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VOLUME XXIX.
ATHENA. UMATILLA COUNTY. OREGON. FRIDAY. APRIL 13. 1917.
NUMBER 16
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Buying a Piano
Buying a piano is a life-time transaction with most folks. Be
cause of this, and because a considerable amount is involved, it be
hooves buyers to guard against possible disappointment. A very poor
piano and a really good onel ook much alike, especially to the uninit
iated and when the two instruments can not be compared side by side.
For this reason the reeputation of the piano., of its maker and of the
dealer selling it are important matters to consider. A piano must be
handsome, must have a uniform touch and good tone and above all,
these features must be permanent. When you buy from houses having
Jong established reputations for quality and for reliability to protect,
you eliminate a large element of chance for disappointment.
Here are the glorious Chickering, famous since 1883; the. Haines
Bros., the great College Piano, known as the "Artist's Choice" made
since 1863; the celebrated Marshall eft Wendell, a leader since 1887;
the Hazelton Bros.', the Lester, the Brewster,-all pianos of character
Bnd quality.
We are agents for the wonderful Ampico reproducing piano, the
marvel of the age. By all means, get our piano proposition before
buying. There is safety and saving in it for you.
THE DAVIS-KASER CO., WALLA WALLA
Complete Furnishers of Homes, Offices and Schools 10-20 Alder St.
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FAT MAY COVER MANY 1MPFRFECTIONS. MORAL: BUY 'ON
GOOD SHOWING WHEN LEAN.
We showed you what our Tractors
will do in, mud and rain and close to
duck ponds what won't they do on
good days: better conditions of soil
and in sunshine?
MIIHilt
Watts 3k Rogers
"Just Over the Hill"
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The
First National
Bank
of Athena -Conducts
a General Banking Business
Capital and Surplus, $f 00.000
We are always prepared to care for the proper needs
- of our Customers. . .
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ESTABLISHED 1865
Mr
Preston-Shaffer Milling Co.
AMERICAN BEAUTY
FLOUR
Is trade in Athena, by Athena labor, in one ot the very beat
equipped mills in the Northwest, of the best selected Bluestem
wheat grown anywhere. Patronize home industry. Your
grocer sella the famous American Beauty Flour
Merchant Millers & Grain Buyers
Athena, Oregon. Waitsburg, Wash.
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The Fisk Rubber Company Plant, Chicopee Falls, Mass.
(Lower insert) Roy L. Sergeant, District Manager. Pacific Coast.
(Upper insert) Fisk Rubber Company, Fifteen Years Ago.
GERMAN CITIZEN LAUDED
BY SENATOR BORAH
A Washington special to the Oreg
oniah says:
No utterance heard in either branch
yf Congress during consideration of
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School Notes.
Contributed.
We carry the best
MEATS
That Money Buys
Our Market is
Clean and Cool
Insuring Wholesome Meats.
READ & MEYEK
Main Street, Athena, Oregon
sent this telegram in substance to the
War Department: 'Stonewall Jackson
is ih retreat, but 10,000 Germans hang
onto his rear like bloodhounds.' They
were not hirelings; no shadow of dis
loyalty rests upon them and theirs;
they were fighting and dying for the
Union; and you will find when this war
shall have closed that the 10,000 sus
picions which have been thrown out
against these people were unfounded ;
that charges of disloyalty were un
just." Taking Measurements
For the New Bridges.
The Pendleton Tribune reports that
Ward Weber, a United States engineer,
is over from North Yakima for the pur
pose of gathering information regard
ing the situation of the land where the
bridges are to be constructed over the
Umatilla river at Mission and at Thorn
Hollow. Mr Weber has been engaged
in the work for the past coup e of days
with Superintendent Swartzlander of
the Umatilla reservation and is today
measuring the depth of the pits.
Congress authorized last spring the
appropriation'of two thirds of the cost
of these bridges on the condition' that
the county court shall pay the remaind-
This the court agrees to do a nd it
is expected that the bridges will be
constructed this summer. Heretofore,
temporary structures constructed over
the river at these points have lasted
only one season. Damage by high
waters each spring practically wrecks
the structures and the new bridges will
make a year around road.
The total coBt of the two bridges will
be 18,0 CO.
Knife May Add One Recruit
That he might be physically fit for
the United States Navy, Ray Finnell,
a Pendleton boy, has undergone a min
or operation. With this ailment cor-
sected, he will join his brother, Paul
Finnell, who recently enlisted. Among
the recruits to tha Navy from Pendle
ton are Randolph Mott and-si as. Todd;
Ray Gould of Weston, and Floyd .Cor-
poran of Athena.
From Weston the fdllowiricr have
enlisted in the Army : Sidney Barnes,
James Kirkpatrick, Ernest Btemgren,
Leonard Blomgren, Sylvan Kennard,
Elmer Tucker, Carl Johnson, Rudolph
Proebstel.
From Athena, Ernest Boynton, and"
Percy Wilson.
War la Only War Out
David Starr Jordan, chancellor em
eritus of Stanford University, who
participated in final efforts to main
tain peace with Germany, telegraphed
the following message, printed by the
San Francisco Bulletin Tuesday?
"Our country is now at war and the
only way out is for war. I would not
change one word I have spoken against
war, but that is no longer the issue.
We must now stand together, with the
hope that our entrance into Europe
may in some way advance the cause of
democracy and hasten the coming of
lasting peace. "
Franz Acquitted of Charge.
A verdict of not guilty was returned
for Alfred Franz of Athena yesterday
afternoon by the jury in the Circuit
Court, where the young man was on
trial, charged with the issuance of
checks without funds to cover. There
yet remains another indictment a
gajnst Franz.
id Crabill was up from Cliff Ban-
s -place on Cold Spring, and re
but little reseeding to be done
t part of the county.
Much interest has been aroused
among the students in respect to the
local declamatory and oratorical con
test to be held this evening, in the
auditorium. Miss Wagner's and Miss
ortna's rooms had tryouts during the
eek and as a result the program
;ands:
pening Star Spangled Banner.
'eclamations Division D:
"Popular Bug Song, " Max Newsom
"Bijah's Story," - Olive Shick
"The Bear Story," Elmo Russell
"When Your Sis Has a Beau,"
- - - - - Velton Read
ocal duet, "Wait for the Wagon,"
Richard Cartano, Beula Banister.
leclamations Division C:
"That Yaller Gown, " lone Carden
"Johnnie's History Lesson,"
' - - - Bjthone Read
"Papa's Boy," - Audra Winship
"An Easter Symbol,"
- - Mildred Winship
ostrumental duet, - selected,
Honrv Koenke. Prof. Allineham.
Declamation Division B:
"The Confessional,'1 - Zola Keen
Oration Division A. '."- " 1 V? V
"O'Conriell on the Irish Union,"
- Florence McLennan
Vocal duet, "Mary of Athens and Ma
rie of Boslon, " -Jeannete,
Miller,' Savannah Smith.
Decision of Judges.
The manager of-the High school base
ball team is having considerable trou
ble in getting games with other
schools. The Pendleton and Walla
Walla schools have cancelled all of
their games and word came from Wes
ton Wednesday that enlistments in the
Army had broken the strength of that
nine. " Efforts are now' being Made to
arrange a schedule with other towns.
Several practice games with a picked
town team have been ' played. Last
Friday afternoon the school team de
feated the town lads by a score of T-'i.
Much improvement was Bhown in the
school team under the coaching of ,H.
A. Post and it is thought that the nine
will soon be the best the High school
has ever had. A game with either
Helix or Umapine will probably be
played today.
Mr. Allingham announces that work
will begin at once on the tennis courts.
The school board has agreed to furnish
all the supplies necessary and has set
aside a fund Cor that purpose. Much
enthusiasm for tennja has been aroused
and the students are anxious to help
in the construction of the courts,
A recent visitor to the Bchool was
Mr. James Riley, student assistant in
the Physics department at Whitman
College and in charge of the freshmen
laboratory work in Physics there. He
visited the different rooms of the High
school and gave a short lecture to the
physics class on the subject of Sound.
Bessie Price and Areta Kirk, pupils
in Miss Sherman's room have returned
to school after a long absence due to
an attack of measles. Twenty-two
from this room are still out of school.
Mrs. Leon Kidder was a visitor to
Miss Sherman's room.
, .The pupils of Miss Sherrrian's room
are prepaj-ing a fan drill'and a flower
play lor the May Day festival.
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Resolutions.
The committee n resolutions
ive to report;
hereas: The delegates of the Sun-
dai School Institute have enjoyed de
lightful entertainment in the homes of
theipeople of Athena and the hospital
ity (of the Community and have been
shown every courtesy by the Rev.
Walter Gleiser and the members of
tne Methodist church and likewise by
the citizens of the community; be it
resolved that we extend to them our
hearty thanks. Be it also resolved,
that we acknowledge our indetedness
to and our appreciation of the thought
ful and helpful addresses of the Rev.
J. M. Weaver, superintendent of the
Sunday Schools of the Puget Sound
Conference, and of Dr. Charles Bowen
of Walla Walla, as well as the others.
Committee on Resolutions.
Parlette April 17th.
Twenty years ago Ralph Parlette,
the humorist editor, who lectures here
at the Christian church on Tuesday
evening, April 17th. was a struggling
country editor, starving along on a
"meal ticket and faith in the future,
both getting punched day by day." He
wrote the stuff that made people laugh
and afterwards think. It was reprint
ed a good deal, and folks that read it
finally coaxed him out on the platform.
He has been there ever since. Today
wherever the lyceum is known, Ralph
Parlette is known read after and quoted
There is no better loved man on the
platform.
BRITISH OFFICERS PAY
HIGH FOR HORSE SENSE
"British army officers have been
careful in selecting horses since the
Boervar, " George M. Wilson, veteran
horseman of the Northwest, told the
Spokane Chronicle. "Western men,
when they want to ride, get on a horse
and ride him, whether he has been
broken or not. The British bought
American animals of this variety dur
ing their South African war and it is
an open secret that their soldiers,
instead of fighting Boers, were break
ing horses."
Washington, Haho, Montana and
Oregon could furnish the U. S. govern
ment Si0,000 army horses, if they were
needed, Mr. Wilson said.
"At present prices their would cost
in the neighborhood of $125 apiece,"
said Mr. Wilson. "This would mean
(3,500,000 for army animals from this
section. These would not be the stand
arJ stock demanded now by govern
ment buyers, but would be serviceable
animals. Our government's rules for
selecting army horses are the most dif
ficult to comply with of any nation on
earth, but in my opinion they do not
bring in'.as good a mount or artillery
horse as the stocky built animal of the
west."
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STARTS OUT WITH 46 MEMBERS
Organized By Officers ot the
Umatilla Red Cross Society
of Pendleton.
Wheat Damage Much
Less Than First Reported
With the coming of warmer weather
and rains to break the crust of the soil
many farmers find the damage to grain
not so great as was expected, while in
other instances wheat raisers who
thought their grain all right, find they
will have to reseed.
Grain conditions in thii section are
"spotted," but on the whole, the dam
age will be less than was at first esti
mated. Wheat growers of the Walla Walla
valley have been able to determine de
finitely just what amount of reseeding
will be necessary and have lost no
tim9 in getting their crew upon tin
work. Early spring sown grain which
was blown from tha ground by the un
usually heavy winds of March, was
not damaged to as great an extent as
had been feared, but hundreds of acres
will have to be resown. Soma of the
fall wheat is making a good growth,
but a trip through the valley shows
a much smaller percentage to be grow
ing than had been looked for. In the
western part of the county one may
travel for miles without catching , a
glimpse of green wheat fields, which
in former years were common in most
parts of the wheat belt.
Leonore, the little daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Otha Reeder was taken to a
Portland specialist this week for treat
ment of the throat. Her aunt, Mrs.
A'. A. Fobs, and Mr. Reeder went to
Portland with the little girl.
Tuesday morning Mrs. H. H. Hat
tery, Mrs. John Vert and Mrs. Sylvan
Cohn, head officers of the Umatilla
Red Cross Chapter, drove up from Pen
dleton and instituted an auxiliary in
Athena.
The meeting was held at eleven
o'clock at the home of Mr3. R. A.
Thompson. Mrs. Mattie Hill was ap
pointed chairman, Mrs. Ursula Errett
vice chairman ; Miss Lula Tharp, sec
retary and Mrs. Laura Froome treas
urer. Only a few ladies were present to
perfect the organization, but a goodly
list of names with the necessary dollar
accompanying, were presented for
membership, and many others have
by phone and otherwise, signified their
intention of lending their assistance in
the local movement.
The following have so far, been
placed on the Athena list:
Emery Worthingtoh, Mrs. Bartha
Steele, R. A. Thompson, Mrs. Stella
Radtke, Mrs. Edith Lumsden, James
Henderson, Mrs. Ethel Cannon, Ralph
Cannon. Mrs. Jessie LeGrow, F. S. Le
Grow, Mrs. Eva Richards, B. B. Rich
ards, C. O. Henry, H. O. Worthing
ton, Carl Barker, Mrs. Laura Froome,
Mrs. Ethel Scott, H. J. Power, Golden
Rule Store, Mrs. Carrie Bergevin,
A. A. Foss, William Winship, T. Har
old Cochran, Mrs. Jennie Barrett, Mrs.
Ceiia Burden, Ralph Hassell, Omar O.
Stephens, C. A. Barrett, Mrs. Ursula
Errett, Mrs. Mattie Hill, Mrs. Louise
Boyd, Mrs. Vida Russell, Mrs. Nella
Bice, James O. Russell, Mrs. Mar
garet Winship, Hugh Mclntyre, F. B.
Boyd, Mrs. Stella Scott, Joseph N.
Scott, Mrs. Stella M. Keen, Mrs. Ret
ta Potts, Mrs. Zella Thacker, Mrs,
Minnie L. DePeatt, China, Jim, John
Benson, santom Stone. " '
The Athena auxiliary chapter plans
to meet for service in the work rooms
of the local churches, and when sup
plies have arrived will begin on tha
making of bandages, etc., which is the
purpose of tha organization. The
ladies are in need of a sewing machine
and a donation of a good machino
would be most thankfully received.
It is well understood that in giving I
the name and one dollar required, no
obligation other than voluntary service
is given.
The ladies organized an auxiliary
chapter in Milton, and, the county or
ganization now numbers upward of one
thousand members. Next week the
county officers plan to organize auxil
iaries in Weston, Freewater, Uma
pine, Adam3, Helix, Stanfialj, Har
mlstun and Umatilla.
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DIRECTION OF MRS. RUSSELL
Prizes Awarded Best Sustain
ed Characters-Play Put on
At Weston Also.
112 Die in War Plant.
One hundred and twelve persons,
most of them women and girls, lost
their lives and 111 were injured by a
series of terrific explosions Tuesday
in the shrapnel building of the Eidy
stone Ammunition Corporation, at
Eldystone, one mile from Chester,
Pa. Many of the injured were mor
tally hurt and it is feared the final
death list will reach K0, while others
probably will be maimed for life.
How many of the S00 or more em
ployes in the building, in which were
stored approximately !)0,000 shells, es
caped, is almost beyond conception, as
there was scarcely a fragment of She
structure left intact. Fire added to
the horrors and most of tha bodies
were so badly charred that identiftca
toin was impossible.
The two act comedy drama "Mr.
Bob," staged last Friday night in the
High school auditorium by members of
the High school, was voted an unqual
ified success by the large audience
who witnessed the production. The
play, rehearsed under the direction of
Prof, and Mrs. J. 0. Russell, was one
of the best local talent has produced
in the city.
A prize was offered for the first and
second best sustained characters, and
these were awarded to Lawson Booher
and Henry Koepke respectively. Miss
Zola Keen came next, with all the
other characters receiving much com
mendation, not one of whom was weak
or disappointing in the rendition of his
or her role.
Lawson Booher and Kathren Froome
as the butler and maid, were inimita
ble as the Romeo and Juliet of the
play, for the dignified old butler was
well supported by the sprightly and
stage struck "Patty," and finally cap
itulated to her charms.
Evalyn Hurd as the wealthy maiden
lady with a propensity for friendless
cats, portrayed her part perfectly, and
her niece, (Miss Zola Keen,) who
planned the plot which involved tha
whole ensemble in a ludicrous mixup,
acted in her usual pleasing and artist
ic manner. Her friend, Marian Bry
ant, (Helen Russell,) was delightful
as "Mr Bob," and won all hearts by
her clever and natural interpretation
of the role. Verne Dudley as Mr.
Brown, scored another success,
burdened as he was by his multiplicity
of names and identities.
Henry Koepke as the young yachts
man, genial host and persecuted of his
aunt's cats, brought down the house in
numerous scenes, especially in his re
fusal to watch the raco.
Taken altogether, it was a goad en
tertainment, and both directors and
performers deserve special credit for
its success. '"
Tha specialties which were intro
duced before the curtain rose for tha
first act were thoroughly enjoyed. Tha
spooky Dance of the Dunces, tha Clown
Drill, tha craceful pantomime "Com
in' Thru' the Rye," by seven girls
with solo by Jeannete Miller; the song
"Jungle Moon," in costuma by Elmo
Russell, and tha vocal solo and en
core by Miss Lucille Taylor, all con
tributed to a very enjoyable program
which netted 33.30, to be added to
the student body genaral fund. Miss
Velva Mansfield presided gracefully
. at the piano.
I The play was givon in Weston at
the opera house Wednesday night, and
i was well received by our neighboring
town, many encores being givon both
the cast and the specialties, the latter
consisting of the pantomime by the
eighth grade girls, the "Dance of tho
Dunces" by fifth and sixth grade boys,
a sang by Miss Lucille Taylor and sev
eral readings by Miss Fortna. The
total receipts were 1:10.35, of which
$ "M is clear and will also go into tha
general High school fund.
Greek Laborer Killed.
Jim Liapos, a Greek, member of the
section gang ballasting on tha O W
railroad, near Pendleton, was killed
Tuesday morning whan a freight back
ed into him while he was at work on
the track. His body was cut to
pieces. Coroner Brown held an in
quest to fix tha responsibility for tha
accident.
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