ' r aW TO VOTE ON A TAX LEVY FOR BAND MAINTENANCE H. O. Worthington this week cir culated a petition for signatures to get the matter of levying a tax for the maintenance of a municipal band, be fore the voters at the coming city elec tion. The ordinance desired provides by the initiative: "An ordinane providing for a tax levy of one mill upon the taxable prop erty of the City of Athena, Umatilla County, Oregon, for the purpose of paying a band-master or instructor for the Athena Band, and providing for the manner of levying said tax and for the collection of the same and the pay ment and distribution of said funds." TAX COLLECTION TO BEGIN ABOUT FEB. 10 Collection of Umatilla County taxes for 1918 will probably begin about February 10, according to the word in the sheriff's office, says the Pendleton Tribune. The assessment rolls of 1915 con tained tax statements to the extent of $671,773 and it is expected that .the mils of 19IH will be quite a bit larger and will not fall below as it has done in Multnomah county to the extent of almost $860,000. Taxes must be paid without interest up to and including April 5. Begin ning with April 6, interest of one per cent a month will be charged on the first installment of taxes. The full tax becomes delinquent if unpaid after October 6. The 6 per cent penalty will be added to the amount of the tax on November 6. Rev. G. W. Rigbv Dead. G. W. Rigby, a pioneer Methodist minister and farmer, residing for many years near this city, died re cently at his home in California. Mr. Rigby left here several years ago, going to Alberta, where he engaged in farming, later retiring and going to California to reside. In company with his wife, Mr. Rigby visited old time friends here last June. He had entirely loBt his eyesight, but recalled his friends, one by one, by the sound of the voice. He was highly esteemed by all who knew him. Killed in a Snowslide. Ben Grout, son of Mr. and Mrs. E. E. Grout of LaGrande, was killed by a snowBlide near Juneau, Alaska, where he was employed as accountant. The body is being brought to LaGrande for burial, by his widow and year-old son. The widow was formerly Miss Pratt of Portland. She and her husband were graduates of the University of Oregon where the young man was prominent in football. Until last year, he had been teaching at Hood River and in Portland. Tavlor Sends Message. W. R. Taylor, of Athena, one of the members of the excursion party sent by Pendleton to St. Paul, telegraphed the Commercial association of Pendle ton as follows: "Arrived this morn ing safely. Hill gave us fine, rousing reception. We have a big crowd and fine weather. Thank you for the tick ets and for your action of confidence in me. All I need is my mules and bells. We are drinking the health of each of you." Coal Is Sent by Mail. To relieve further the coal shortage situation at Baker, W. H. Ellis, a dealer, ordered the mine at Rock Springs, Wyo., to speed a shipment by parcel post. The order was received and the coal started, but the Wyoming snow storm has stopped the mail trains so that Mr. Ellis is still waiting for his fuel. The postage from Rock Springs to Baker is 188 a ton. Alf. Price Marries Deer Snowed In. aim r Price mrnr! 79 vears. of Section Foreman NorDean of Gibbon puiman, Wash., and Rose Ann Staff reporta that ?5 deer are snowed in on ori agej 7g 0f Halscy, Ore., both Meacham creek. The snow is so deep wei'j known in Athena, were married that they cannot travel, he states. ; at Los Angeles, yesterday. Miss Zena Craft Weds. On Tuesday, January Mi, at The Dalles, Miss Zena Craft was married to Mr. L. G. Westfall, of Friend, Ore. The bride is a popular Athena girl, who has made a pronounced success in her cho3en profession as nurse, at Hood River, where she obtained her education. She is the eldest daughter of Mrs. Charles T. Smith of this city and has many friends in Athena. The groom is a prominent lumberman of Friend, Wasco county, and the couple will make their home there. Furnish Wheat Farm Sold, A syndicate headed by J. H. Raley of Pendleton, has purchased 81)00 acres of wheat land in the Cold Springs dis trict from W. J. Furnish for $200,000, says the Echo News. The syndicate proposes to cut the land into small tracts for sale and endeavor to secure a railroad from Cold Springs to the landing on the Columbia river for the cheaper transportation of wheat to market. Brooks Goes to Montana, Irving Brooks, for a long time bookkeeper at the First National Bank has accepted the position of assistant cashier of the First National Bank of Stevensville, Montana. Mr. Brooks will leave at once to enter upon his duties there. George Winship has re signed his position with the O-W. R. & N. Co,, and has taken Mr. Brooks' Dlace in the bank, whereat all of George's friends are greatly pleased. Bad Weather and Roads. Travel has been practically restrict ed to the macadam road during the past week, owing to the frozen and rouirh condition of the public high ways. There has been considerable freezing weather during the week, al though the zero mark was not regis tered. A light fall of snow covers the ground. Loan Association Forms. The farmers of the east end of Uma tilla county have organized a National farm loan association to be known as the Freewater National Farm Loan Aasociation.' Loans of more than $50 000, already have been applied for by I the group. John McEwen is president and G. H. Bishop secretary treasurer of the association. Bom Saturday Feb. 8,1894, to Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Muirhead, a girl. Miss Harriett Woodruff, county school superintendent was in Athena yesterday visiting our schools. R. J. Boddy has leased part of the Athena House and has removed his meat market up there from his stand on Main 9treet. Any person finding a watch charm with the I. O.O.F. emblem on one side and K. of P. on the other will confer a great favor by returning it to C. C. Sharp. Joseph F. Stone and Emma B. Pam burn, popular young people, residing on the reservation, were married in Pend leton , Tuesday Feb. 8th, 1894, by Jus tice Peter West. Lake France and wife left Saturday on a visit to Seattle. Owing to the illness of Mrs.E-R.Cox the band boys rehearse in Gillis' Hall. Born Feb. 5, 1894, to Mr and Mrs. Dr. S. F. Sharp, a boy. Mother and babe are doing well. Born Sunday, Feb. 4, 1894, to Mrs J. W. Pinkerton, a girl, weight 10 pounds. About an inch of beautiful snow fell yesterday morning, but old Sol didn't let it linger very long. J. T. McRea, of Milton, brother of Alex McRea, of this city, has accepted a position with the hardware firm of Cox, McRea and Co. Dr. Geo. W. King, of this city de livered an address at Adams last even ing, at the organization of a Peoples Party club in that place. From school clerk Maloney we learn that there is a family in Athena who have ten children of school age, the old est being eighteen years of age. Chinaman Joe learned something about boiling water the other day that he is not likely to forget soon. He poured some boiling water in a syrup can and corked up the can and set it on a hot stove. While he was bending over the stove preparing supper, the cork was blown out, and the water striking him on the face and throat scalded him severely. Dr. King was called in and dressed the burn. The Sons of Temperance will here ..ftir meet in Gillis' Hall, on Monday l.ihts. Among the possible candidates for the county offices at the coming election, we hear our fellow townsman Jacob Bloch favorably spoken of as a suitable man for the democrats to put up for Recorder. Mr Bloch would make a good recorder and would be a hard man to i 3at. Wednesday night the A, 0. U. W. initiated nineteen new members. Weston and Pendleton members assist ed in degree work Summerville News: Last week Oliver Hering found a fine elk in the snow, and being on snowshoes drove it to six miles from town and shot it. Wednesday of this week was some sort of a holiday in Belgium and Rich ard Lambricha, proprietor of the French Restaurant in this city, in com pany with Polydore Moens and Corril Verleryan decided to celebrate in true Belgium style. They celebrated all day and at night wound up in a free-for-all and made such a racket by smashing things up, that Deputy Mar- E RABIES EXISTS IN THIS VICINITY Prompt Measures Taken To Prevent Spread of Disease To til A 1 Alliens is quarantined against uogs running at large unless they are muz zled, and all dogs found running at large without they wear muzzles will be shot by the City Marshal on sight. This drastic measure for the safety and welfare of the citizens of Athena was found necessary to be taken by Mayor Watts this morning, upon re ceipt of notice from the State Board of Health that the brain of the Harden dog, killed Sunday morning by Dr. J. A. Baddeley showed presence of negri bodies. Rabies became prevalent among dogs and stock on the mountain ranches east of Weston, some time ago, but the dog in question was the first to become afflicted here, so far as is known. Since it became known that the dog was afflicted with rabies one owned by Dr. Sharp, and known to have been bitten by the Harden dog, has died and a dog at the Dudley place has also died. There is really no telling to what extent the disease has been spread in this vicinity, for the dog, running mad, is known to have been as far away from home as Weston. Mayor Watts expects that all owners of dogs in both town and country, will look at the matter in the right light, and co-operate in the effort to stamp out the dis ease. State Veterinarian Lytle, who was in the city Tuesday stated that cattle when affected with rabies, are suscep tible to a higher percentage of loss than other stock from the fact that they contract the disease as a rule, through the membrane of the nose. shal Forney placed tnem unacr arrest and jugged the whole outfit. They appeared before Justice Gilman and were fined $10 and costs. Prof. Sikes, principal of the Milton schools, has recently been called upon . to forcibly impress on the minds of sev eral juvenile pugilists who, by the way are scholars in his room that he is run ning the Milton public schools. Mr. Sikes was compelled to boot one young fellow named Frazier, down stairs and it is said that the trouble is not yet ended. While in quest of items htis morn ing a Press reporter dropped in at Knapp, Burrells and Co. agricultural house. He did not linger long, how ever. The boys down here were to much for him. J. W. Callander was engaged htis week in circulating a petition among th citizens of Athena. Mr. Callander wants to be marshal. The body found in John Day river re cently has been identified as that of James. M. Thompson, who was drown ed last spring while attempting to cross the river with a bunch of cattle. THE SIGN OF GOOD PAINT Any one who uses or ought to use paints and varnishes, should remember that we have the agency for Sherwin-Williams Paints and Varnishes in this localitv. For fifty years this line has been the world's leader that's why we chose it; and we are leaders in good things here that's why they chose us. It's a pretty good combination to do business with. Soldb Ware's Pharmacy