To Advertisers The tthena 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 'Mmtxa Iktm Subscription Rates One Copy, one year, $1.50; for six months, 75c; for three months, 50c; payable in advance, and subscrip tions are solicited on no other basis Bntered at the Post Office at Athena, Oregon, as Second-Class Mail Matter VOLUME XXIX. ATHENA. UMATILLA COUNTY. OREGON. FRIDAY. APRIL 27. 1917. NUMBER 18 HHiinti inillllMIHIMM Depend on Us for Quality, Price, Service ..Every feature of our stock is both superior in value and special in price. That constitutes service as we understand itservicet hat gives you the fullest satisfaction. Whether you have much to buy for the home this spring or little, buy it here where you are sure of buying to the best advantage. Just now we are featuring a Quality Bed Outfit for $26.50 This is a handsome, durable, comfortable outfitnothing shoddy or flimsy about it as you will see by reading descriptions: Bed has massive 2-in. continuous posts of smooth steel, has five 3-8 filler rods in head and foot (not the light 1-4 in. ones) has reversible rails so any kind of spring can be used, and has A B C malleable con nections guaranteed for 25 years, and guarranteed to hold bed firm and rigid. The spring is all metal, having heavy wire top fabric and 4-in. raise, making a nice, high bed. With this outfit ve include a 40-lb. all cotton felt mattress with fancy art tick and neat roll edge. The bed may be had in either white enamel or Vernis Martin (gold bronze) finish. This is a quailty oulfit, and yet at a price within reach of all. May be returned at our expense if not satisfactory. THE DAVIS-KASER CO,, WALLA WALLA Complete Furnishers of Homes, Offices and Schools 10-20 Alder St. HinimiMiiiMtMiniHimi mminiiniiiiiiimiiiiiii Our Faith in our Tractors for Duck farming was put to the test and we made good as evidenced by the McEwen Bros, hoisting the National colors on an I. H. C. Tractor. R. B. and A. L. McEwen, after a thorough demonstration, take a lrv30 Titan. Our Electric Washer, Two Spool Sewing Machine and Peerless Hog Wire Fencing are respective leaders We are proud to show them. Watch our Bargain Cash Counters. MtMiniMHniiininM Watts C& Rogers "Just Over the Hill" miiiiiiiiiiniiMM The Pirst National Bank of Athena Conducts a General Banking Business MMMMI Capital and Surplus, $100,000 We are always prepared to care for the proper needs of our Customers. I MM H MM IHIMIIIIIIIHM ESTABLISHED 1865 Preston-Shaffer Milling Co. AMERICAN BEAUTY FLOUR Is trade in Athena, by Athena labor, in one ot the very" best equipped mill in the Northwest, of the best selected Blueatem wheat grown anywhere. Patronize home industry. Your grocer sells the famous American. Beauty Flour Merchant Millers & Grain Buyers Athena, Oregon. a Waitsburg, Wash. mini i We carry the best MEATS That Money Buys Our Market is Clean and Cool Insuring Wholesome Meats. READ & MEYER Main Street, Athena, Oregon May Day 30 30 30 30 30 Plag Day 30 30 30 30 30. Is to Be a 30 30 30 30 30 in Athena 30 30 30 30 30 ITYTO LIMIT FOOD PRI PROGRAMME UP TO CONGRESS Next Tuesday, May 1st, will be Flag Day in Athena. On that day, in con nection with the public school May Day Festival, the patriotic spirit of the people of Athena and vicinity will be exemplified in the impressive cer emonies of raising the flag at the cor ner of Main and Third streets, the location which has been selected for the placing of a permanent flag pole. A temporary flag staff has been erected by W. E. Dobson for the occa sion, and so soon as the condition of the roads will permit, he will go to the mountains and select a better one. Manager Power of the Golden Rule store has generously offered to present a large and beautiful flag to the city free of any cost, and the flag will prob ably be received from the East in time for the occasion. Mr. B. B. Richards and Mrs. Homer I. Watts, Athena member of the ex ecutive Committee on Preparedness of Umatilla county, have the matter of speaker in charge, and have selected Rev. J. E. Snyder of Pendleton, to de liver the address at the raising of the flag. Mrs. Watts is in attendance at a meeting of the committee in Pendle ton today, and will extend an invita tion to the members of the committee to attend the exercises. J. O. Russell, superintendent of Athena schools, is in charge of the program of the day, and with the as-, sistance of the entire school, has pre pared the way for a pleasant and en joyable time for all, weather permit ting. A basket dinner is a feature of the occasion, and everyone is invited to bring well filled baskets. The pro gram, as formulated by Mr. Russell, follows: 10:00 a. m. School Parade through the principal streets of Athena. Be gins east of school house, thence south to First National Bank block, west two blocks, south one ' block, east one block, north to Postoffice block, north to school building. 10:80 a. m. Municipal Flag Raising on lot east of Postoftice, while parade of school children halts. Special speaker for the occasion. 11:00 a.m. Outdoor school program, east entrance of the school building. Address of welcome by Mayor Watts and response by Supt. I. E. Yonng, followed by recitation and song by school children. 13:00 m. Big Basket Dinner on school grounds parents, friends, city and country folk all to bring well filled baskets and "the Multitude will be fed." 1:15 p. m. Crowning of the May Queen with appropriate ceremony, followed by School Drills and Maypole dances in honor of the Queen. 2:00 p. ni. Match game of base ball at the city ball grounds, Athena High, school will meet Pendleton High. Mrs. Watts on Cominittee. As the result of a visit to this city Saturday of Judge Phelps, Judge Marsh and Dan P. Smythe, organizers of the executive Committee of 21 on Umatilla county war preparedness, Mrs. Homer 1. Watts, wife of the mayor, has bean named to represent Athena on the committee and is in Pendleton today attending its first meeting. The Committee of 21 com prises the following: Pendleton W. D. McNary, chair man; G. M. Rice, W. L. Thompson, Fred Steiwer, J. H. Sturgis, Mrs. E. T. Wade, Mrs. J. H. Murphy, Mrs. E. W. McComas, Rev. J. E. Snyder, Mrs. Roy T. Bishop. Adams Mrs G. M. Morrison. Weston S. A. Barnes. Athena Mrs. H. 1. Watts. Freewater D. C. Sandereoh. Milton H. M. Cockburn. Helix Dr. J. Griswold. Pilot Rock Grace Gilliam. South End K. G. Warner. Echo W. H. Crary. Stanfield Lloyd Riches. Hermiston and Umatilla Thomas Campbell. ' Local Red Cross Activities. Mr?. H. H. Hill, chairman of the local Red Cross auxiliary, visited the head Chapter at Pendleton Saturday, and observed the work going on there. Mrs. Hill, at a meeting in her home Wednesday afternoon, appointed the following heads of committees: Mem bership chairman, Mrs. R. A. Thomp son; chairman committee on collecting old linen, Mrs. N. J. Osborne; chair man finance committee, Mrs. Jessie LeGrow; secretary, Mrs. Bessie Mc Pherson. The following new names have been added to the Athena list: Mrs. Sarah J. Harden, Mrs. Lula Woodward, Mrs. Lenna Read, Mrs. Bessie McPherson, Miss Mattie Cop pock, Miss Alta Sharp, Mrs. Mary E. Sharp. In Aviation Corps- Roy Zerba left last night for Port land, where he will take the examin ation for enlistment the aviation corps. Everett Zerba, who ia at present un dergoing treatment for an afflcted ear, may later take the examination. m K i? f. t v, r. tt P. t; K f. ft K tt GOOD ROADS RALLY K The Legislative Oood Roads tt at Committee has decided to hold H K a state-wide good roads rally t e In Portland, Saturday, April 28, t H Every organization In the state at K favorable to the road bond bill . t Is Invited to send represents- st t lives to this gathering. The t H committee has taken up with at t the various transportation t K companies the matter of secur- at t ing a special reduced rate for at st those attending the rally. Re- St st ports from Astoria and several st t points in Eastern Oregon are s? at to the effect that the good s st roadB enthusiasts of those sec- t as linns are planning to charter a it st boat or special train and come st It to Portland in large numbers, st at accompanied by bands. Siml- at K lar large excursions are In a at prospect from other points, at at There is every Indication that at at the rally will prove the most at t notable - gathering of good at at roads boosters that was ever st at held in the Pacific Northwest, at at at aststatKtt atstttatatstsistam GOOD ROAD POINTERS County money now spent on trunk fines will be used on laterals and other less traveled roads it the good roads bond Issue is voted by the people at the June election. Clackamas County, the home of C. E. Spence, Grange Leader, who Is op posing the road bond bill, la reported to have spent $3,000,00u on roads In the last ten years and has three or four miles of Improved roads to show for it. "Paying as we grow Is better than paying as we go" was one of the point ed remarks of Highway Commission er Adams when he recently addressed a meeting of Portland Realty men. People won't go back to the farm until they have roads to get there. AsslBt the "Back to the Farm" move ment by voting for the road bond bill at the June election. Place the burden of building the roads on those who wear them out the automobiles. The state license on automobiles has been doubled and the owners of these machines are willing to pay the increased fee. All they ask Is that the money so raised shall be expended in construction of good roads. Vote for the road bond bill and assist to bring that about Auto license fees alone will pay all the costs principal and Interest ol the f6,000,000 road bond bill and leave a substantial balance for other roads. And all this without an additional cent of taxation for the farmer. Every automobile owner in the state should vote for the $6,000,000 road bond bill. His license tax was doubled by the last legislature and he will have to pay the increased fee anyway. If the road bonds are voted at the special election in June, the money derived therefrom is to be expended In the construction of a system of state-wide hard-surfaced roads. Will the people from the Interim be benefitted, Inquires J. F. Hutcha on, of Douglas County, in a communi cation to the Roseburg News. There Is no question about that, be repllea In answering his own question. Tim bonds mean better roads for every section of the county and better roads mean many things. The farm or ranch can be sold for more money If one wishes to sell. Marketing Is facilitated and the cost Is lessened. The sooner we get permanent roads the sooner will taxes grow less. Good roads cost less to maintain. If we dump our money each year Into a few mud boles and keep It up from year to year we have benefitted no one, not even the men who fill the mud holes, for they have to pay part of the taxes, too. "To onr way of thinking," says the Hlllsboro Independent, "perhaps the chief argument in favor of the road bonds is that the cities and towns as well as an additional proportion of the total valuation will pay the largest hare, and the burden will be shifted from the farmer's 26 per cent to the remaining 74. Not only that, but the complaint that the city automobiltat has worn out the roads he did not pay for Is met and In the future he will travel tba road that cost him more than was paid by the farm he passes and in addition the fat total of his automobile licenses, a proportion of which was returned to his own county, will now say the Interest on the loan he made to build tte roads." Supervision of Distribution of All Food Products Is Also to Be Recommended. The government's program for food control during the war has been put be fore Congress by Senator Houston in a communication to the Senate asking power for the Department of Agricul ture to take direct supervision of food production and distribution in the U. S. and requesting a $26,000,000 appropri ation for putting the plan into opera tion. Authority was asked for the council of National Defence in an em ergency, to buy and sell foodstuffs and to fix maximum or minimum prices. As outlined to the Senate the Gov ernment's plan is first to make a com plete survey of the country's food sup ply to determine its ownership and dis tribution if necessary to license and control the operations of all concerns engaged in the manufacture of food or feeds, agricultural implements and all material required for agricultural purposes. Authority is sought for the Agricul tural Department to take over and op erate the concerns if that course is de manded by the public interest. Giving the Government power to deal directly in foodstuffs probably would make its application unnecessary, Sec. Houston declared, as its very existence would tend to keep conditions normal. ne proposed that the government should have full discretion, saying it might be wise if an emergency arose to fix prices on a single commodity. Market gardens and classes for farm products, Sec. Houston said, form one of the chief needs of the country to in sure proper conditions in producing and marketing farm products. Authority also was asked for the de partment to require of transportation companies preference for the movement of farm machinery, seed fertilizers and materials that enter into the processes of food production. Enlargement of the market news service of the department was recom mended as a means of insuring equi table distribution to prevent undue food shortage in any consuming center and to provide against wastes, due to tem porary' over-supplies of food in some communities. The department wishes to allow the market service division to assist in obtaining re-routing of food stuffs to relieve congestion on transpor tation lines. Much Wheat Abandoned. Fifty five per cent of the 1917 wheat crop in Kansas has been abandoned, leaving the smallest acreage since 1807 according to the official crop report issued today. Prospects for a crop from the remaining forty five per cent of the fall sowing is Bhown as 60. 1 8 per cent, which would indicate a probable crop of 48,000,000, bushels nearly 61, 000,000 bushels less than last year. In creased acreage for corn and oats is shown. Returns From California. Mrs. Woodward and daughter, Miss Eva, have returned from Long Beach, California, where they spent the win ter. They are visiting at the George and Casper Woodward homes west of town, before going to their home in Wala Walla. pXT Excavation Completed. f Theeeevation for the basement for the new store building to be erected by the First'National Bank, adjoining the bank building on the west, has been completed and the concrete work will begin at once. D. Scott Fisher has the contract for the wood work. School Notes. Contributed. Following is the eighth monthly re port for the Athena Pubilc school, month ending April 20, 1917. The corresponding report for last year is given for comparison : 1916. 1917 No. pupils end of last mo. 168 No. new pupils registered 5 Total reg. this year 221 No. pupils remaining to date 167 184 No. days taught this mo. 20 20 Total No. days att'nee 3210.0 3097.0 ' absence 97 186.0 " " times tardy 11 12 'No. neither absent or tardy 120 98 Average No, belonging 166.3 164.2 " daily attendance 162.0 164.9 Per cent of attendance 98.0 94.8 No. visits by parents 7 These reports compare very favor ably when we consider the fact that over 60 children suffered an attack of measles or chicken pox during the month above reported. J. O. Russell, Supt. Roll of Honor. First Grade. Kenneth Maestretti, Elver Miller, Athena Russell, Kath leen Radtke, Dorothy Geissel, Wanda Holt. Second Grade. Lois Johnson, Edna De Freece, Lahman Maestretti, Fred die Radtke, Roy DeFreece, Joe Enge- mann. Third Grade. Clara Engemann, Leonard Gessiel, Ellen Henry, Wilford Miller, Mary Richmond. Fourth Grade. Frank Carstens, Wil ber Harden, Arthur Holt, Blanche Johnson, Marvel Mc Alexander, Harold McLennan, Eppa Piersol, Elmo Rus sell, Velton Read, Ruth Hutt, Cecil Maestretti. Fifth Grade. Brooks Anderson, Ver non Miller, Alton Lieuallen, Richard Cartano, Thelma Crabill, Beula Banis ter, Dorothy Koepke, Bessie Martin, Elsa Ringel, Ethel Geissel, Myrtle Downing, Mildred Mathers. Sixth Grade. Eddie Evans, Leslie Marvin, Lowell Richmond, Lee Banis ter, Conrad Miller, Delbert Read, Eva Carstens, Audra Winship, Velma Mc Alexander, Mildred Stanton, Ruth Jackson. Seventh Grade. Jeannette Miller, Nina Tharp, Dollie Banister, Herman Geissel, Helen Downing, Willard Par ker, Lloyd Mathers, Pearl Ramsay, Ethel Klein. Eighth Grade. Betheen Read, Mil dred Winship, George Lieuallen, Clay Jackson, Elizabeth Mathers, Maebelle Duncan, Edna Pinkerton, Frank Miller. High School. Freshmen. Enid Cartano, Ida Cra bill, Carrie DeFreece, Martha Hutt, Areta Littlejohn, Hazel McFarland, Velva Mansfield, Helen Russell, Glenn McAlexander, Ralph Richmond, Roy Richmond, John Saunders, Claude Ba ker, Harry Martin. Sophomores. Hazel Sanders, Lu cille Taylor. Juniors. Zola Keen, Annabel Mc Leod, Florence McLennan, Marguerite McLennan, Ellen Pambrun, Henry Koepke, Lawson Booher, Lawrence Tharp, Verne Dudley, Leslie Smith Seniors. Edna McAlexander, H mie Sheard, Elmer Martin, Next Tuesday, one of the biggest school functions ever held in Athena, namely, the May Day Festival, will be given by the High school and grades. A program which takes up the en tire day has been prepared and the students are working hard on their parts in the drills, the crowning of the May Queen and the May pole dances. A basket dinner will be served at noon for all attending. The complete pro gram for the day follows: 1. School assembles as usual at 9:00 a. m , and completes preparations for the parade. 2. Line of march forms in the street on the East side of the school house at 10:16 8. Parade begins promptly at 10:80. 4. Parade ends at school house at 1 1 o'clock. 6. Outdoor program in grandstand on Continued on Page 3. L ATHENA IS ABLY REPRESENTED Eastern and Western Section of County In Final Contest At Pendleton May 4. The sectional Oratorical and Declam atory contest held last Friday night in the school auditorium proved the abil ity of the Athena school, when Elmo Russell won first place in Division D, Zola Keen in Division B and Florence McLennan in Division A. Milton and Athena were the only schools repre sented, and Helen Vancil of Milton won in Division C. The winners in this contest will compete with the winners in the West ern section of the county at Pendle top, May 4. The musical specialties, consisting of instrumental duets by Zola Keen and Mrs. J. O. Russell; Vernita Watts and Areta Littlejohn, and the vocal duets by Beula Banister and Richard Car tano; Savannah Smith and Jeannette Miller; and Helen Russell and Miss Minnie Fortna, were all well rendered and each received hearty applause. Following is the schedule of contest ants which will appear in the final contest at Pendleton on May 4th: Division D Jeannette Anderson, Pendleton; Virginia Labaugh, Helix; Frances Hills, Stanfield; Elmo Russell, Athena; Veda Beeman, Pilot Rock. Division C. Lucile Pell, District No. 27; Alice Clark, Helix; Jane Ginne, Hermiston, Helen Vancil, Mil ton; Portia Kidwell, Pilot Rock. Division B. No speaker, Pendleton; No speaker, Helix ; Lorena Hall, Stan field; Zola Keen, Athena. Division A. Paul DeFoe Mortimore, Pendleton; No speaker, Helix; Gen evieve Sevy, Stanfield; Florence Mc Lennan, Athena. Oregon Courts Upheld. In deciding the Oregon California land case, the supreme court has affirm ed the Oregon Federal courts decrea' enjoining the Southern Pacific from disposing of timber and minerals on the land received by Congressional grant. By the same decision the govern ment won its suit against the Southern Pacific to regain nearly two million, three hundred thousand acres of Oregon Washington land, worth thirty 'million dollars. The court upheld as constitu tional the Chamberlain Ferris law of 1916 forfeiting and divesting the rail roads of title to lands granted by con gress in 1866 and providing for a fed eral sale of lands and timber minerals. United States Army. Relative to Officers and Enlisted Re- serve Corps ; Training Camps for Can didates for commissions in Reserve Corps; Communications regarding any Army matters: Any letters or other communications regarding any of above subjects should be addressed to: "Commanding General, Western De partment, San Francisco," and not to Major General J. Franklin Bell, who is leaving for Governor's Island, New York. Infant Dies of Pnenmonia. William Lloyd, the infant son of Mr. and Mrs. Charles 8. Wilks of Cold Spring, died Monday after six days ill ness with pneumonia, and was buried in the Athena cemetery Wednesday f ternoon. The funeral services were conducted at the Baptist church by Rev. Storms of Helix, assisted by Rev. Haslam of Adams. The little one was 0 months and 3 days old. John Froome has installed a large electric washer in the laundry rooms of tho St. Nichols hotel, a great work and time saver. Our Every Day Prices Certainly are appreciated by tb.3 people of this community as shown by them this week. We do not have special sales, but believe in giving the best possible value everyday. For example, why should Jones pay 40c a yard one day, priced to Brown at 33 l-3c the next day and Smith get it on Sale Day for 25c per yard. Jones' Dollar We believe that "Jones' " dollar 's as good as "Smith's." Trade at the store where one prico is main tained EVERY DAY. Any child will get the same value as the grown-ups at the "Golden Rule." The quantities our customers have bought isjirnof that they appreciate our "Every day" cash prices. THE ARROW BRAND We carry a complete line of the "Arrow Collars" and get the new styles as fast as they come out. See our line of Men's and Boys' sport shirts, and blouses. We have them in plain and fancy colors, both short and long sleeves, at. 49 to 1.49 Big assortment of Men's ties in the latest patterns, - 26c and 40c Men's and Boys caps in checks, plaids and plain colors, 25c to 1.49 Just received a splendid line of Ladies' ann cTWisses Sport Hats, in plaids, checks and the National colors, at 49c to $1.49. i J THE GOLDEN RULE &