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..ATHENA. OKK. JfJHB 1
WHAT OASOLHO! TRACTORS
CAN DO FOB FARMKRH.
Transformation of farming through
the agency of gasoline is the revolu
tionizing evolution which is now ex
pected. Gasoline may yet change
farming from an w-upation to a pro
fession, influence society a the tele
phone and trolley have done and put
the possibility of famine out of human
conaideration.
The New York Times contains a dis
cuasion of these possibilities by Ed
ward A. Bradford.
He considers time and tractors the
pith and marrow of the problem of
growing enough foodstuffs. The war
would seem to him to have had only
secondary ftonseuuences for agriculture
and the threat of famine for the world
4i be owing to other causes than war.
During the first two years of this
war the United States, according to
Mr. Bradford, produced more food
than it consumed and exported 71 per
cent more. Food riots and other
tokens of shortage in food were caused
not by failure in crops, but by foreign
governments buying in American mar
kets. The foreigners drew on their
capital to supply their demands, and
outdistanced Americans buying by
means of income.
The means of meeting the demand
appears to Mr. Bradford to consist in
mir farmers replacing ox or horse with
the tractor, which is the plow and au
tomobile in one. In France and Eng
In:,'! farm help is so scarce that the
governments are calling for 4000
tractors to do the work of MM by
machinery. It follows that, if trar
tors will help solve the farming pro
blem in war, they can do ao in peace.
Speaking of wastage in using ani
mals, Mr. Bradford argues that it. takes
more land to support mule or horse
than man, five acres against three. It
require IK, 000, 000 acres to support
the hi rsepower of farms. Ilorsefeed
costs t'J.bOO, 000,000. A horse averages
only three hours work a day. Tre
mendous alack might be taken up by
releasing a quarter of our cultivated
land from the support of such waste
ful power. Iliaplacrnvnt of horse
labor would add to nur yield of wheal
or double our corn.
The nation has grim business ahead
and people who refuse to take thu war
call seriously will learn on registration
day that Undo Sum is In no mood to
be trifled with, observes the Spokes
man Review. Registration for men
between the sges of l and tO inclu
sive is compulsory, with real penalties
for wilful refusal n Jail cell with no
commuting by piivment. of line. Im
prisonment is alsfi the penalty for false
or incorrect registration. The biiHi
nesii which the president hns Hct for
JtlM fi must be taken seriously. If
you are between the ages of ai and ft)
inclusive, and not already in the armed
service of the United States, you must
attend pcrsoniilly to this duty of reg
istration. If illness hulds you away
you must communicate with the city
Clerk, if you live In H city of 1)0,0110 or
more population j with the county clerk
other wise. If you are absent from
your pttM of residence you lire to ap
ply an soon hh practical I. t to the city
or county clerk in the city and county
where you may be for Instructions on
registering by mail. Illness is no ex
cuse. Absence will not excuse you.
And of course you will not be allowed
bp plead, that business nr Occupation
Interferes. You must register on June
6 (if you It within the prescribed
ages and do it as u duty, not as a
favor.
Itiiilmad transportation la not only
going to figure largely In the handling
of troops and munition on the great
systems of the United States, but prac
tical railroad workers in every branch
of the business are to li? sent to Ku
rupr In cm, struct, maintain ami oper
ate the railroads. England has been
doing her bit in this respect, in one
instance, the roadbed, tolling stock
and the entire working force of a big
system was sent across the channel to
replace the property destroyed by the
retreating foe. It is unlikely that thia
will bo duplicated by America, but
Ann i ican equipment Is t lie furniihid
mill men supplL'd t,, nuet the needs.
'I In does mil Imply that the transput -talion
lines of thin country are to be
neglected. There in going to be no
diminution u( ujieration m far as the
'etacaasitlos uf war dom;mJ. There
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AR EIWTHIN THREE OR FOUR BLOCKS OF LOTS THAT HAVE SOLD FOR FROM $100 TO $1500. . HOMES
COSTING FROM $5000 TO $8000 ARE WITHIN TWO OR THREE BLOCKS OF THE LOTS OFFERED. FOR
REFERENCE WITH RESPECT TO LOTS IN COLE'S ADDITION AND IRVINGTON HEIGHTS, WHERE .
THIS PROPERTY IS LOCATED, WRITE ANY BANK OR RESPECTABLE MERCHAST IN THE CITY OF
PENDLETON. THIS BEATS MININGOR OIL AS AN INVESTMENT WITHOUT THE ELEMENT OF GAM
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THE NORTH END OF THE CITY. PROPERTY ALL CLEARED AND READY FOR BUILDING.. .
By clipping out the coupon and forwarding to ad
dress given we will send you full information and terms.
IRVINGTON HEIGHTS LAND COMPANY
354 Empire Building, Seattle, Washington
Kindly forward me full information and terms re
garding Irvington Heights, Pendleton, Oregon.
Name
Address-
m I JBEVW&EXV
may be curtailments of passenger ser
vice, and freight trains speeded up to
lessen the number needed to meet the
wants of the people of this nation.
This plan has not yet been made public,
but the men in charge of the railroads
are prepared to schedule the move
ments that will best serve the needs of
commerce.
BALL FANS AT VIMY
AWAIT U. S. TROOPS.
The old wing" of "all work and no
play "has it; application in war as
well iia in peace. The baseball season
on the western front is in full swing.
Under the very sha low of Vimy ridge
a great game was played before an all
klniki audience on a bit of the battle
field on which the shell holes had been
filled in and a rough grand stand erect
ed for the oflicers and other apectators.
The game was between teams rep
resenting two Canadian brigudea. In
fact, all tho teams in what may be
called tin) World War League re now
composed of representatives of the
numerous Canadian bodies, and all the
players are anxiously awniting the
arrival of the American forces to ar
range for an interleague series.
The second Canadian brigade beat
the third by the acore of 7 to 1. The
second brigade had a great left handed
pitcher whose delivery the third brig
rndc batters could not solve at all.
The third brigatle team also had a
good luixmnn, who formerly played
with Attawa In the Canadian league.
The catcher was unable to hold his
delivery well, and thia fault accounted
for many of thu runs scored by the
winning side.
The game was remarkably free from
errors, considering the battlefield dia
mond on which it waa played. All
the equipment had been brought from
Ami nea, including the base bags. As
a sideshow it was possible from the
grandstand to see an nccasl nal Ger
man shell dropping half a mile or ao
awny. Airplanes were humming over
head but assuming them to be friendly
no one looked their way except when a
lly luill happened to be hit.
There was typical rooting by the
Canadian! and Americans among the
khnki clad spectators, and much wag
ering on the gsme. One subaltern bet
enough, he said to pay hia expense
on a three weeks leave In Paris, hut he
chose the wring side and his leave was
indefinitely postponed.
The games are played twice a week
in this strangest uf all baseball
league.
Land for Sale.
No. 9!) -180 acres, llnO in cultiva
tion, 10 miloa from town; 4 room
house, barn In head, ahed and granary,
good water supply. All in crop. Price,
including machinery and crop. If sold
at once, t0,000. Reasonable payment
down, balance on good terms. With
or without stock. Partners dissatis
fied, reason fur sale.
It' interested in grain, stock, fruit
or alfalfa ranrhes in Oregon, Wash
ington, California or Montana, address
Condon Realty Co., kyx 914, CorrKon,
Ore. Adv.
Sinister Goodwin Sand.
Seven miles nt sen from Itrondstalrs,
the seaside resort on the southeast
coast of England, lie the (ioodwln
sands of sinister record In maritime
wreck initials mid by tradition suppos
ed once to have been mi Island, Lumen,
In the eatate of Karl (ioodwln, and to
have In en destroyed by the sea 111 the
eleventh century. Liniiliarde, a skep
tlcal English chronicler, however, dis
putes this legend, as he does also an
other which tells of the carl's choking
himself with a morsel of bread be
cause be had said, ".May this bread
choke me if I caused my brother's
death." when. Ifl point of fact, be bad
procured It.
A lightship hns been maintained on
Goodwin sands since I TOO, but marine
disasters still occur there, and some
times even lu clear wcuthcr. National
Geographic Hoclety Bulletin.
Clip Flowr Stems Daily.
To keep cut (lowers in good condi
tion clip the stems n little dully. The
pores at the end of the stem nre apt to
clog, and by clipping them it allows
the pores to reopen, und the Bower will
lie refreshed by the wnter It receives.
It must nlso be l.orne lu mind that all
String or bindings ns well us wiles
should tie i emu veil so lllut there will
be no obstruction In the nay of the
wuter reaching the blossom Itself. If
you value your cut tlowers and desire
to have them with you us long ns pos
sible, under no condition allow the dl
roct raja of the huu lo shine on them.
The Churches.
At the Baptist Chnrch.
The Umatilla Baptist Association
convenes today at 7 :'M p. m. All-day
meetings Saturday and Sunday and we
are expecting a great time during
theae two days for we are to have with
us such men as Dr. 0. C. Wright of
Portland and Dr. C. A. Wooddy, also
of Portland, who are to have part on
the program of the Convention. The
public is cordially invited to attend all
of these services.
Fmlnln Powr.
Miss Louise says what tickles her
when she hours this piffle about the sit.
Hrlor Intelligent of the nllegrd lord
of creation Is that she knows she can
pick one blindfolded and make him
break Ids fool neck trying to do nomc
thlng he knows cant ho done If she'll
Just brag on him a llltle.-Macon Tele
graph.
What He Would Say.
"Would you say that woman over
there Is homely J"
"Well. I wouldn't put It as bluntly
as that. But I will sny that If she ever
marries everybody will accuse the man
of taking her for her money." Detroit
Krec Press.
Good Idea.
Hub-I bought a rubber plant yester
day. Wlfe-Oh. good! Then wo'll be
hle to get our tiros cheaper, won't
we 7 Buffalo Express.
The result teats the worU.-Georcc
Washington.
$100 Reward, $100
Til readers of this paper wtTt be
pleura lo learn that tnrr Is at least
one dreaded disease that aclence has
been able to cur In all lis tg and
tht I catarrh. Catarrh betna greatly
Influenced by constitutional conditions
require. constitutional treatment. Halt'
Catarrh Medicine 1 taken Inieraally and
acts thru the Blood on the Mucous Sur
faces of th 8yetem thereby destroying;
the foundation of the disease, fftvlnf the
patient strength by building up the con
stitution and asslitlna nature tn doing It
work. Th proprietor have so much
filth tn me curative powers of Hall's
catarrh Medicln that the- offer On
Hundred Hollar for any ease that It fall
to cure. Send for list of testimonials.
Address J. CHUNKY CO.. Toledo.
Ohio. Sold by all Drocstat. Tie.
The Christian Church.
"What About Our Nation?" and
"The Responsibility of the Sinner, "
will be the respective subjects at the
Christian church Sunday morning and
evening. Bible school at :S0 a. in ,
Geo. R. Gerking director. Preaching
and Communion, 11 a. m.. evening
service at 8. p. m, special music morn
ing and evening. The Woman's Mis
sionary society will meet with Mrs.
Casper Woodward, Wednesday, June
nth. at 1;M p. m. The public cor
dially invited to all these services.
D. Krrett, Minister.
Methodist Episcopal Church.
"The duty of the Church in This
Hour of National Need", iB the sub
ject of the Sunday morning sermon at
the Methodist church. The big sum
mer drive of this church will begin
Sunday. Every one is invited to help
make it a glowing success.
The livest Sunday school in town
meets at 10 a. m. with the boy Singers.
You never heard their like. These boys
are positively guaranteed to out-sing
any like number of men, women or
children bar none. Preaching service
at N p. m. Special music by the chor
us. A special children's day exercise,
"The College Bell," is being prepared
for Sunday, July 1. Walter S. Gleiser.
Notice to Creditors.
In the County Court of the State of
Oregon for Umatilla County.
In the Matter of the Estate of
Myrtle S. Scott, Deceased.
Notice is hereby given to all persons
whom it may concern that Will M.
Peterson has been appointed adminis
trator of the estate of Myrtle S. Scott,
deceased. All persons having claims
against her estate are required to pre
sent them with proper vouchers as re
quired by law to the said administrator
at his law office in the Smith Crawford
Building in Pendleton Oregon, within
six months from date hereof.
Dated at Pendleton, Oregon, on this
95th day of May. 1917.
Will M. Peterson, Administrator of
the Eatate of Myrtle S. Scott, deceased.
Post office address: Pendleton, Oregon.
SUMMONS.
In the Justice Court of the State of
Oregon for Umatilla County, Pen
dleton District.
William Roesch and William Bogert,
partners, doing business under tbe
name of William Roesch Bottling
Co., Plaintiffs,
vs.
J. F. Prince, Defendant.
To J. F. Prince:
In the Name of the State of Oregon,
Greetings:
You are hereby required to appear
aad answer the complaint filed against
you in the above entitled action within
six weeks of the date of the first pub
lication of this summons, to wit: by
June H3, 1017, and you will take no
tice that if you fail to appear and an
swer or plead within said time, the
plaintiffs for want thereof will appeal
to the above entitled Court, for the re
lief prayed for in the complaint, viz;
for judgment against you in the sum of
M0. HI.
This summons is published by the
order of the Hon. Joe. H. Parkes,
Judge of the above entitled Court, said
order being dated May 7, 1017, and
the first publication of this summons
is dated May II, 1017,
Frederick Steiwer,
Attorney for Plaintiff.
CROUP & LASH
Dentists
In Athena Monday' Tuesday, Wednes
day, other days of week in Walla Walla,
2nd and Main, over Third National Bank
Dr. E. W. Croup - Dr. C. H. Lash
8. Y. Sharp
PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON
Special attention given to all ,
call both night and day.
Oalln promptly answered. Offloe on Third '
eir-et . Athena uraaor
Dr. J. C. Baddeley
VETERINARY SURGEON
LaBrasche Ranch
Athena
DR. G. S. NEWSOM.
Physician and Surgeon.
Office Corner Uh & Adams Sts.
BURKE 8 SON
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Authorized Sales and Service
THD POLICY OF THE FORD MOTOR COMPANY
HAS BEEN CHANGED. HERETOFORE THEY RE
QUIRED AGENTS TO STOCK CARS FOR FUTURE
DELIVERY, BUT THEY NOW REFUSE SHIPMENTS
UNTH. AGENTS HAVE TURNED IN BUYER'S ORDER
AND AGREEMENT TO COVER SHIPMENT,
WE HAVE SOLD THE STOCK OF CARS AND YOU
SHOULD SIGN NOW TO INSURE EARLY DELIVERY.
SIGN FOR YOURS TODAY.
GAS. OIL AND AUTOMOBILE ACCESSOR.
1ES, RACINE TIRES AND TUBES.
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CORNER MAIN AND SECOND STS., ATHENA, ORE.
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mini. iin
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Successor to
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graver and Jeweler
i
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Residence and Shop, Adams and 4th Sts j
Athena
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Shaving, Haircutting, Massaging, Shampooing.
Bath Rooms In Connection,
St. Nichols Hotel Block - - . Athena, Oreg.
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