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VOLUME XXIX,
ATHENA. UMATILLA COUNTY. OREGON. FRIDAY. JUNE 8. 1917.
NUMBER 23
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The Man Who Cares for
the Woman Helping Him
Whether wife, mother, sister or daughter, she is entitled to the
same Labor Saving and.Health Protecting advantages as the man who
is the breadwinner.
The farmer, storekeeper, workman and the office man have all been
saved useless, labor by improved methods 'and modern machines.
Washing the old way is too hard for a woman its work for a ma
chine. The
May-Tag Multi-Motor
washer is the greatest improvement in recent years in Washing ma
chines. It is equipped with a small, powerful engine that uses kero
sene or gasoline 6 cents worth for the average wash.
Nothing to break or get out of order starts with a slight pres
sure of the foot. Operates the- swinigng, reversible wringer too.
Saves work, time, garments, money the washing is dry by noon,
ready for ironing removes all the terrors from wash day. Call and
see this wonderful washer or send for descriptive circular.
We also have Electric waBhers, waterpower washers and hand
power washers, as well as a big line of Wringers, Baskets, Ironing
Boards, Irons etc.
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LIBERTY BOND
By so doing, you not only serve your country patriotically, but
you make the safest investment known.
The rate of interest you receive is 8 1-2 per cent per year and
the bonds run for 80 years, the government reserving the right to
buy them back at face value after 15 years.
We are receiving subscriptions in amounts of 1100 and up and we
are doing thia absolutely without cost to you or the government.
Our young men are offering their services, and this, the richest
farming community in the Northwest should he glad of the oppor
tunity of purchasing bonds.
The First National Bank
of cAthena
ONLY BEST GOOD ENOUGH FOR UNCLE SAM
At a meeting of the business men,
held last evening in the office of B. B.
Richards, it was decided to hold a cele
bration at the City Park on July 4th.
Ralph Hassell was made chairman of
the meeting, ways and means were dis
cussed and committees appointed. The
sentiment of those present was that
the entire program of the celebration,
except the ball game be held at the
City Park, thus departing entirely
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REBRAIN IN i OREGON VOTES
Athena for bonds by a majority of
four, was the result of the special
election held Monday. A small vote
was cast here as elsewhere throughout
the county and state. State returns
show that the vote polled will exceed
little more than 25 per cent. -
Road bonds carried in the state by
over 20,000. Clatsop county gave the
highest majority for, the bonds outside
of Multnomah county, a majority of
from practice of the past in holding a. 2,418. Lane county" relied up u ma jor
portion of the program on the streets. jfity of 8,000 against bonds.
tor ine vote on me measures suumiiiea,
resulted m Athena a; follows:
Authorizing Ports to Create Limited
Indebtedness to Encourage Water-
Transporation. Precinct 18, Yes 15;
No 34; Prednct 19, Yes 29; No 83;
Precinct 20, Yes 21; No 34.
Limiting number of Bills Introduced
and Increasing Pay of Legislators.
Precinct 18, Yes 4, No 49; Precinct
19, Yes 9, No 69; Precinct 20, Yes
8, No 82.
Declaration Against Implied Repeal
of Constitutional Provisions by Amend
ments Thereto. Precinct 18, YeB 12,
No 87; Precinct 19, Yes 17, No 41;
Precinct 20, yes II, No 45.
Uniform Tax Classification Amend
ment. Precinct 18. Yes 17, No 31;
Precinct 19, Yes 24, No 87; Precinct
20, Yes 24, No 80.
Requiring Election City, Town and
State Officers at Same Time. Pre
cinct 18, Yes 20, No 82; Precinct 19,
Yes 88, No 29; Precinct 20, Yes 24,
No 85.
For Hundred Thousand Dollar Tar
Levy for a New Penitentiary. Pre
cinct 18, Yes 12, No 42; Precinct 19
Yes 14, No 58; Precinct 20, Yes 1
No 43.
Six Million Dollar State Road Bond
Issue and Highway' Bill. Precinct
18, Yes 28, No 81: Precinct 19, Yes
43. No 84: Precinct 20, Yes 82, No
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the celebration and with the entire pro
gram of the day held there, all may
enjoy it.
The Weston band of twenty men has
been secured to furnish the music for
the occasion and with the band the
neighbor town will feel more than or
dinary interest in the success of the
celebration.
After appointment of the various
committees, the meeting adjourned un
til Monday evening, when further ar
rangements for the celebration will be
made. Committees appointed are:
Finance J. H. Booher, Henry Dell,
B. Radtke.
Advertising and Band -F. B. Boyd.
Program and Speaker H. I. Watts.
Park J. E. Froome, I W. Ware,
W. E. Dobson.
Sports F. S. LeGrow, Henry Dell,
Ralph Hassell.
Base ball Omar Stephens, Wm.
Littlejohn, Wm. Konasek. '
Fire Works M. L. Watts, B. B.
Richards, Lloyd Michener.
Parade H. J. Power, A. B. Steele,
O. Henry.
Decorations W. C. Emmel, Jas.
Henderson, A. A. Foes.
Dance Ed. Sebaskey, V. C. Burke,
A. A. Shick, assisted by ladies.
Concessions City Marshal and
Street Committee.
Merry-go-Round Roy McPhemn.
ATHENA BALL GROUNDS
MAMIE ENCLOSED
The dimensions of the ball grounds
were measured yesterday by Austin
Fobs and Omar Stephens for the pur
pose of getting a line on the ccst of
the proposed fence to enclose the ball
park.
They found trr.ple roemfor the en
closure and the estimated cost is ap
proximately $275 for a fence around
the grounds, six feet in height.
No trouble is anticipated by those
interested in seeing tbe grounds en
closed in raising funds by subscription
to finance the expenditure. It is real
ized by all who attend the games that
a laree number of people witness the
games without paying, who would pay
if their view from outside the dia
mond were obstructed.
Friends of the movement say that
not only is the park an advantage to
base ball games, but the athletics of
the Public school will be greatly bene
fitted by having the!! convenience of
the park for base ball, track meets,
etc.
New Recruiting Plan
Littleton, Colorado, has a plan of en
couraging recruits which places it in
the front rank of patriotic communi
ties. Every man who joins the army
or navy is presented with $15 from tbe
town treasury. So far fifteen have
answered their countries call. "The
plan leaves the lads with a feeling that
the home town has an interest in them
and wants to see them provided with
tbe small change needed so they can
take advantage of the things worth
while when the opportumy offers,
said D. M. DeCamp, town treasurer.
P. H. Hill is having some inside
improvements made in his house on
Colleire street this week.
-vhere are 98 men in Athena and
vicinity eligible to war service, be
tween the ages of 21 and 30 years, ac
cording to the registration Tuesday.
In precinct 18, 80 registered; in pre
cinct 1 9, 89 registered, and in precinct
20, 19 registeredV
There was no' demonstration what
ever, the men simply came forward
and gave in their names to the regis
trars. hfoughout the state there were ab
solutely no disorders of any nature.
Not a slacker was found in Portland,
where nearly 30,000 registered for ser
vice. Oregon's eligible fighting men
under the selective draft will approx
imate 76,000, of which 2,000 will
come from Umatilla county.
The next step is the selective draft.
An extensive card index system is be
ing arranged at the offices of the Ad
jutant General and men for active ser
vice will be chosen.
Registration proceeded generally
without disturbance throughout the
nation, and the few arrests ' reported
were construed by officials not as evi
dence of any effective organized resis
tance, but ratber as sporadic affairs to
be expected in an undertaking of such
magnitude and importance.
Of the approximately 10,000,000
men who were registered the Census
Bureau estimates that about 4,600,000
are married and about 5,600,000 are
single.
By estimate they are distributed
throughout the walks of life approx
imately in this number:
Agriculture, forestry and animal
husbandry, 2,864,000.
Manufacturing and mechanical in
dustries, 3,080,000.
No gainful occupations, 500,500.
Transportation, 987,000.
Trade, 1,064,000.
Public service, 144,000.
Domestic and personal service, 441,-000.
Professional service, 8t5,00O,
Clerical occupation, 874,000.
Extraction of minerals, 884,000.
These figures total less than 10,-
000,000. The remainder are scattered
through occupations not hero classified
which are many and varied.
Wood-Cutting Advised.
While in Hood River H. C. Oliver,
traveling freight and passenger agent
of the O. W. R. & N. company, called
representative business men and
urged them to agitate a movement to
have Upper Valley and Mount Hood
ranchers engage in cutting wood when
cultivation of their crops is completed.
The transportation of coal is going
to be negligible," says Mr. Oliver,
and unless wood is cut some of the
interior communities are going to face
severe famine this Winter. We
guarantee a market and profitable re
turns on all the wood that is cut in the
Hood River Valley this summer and
fall."
Milton Strawberry-
Red Cross Day June 12
Next Tuesday, June 12, will be a
ereat dav at Milton. The Milton Com
men ial Club has donated the Annual
Strawberrry Festival to the Red Cross,
and the entire funds derived from the
festival will be turned into the Red
Cross treasury.
A grand parade will take place at
10 a. m. in which prizes will be otter
ed on floats, vehicles and bicycles.
Open air sports will be a feature, con
sisting of races, competitive military
drill and first aid field service by Hon
or Guard teams. First and second
prizes will be given in all sports. The
Girls Honor Guard contests are open
to all Guards.
A big dinner booth will be provided
with plenty for all. The Red Cross
hesdquarters will be a rest room for
the ladies, and during the afternoon
first aid demonstrations will be given
there,
Dancing afternoon and evening, and
a baseball game between Walla Walla
and Milton- Freewater at 8:30.
Decision for Maloney
The supreme court has affirmed the
decision of Circuit Judge Phelps in
the case of Frank Rogers, appellant,
versus J. W. Maloney, the case being
appealed from Umatilla county. The
action was in relation to forcible en
try. The decision is the final step in
the litigation between Frank Rogers
and Judge Maloney over possession of
some Indian land claimed by both men,
the controversy at one time coming
close to the fighting point when Judge
Maloney used a shot gun to stog Hog
en from burning a stubble field, flc
circuit court decided in favor of Wt
loney and the supreme court upheld
the decision.
Road to Be Prepared
The macadam road between Pendle
ton and the Washington state line,
which is the first to be paved by the
state under the provisions of the road
bonding measure, will be put in con
dition immediately, according to the
announcement of County Judge Marsh.
The macadam has broken down badly,
and considerable work will be neces
sary before it is ready for surfacing.
Big Sale of Land Made
At a price of $81,865.95, H. C.
Rosenburg, well known farmer, has
purchased from Frank and Manual
Pedro 6144 acres of land in the Coomb s
Canyon district, north of Nye. A large
part of the land is being farmed.
Loren Seward has bought t .lire j sections
and a fraction of the old Prospsct farm
from H. L. Moody for $16,000.
RED CROSS TO MILTON,
FINANCE COM. MAKE GOOD
The Athena Red Cross auxiliary will
be represented in the parade at the
Milton Strawberry-Red Cross Day.
next Tuesday.
For the purpose of arranging for the
trip, Mrs. H. H. Hill, chairman, has
called a meeting of all lady members,
to meet at the school house Monday
afternoon at 8:00 o'clock, when the
details will be talked over. It is de
sired that all who have cars let it be
known how many they can accommo
date. Let every lady member be present-That
the "jitney" dance given Tues
day evening by the local finance com
mittee of the Red Cross society was an
unqualified success, was evidenced by
the large and well behaved crowd pres
ent, and the neat sum of $46,50, real
ized from the dance. The room was
patriotically' decorated in flags and
bunting, and the music was furnished
by Johnson's orchestra, practically
free, the leader giving his services
and the others playing for half price.
Many young people from out of town
participated in the dance.
At the pastry sale given recently,
$35.30 was added to the Red Cross
fund. Two new members, Mrs. Myra
Reeder and Mr. Alvan Johnson, have
been added to the list.
Work will be done at the school
house Wednesday afternoon, as usual.
Eugene's Problem
The most serious problem considered
at Eugene Registration Day was what
should be done with a man without a
home who presented himself for regis
tration. He gave his name as Peter
Finan. He said that be was born in
New York 26 years ago and was a
rancher by occupation, but unemployed
at present.
The registration officer, when Finan
said he had no home, decided that the
rule that a single man might claim the
place he slept the previous night as
his domicile might apply.
Where did you sleep last night?
he was asked.
"On a boxcar between Roaeburg and
Eugene," the applicant replied.
Finan stated that he had been trav
eling over the country for more than
seven years and that he had no rel
atives living. He was registered and
his card was marked, "Transient,"
For Red Cross, $30,000.
Umatilla county is expected to raise
the sum of $30,000 for the American
Red Cross society and a drive to se
cure this money will be made during
the week from June 18 to 25.
Announcement to this effect was
made on the return of Pendleton rep
resentatives from Portland. At Port
land detailed plans for raising the na
tional fund of one hundred millions
desired by the government were dis
cussed and the necessity of financing
the organization was made plain.
In securing the fund in this county
an executive committee will have gen
eral charge and there will be various
teams at work, each under the direc
tion of a captain.
Shick-Booher.
Mr. John Shick and Miss Gertrude
Booher, well known young couple of
this city, were united in marriage at
the M. E. church, South, parsonage by
the Rev. Howard, at Walla Walla,
Saturday afternoon. Mr. and Mrs.
Shick will reside in Athena. Both
have a large circle of friends in, Ath
ena and vicinity, who unite in wishing
happiness and success in life.
Shorn Sheep May Suffer
Fear for the welfaie of the shorn
sheep has been occasioned by the cold
weather of the last few days, and the
snowfall of yesterday sent many sheep
men from Baker into the country. So
far no losses have been reported, but
in tho higher altitudes it is feared that
th3 cold miy have beon disastrous. .
ATHENA TAKES
50,000
drive is to be made in Umatilla
county to stimulate subscriptions to
Liberty Loan bonds and special effort
is to be made in every part of the
county.
Athena is well up in the pro rata
rank of towns of like population
throughout the state in subscriptions
to the Liberty Loan. The First Na
tional Bank of Athena has taken $50,
000 of these bonds, and by so doing
makes it possible for Athena people
to purchase the bonds conveniently
hereat home, JL.
A number of he bank patrons and
others have subscribed for bonds of
different denominations, and others
have signified their intentions of doing
so.
The subscriptions to the Liberty
Loan in Oregon totals nearly three and
a half million dollars to date, and with
the spirited campaign now on, sub
scriptions are expected to flow in.
The campaign in Eastern Oregon is
taking on additional interest through
the presence of a party of live Port
land campaigners in the person of
Frank A. Freeman, vice president of
the Lumberman's Trust company; C
C. Chapman, editor of the Oregon
Voter ; H. H. Cloutier. manager of the
Multonomah Hotel, and Mark Wood
ruff, of the Chamber of Commerce.
Officials Hold Over
The opinion of Pendleton attorneys is
that Mayor Best and four councilmen
will hold over in office until the next
general election, a year from next fall,
as the result of the law passed Monday
by the voters at the special election.
Under this amendment it will be pos
sible, says the East Oregonian, for
cities and towns to avail themselves of
the use of the county registration
books, in place of keeping a separate
set of such books. It will be necessary
for the cities and towns to make the
boundaries of their election precincts
identical with the boundaries of the
cbunty election ptecinct and to make
use of the names registered with the
county clerk of the particular city.
"Bone Dry" Staved Off
E. M. Williams of Seattle, Monday
filed with the Washington Sec. of State
petitions for a referendum vote on tbe
bone dry law passed by the 1917 Leg
islature. The petitions bore 24,220
names, 23,1157 being required. The
"bone dry law, which was to have be
come effective at midnight between
June 6 and 7, is now suspended, auto
matically, permitting a continuation of
the permit system which has existed
since January 1, 1916. On July 1 the
Reed amendment passed by Congres s
expected to make the state "bone "
dry."
Pioneer Chinese Dead
China Joe, one of the most respected
citizens of Juneau and a pioneer of
Alaska, whs found dead May 18 in his
cabin in the business district of Juneau,
where he had conducted a bakery and
garden. He came to Juneau in the
early eighties, but before that he oper
ated a bakery at Sitka, and still earlier
he had been a miner in the Cassiar
country. When the Chinese were for
cibly obliged to leave Alaska in the
early days an exception was made in
the case of China Joe, on account of his
numberless actB of kindness to the old
prospectors. He was 83 years old and
was a charter member of the 1887
Alaska Pioneers' Association and a
member of the Juneau Igloo camp.
The wedding of Mrs. Janie Woodruff
of this city and Mr. John Riley of Two
Rivers, Wash., occurred in Walla Wal
la June 7th. The bride is well known
in this city, where she has a host of
friends, and the groom is a prosperous
farmer and dairyman of Two Rivers,
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Now is the time to get ready for the Summer Outings. We have a com
plete line of Middies, White Wash Skirts, Sport Hats, Bathing Suits and
Caps, Ladies' Overalls. White Slippers and Shoes in fact everything that
goes to complete the Outing Outfit.
'Patriotic Middys" all the rage
.98-1.38
White Wash skirts - .98 to 2.98
Fancy wash skirts - 2.25 to 4.60
Sport hats - - .25 to i.49
White sport hat with flag on
crown ... ,40
Ladies bathing suits in all the new
combination colors, 1.69 to 6.90
Mens bathing suits - 2.49 to 8.49
Boys bathing suits 1.49 to 1.98
Misses Bathing suits 1.49 to 2.98
Bathing caps. - .19 to .89
"Ladies overalls" all the rage,
come in khaki and blue stripe
1.69 1.98
Fancy parasols .98 to 8.98
Ladies white hose - .25-.49-.98
Ladies tennis shoes - - ,80
Ladies white pumps - 1.49
Ladies white "English" low heel
canvas shoe, all sizes
2.98
Ladies high heel canvas boot welt
sole and covered heel - 4.50
Mens sport shirts in plain and fan
cy colors, long or short sleeves
.49 to 1.49
Sport ties - - - .49
Union suits - - .49 to .08
Boys union suits - - .25-. 41)
Mens tennis shues - - .86
Roys tennis shoes - .80
Mens Ventilnor oxfords - 2.98
See our Windows for above Items
1. J. Gross, of Walla Walla, is visit
ing his brother, George, in this city,
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