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VOLUME XXIX.
ATHENA. UMATILLA COUNTY. OREGON. FRIDAY. AUGUST 2, 1917.
NUMBER 33
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You Are Losing Money
every time you fail to take advantage of a low market. You will have
no reason to complain of the high cost of living if you are always will
ing to pay the top price for your goods. Buying foi the home is just as
important as buying for a business you are paying out good money in
either case.
This is not an Essay on Thrift but just a reminder that the Davis
Kaser great August Clearance Sale closes Aug. 81st just about
One More Week
for you to save big money This is the last call for yo j to participate
Now or Never Send in your msli orders we will accept them at
Sale prices until closing time Aug. 31st.
If you did not receivad our Bargain List of Red Tag Specials, write
us at once and we will gladly mail you 4 copy.
Our Mail Order Department was organized for your benefit it is
your "department we want to make it as good and as effecient as you
want it to be If you have any suggestion for improving it, we would
very much appreciate your sending them in.
The Davis-Kaser Co.
Home Furnishing Department Store
Complete Furnishers of Homes, Offices and Schools 10-20 Alder St.
Walla Walla Wash.
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Senior member of this firm will allow carfare on
purchases amounting to 950 or over, if made in person
at Aunt Sarah McDougal's Camp, this week all the
huckleberries you can pick, 'thrown in.
Wonderful 2 Spool Sewing Machine
Electric and Gasoline motor
Washers
Farm Outfitters
Watts & Rogers
Just Over the Hill
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First National
Bank
of Athena
Conducts a General Banking Business
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Capital and Surplus, $100,000
Wa are always prepared to care for the proper needs
of our Customers.
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ESTABLISHED 1865
Preston-Shaffer Milling Co.
AMERICAN BEAUTY
FLOUR
U xade in Athena, by- Athena labor, in one ot the very- beat
quipped mills in the Northwest, of the beat selected Bluestem
wheat grown anywhere. Patronize home industry". Your
grocer Belli the famous American Beauty Flour
Merchant Millers & Grain Buyers
Whena. Oregon. Waitsburg, Wash.
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We carry the best
MEATS
That Money Buys
Our Market is
Clean and Cool
Insuring Wholesome Meats.
READ & MEYEK
Main Street, Athena, Oregon
DROP FLOWERS FROM SKY ON AVIATOR'S GRAVE
Photo by American Press Association.
I'pon the eiave of Peter Carl (Tex.) Mlllman, nvlntor, twelve of his brother aviators flying high aloft In
powerful aeroplanes dropped roses and carnations at the cemetery at Westlmry., N. Y.
PUNS FORI
STATE DEFENSE
Rapid progress is being made by
Bruce Dennis, director of work of the
State Council of Defense, with head
quarters at Portland, in whipping into
shape the county units throughout Ore
gon and in bringing about the promo
tion of several important features con
nected with the horns prosecution of
war. The limit of work to be done is
the limit of physical ability of Mr.
Dennis and his staff to perform it.
One of the most important features
of the organization will be realized
when W. B. Aye.-, representing Her
bert C. Hoover in food conservation
and administration in Oregon, will
take active charge in one of the offices
of the suite that is being utilized by
the State Council of Defense. This
work will be carried on through the
county units as it is developed from
time to time, and will be co-ordinated
with the numerous other activities of
the general organization. One of the
important features of the work, that of
organizing the women of Oregon, is
being conducted by Mrs. Charles H.
Castner, of Hood River, president of
the State Federation of Women's
Clubs. Mrs. Castner is the active
agent for this branch nf the activity in
all of the counties of the state and is
already accomlishing excellent results.
Relative to the food conservation
situation, several plans are in course
of consideration, but already through
ibe extension system of the Oregon
Agriculture College and with the en
thusiastic co-operation of President
Keir, the blank card for signatures
of householders all over the county are
being circulated everywhere in this
state. Theue pledge the signer to join
in the service of food conservation for
the Nation and to accept membership
the United Mates Food Administra-
into; also to carry out the directions
and advice of the food administrator;
insofar as circumstances will permit.
1'hese are to be mailed to the admin-
istrator at Washintgon, D. C, when,
upon receipt, he will forward to the
signer free tie first instructions and a
tag for posting. For 10 cents an in
signia button, and, if desired, the
shield insignia of the food administra
tor, will be sent.
The plan of organization of the
State Council of Defense is to have
from 10 to 15 of tne most able, patrio
tic and representative citizens of each
county to act as a Council of Patriotic
Service. Each county unit chooses its
chairman, and it is intended that it
shall be responsible for the various
activities of the state organization in
its county, reporting to the state head
quarters at frequent intervals. While
the county units are expected to work
out county problems along certain
ines, they will also execute orders
from the state office where general
conditions arise,
County units are also to be responsi
ble fcr the organizing of auxiliaries in
every town and hamlet in their county,
membership in which shall constitute
membership In a state wide league for
patrjotic service. Mr. Dennis recom
mends that every man, ' woman and
child should belong to some auxiliary
for service, as this is the method by
which every patriotic citizen who does
pot go to the battle front may enljst
for service in the war,
Organizing of horns guards is a fea
ture which Mr. 'Dennis urges county
councils to prosecute with vigar,
through the direction of the member in
charge of home defense. The swear
ing in of patriotic, able men as Deputy
Sheriffs is recommended, and it Is
pointed out that great care should be
exercistd-in selecting these men, I
It will be the purpose of the State
Council of Defense to promote every
feature possible that is essential to the
successful execution of the war by
citizens, and he is now working out
plans for various phases, but the fol
lowing lines of activity have been
strongly recommended for the activity
of equnty units; Pood supply conser
vation, industrial labor, farm labor,
manufactures, shipping and shipbuild
ing, lumber, transportation, fisheries,
woman's work, publicity, sanitation,
medicine and morals, law and finance,
co-ordination of patriotic and others
societies.
ALL OREGON CROPS
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Serious injury to Oregon crops from
high temperature and long drouth is
reported by county Agricultural agents,
without exception. General shortage,
especially in dry farming districts, is
the substance of all reports. j(
In Wasco county but eight hVhes of
rainfall are reported since September
1, lDltt. Complete failure of the grain
sown on Spring plowing, short crop on
summer fallow and. a fair crop on fall
sown lands a-e reported.
Wheat and barley are poor in Wheel
er county.
In Malheur hot winds have about
wipped out dry farm crops and mate
riaily injured irrigated grains
In Southern Oregon the drouth has
affected shallow rooted crops, and corn
sugar Deets, Deans and grasses are
short except where irrigated. Beans
bore heavy blooms, but few pods set.
Potatoes look well, but tubers are poor.
Notwithstanding larger acreage, the
crop will not top that of last year.
Apples and pears are in good condition
except on shallow soil hillsides. In
Josephine upland pastures are dired up
and some crops are an entire failure.
In the Willamette Valley the red
clover seed crop is reported not worth
cutting in many fields of Yamhill and
Lane. In other fields of Lane county
pump irrigation has saved the crop,
and also that of potatoes. A field of
25 acres of potatoes would have been
an entire loss had not the owner in
stalled a pump irrigation system.
Joffre Writes To Oregon
Mrs. Alan Bracinreed, who recently
organized clubs in thi Msdford schools
to help orphans of France, has receiv
ed the following letter from "Papa
Joffre" after whom one of the clubs
had been named:
Paris, July 14, 1917 Madame: I
have been very happy to learn that
among the societies which have been
formed for the relief of the orphans of
our beautiful France one of these bears
my name. Accept with pleasure the
godfathersliip and I make vows for the
happiness of all those whom you will
take under your protection.
I retain an unforgettable remem
brance of my stay in your country and
it is with the greatest pleasure that I
have received the expression of your
sympathy.
Pray accept, Madame, with my
thanks, the assurance of my respectful
sentiments. J. Joffre.
L W. W. Strike Fails
The general strike of the Industrial
Workers of the World, which was call
ed as a protest against the holding in
jails of members of the organization,
failed to materialize in all except one
place, according to reports received.
At St. Johns, Wash., 80 men refused
to work for i a day in the harvest
field until one I. W. W., who was
arrested last week, was released.
The Federal Government took steps
to check any threatened trouble by
placing troops at Lewiston, Idaho, and
at Wallace, Idaho. Troops at Lewis
ton will protect the orchards and har
vest fields and the coldlers at Wallace
were placed near the big lead mines.
Slacker Fit For Service
Richard James Warring, who was
arrested in Pendleton on the charge of
being a Baker county slacker, was ex
amined by the local board and, al
though he said he had a weak back and
a defective foot, he was pronounced by
the board fit for military service.
Warring claimed exemption on the
ground that he is a railroad man. His
case will be dealt with by the district
board at La Grande. He asked the
privilege of being examined, after
having been Informed that he was like
ly to be dealt with as a slacker.
Mobilization Is Changed
Mobilization of the second Increment
of draft troops was changed from Sep
tember 15 to 1 and the third incre
ment from September 30 to October 8.
Mobilization of the first increment will
be as previously announced September
The nostnonemonts are Raid to h,.
due to delays in local boards getting
their quotas ready for service.
VALLEY FRUf
I
A fruit drying plant with a capacity
of 20 tons a day is to be in operation
at the Walla Walla prison within 80
days, work of excavating for the kilns
hiving been started. Culls and the
ordinary waste fruit of the valley will
be handled.
Fruitmen of that section have been
working on plans for this plant for
some time. Warden, Henry Drum, in
whose hands the details were left,
made the announcement. It was War
den Drum that first suggested to the
fruitmen that the state could help
solve the problem.
Six sets of automatic paring and
slicing machines, the latest improve
ment, are now on band. The belting,
pulleys and other equipment will be
bought in Walla Walla.
The plant will be ready for the apple
crop this fall and wher, that is handled,
if potatoes are cheap, they will be
dried. Other vegetables will likely
be put through the drying process.
Walla Walla growers have financed
the scheme to the extent of buying the
machinery and equipment, which is to
be installed in the old jute mil) ware
house. Here the fruit which ordinar
ily would goto waste is to be dried by
convict lsbor. The state will charge
tolls for doing the work the old grist
mill idea worked over. After deduct
ing the share of fiuit fordoing the dry
ing the remainder will be ietjrned to
the owner to be disposed of . It is pro
vided in thj agreement that the
machinery, equipment, etc., remain the
property of the growers, though there
is a provision that the state may, if it
sees fit, purchase this equipment later.
The state uses a large amount of
dried fruit and vegetables each year
and this will enable it to get the prod
uct for only the labor of the men. In
addition, it will give the local grower
a chance to use waste material.
The small as well as the large grow
er is to ba protected by this plan. One
day a week will be set aside for the
man with a small tract or a few trees.
He can take his fruit to the prison on
that day and have it prepared the
same as the larger grower
All members and friends are re
quested to be present Sunday morning
at eleven to partake of the sacrament
of the Lord's Supper. The morning
sermon will be delivered by the pastor.
The evening service promptly at 8
p. m. Sunday school 10 a .m.
WAR TIME DEMANDS
INCREASE PRODUCTION
The problem of supplying the allies
with meat has developed mainly on the
United States, and daily the burden is
statement just issued bv the food ad
ministration. War time demands have
been so great that Europe has been
making alarming inroads on its herds
with a consenuent rednetim in ifra
domestic supply.
"Although the Eurnnenn
have drastically reduced meat con
sumption among war workers, says
the statement, "this saving has been
overcome by the greatly increased de
mands to supply men in the armies and
shops and women who have taken up
physical labor. Millions nf indivldnala
to whom fresh meat twice a week was
a luxury are now, by necessity of their
extreme physical labor, eating it twice
daily.
The war has injected into an already
difficult situation a number of vicious
conditions which are jeopardizing the
ultimate animal supply of the world.
The production of fodder in Europe has
been diminished by the diversion of
productive labor to war, and its import
has been curtailed by shortage in ship
ping and by the isolation of markets
by belligerent lines.
The problem facing America is not
only of supplying the immediate de
mand of the allies, but one which is
more far reaching in its significance.
As the war goes on there will be a con
stant lessening of the capital stock of
the world food animals. A mnnff nnr
western allies the demand outruns fur
ther every day the decreasing produc
tion, and as shinnine hpenmpa fnrthoe
shortened by submarine destruction.
iurtner destruction of the herds must
ensue "
NOISY PRISONERS
AT WALLA WALLA
After another night of turmoil the
state prison at Walla Walla was quiet
early Wednesday, but Superintendent
Henry ' Drum expected the noise that
has endured for the last two days to
break out fresh before nightfall. The
trouble began Monday morning,
when three life termers Sears. Casey
and Johnson started a "serenade,"
which was taken up by the other pri
soners and lasted until nearly noon.
Tuesday night the prisoners began
their shouting and noise making again,
and it was not until 3:H0 in the
morning that they quieted down.
The prison authorities aenrpo-atprl
the leaders and changed the men
around in an endeavor to better the
situation.
Superintendent Drum
the trouble to a feeling against some
of the guards, particularly against
Deputy Warden Burk, which, he says,
is mostly unjustified. Also, he says,
there are manv I. W. W. mnln in
the prison, and they have been preach
ing their doctrine as extensively as
they could, and this has add -d to th
general unrest.
The convicts are emhitt.nrnd airainat
Burk, it is said outside thp orison be
cause of his alleged cruelty, whilo at
the penitentiary it is said it is because
no nas tnwartea several plan of es
cape.
The veiling and nniapmakincr cam.
paign was taken up again about 10 o'
clock and continued at noon. The men
were being allowed to kppn if nn
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there being no practical way of stop
ping tnem, in the hopes that they will
tire themselves out and quit.
The "Lumberjack" Regiment
District Forester, Geo. H. Cecil,
Portland, Oregon, announces that the
regiment of lumbermen, officially
known as the 10th Engineers, Forest,
and nicknamed the "lumberjack regi
ment," has been recruited to full
strength, and the Forest Service,
which has baen securing the men, has
been notified by the War Department
to list no more candidates for service
with this regiment. In anticipation,
however, of a possible call soon for
another regiment of the same character
the listing officers all over the country
have been instructed to continue list
ing names of suitable men who may
bii summoned when needed.
The "lumberjack regiment." in nor a
fighting force but will be employed in
woods operations in France, cetting
out material for army use. The re
cruits are now being aasembeu in
Washintgon, where they are drilled
daily by the officers assigned to com
mand them. Colonel Woodruff of the
regular army, who will head the regi
ment, is in charge and with the assis
tance of a staff made up of practical
lumbermen and foresters is providing
an equipment of the most up to date
character for the type of woods opera
tions called for, in the list of the ex
perience of the Allies. The regiment
will take with it both stationary and
portable sawmills with everything ne
cessary for logging and sawmill work
and for transporting the product.
The Peoples Theatre,
Saturday August 25th,
"Liberty Episode 18 "The Wolf's
Nemesis" A Joker Comedy, "Father
Gels in Wrong." A two reel Drama,
"Loves Masquerade" Shorty Traps a
Lottery King Seven Reels
Sunday August 2Uth
Mutual Presents "Gale Kane" in a
tense drama of conflicting emotions
"Whose Wife" five parts. Also "Miss
Billie Rhodes" in "Bluffing Father."
Fro Methodist Services.
Services for Sunday, Aug. 20.
Preaching:---Weston Mt. 11:00 a. m.
Athena Opera House i:)0 p. m. and
Waterman at 8:00 p. m. You are wel
come. Geo. T. Klein, PaBtor.
Potato Flour Bread Good
The pressure of war conditions has
brought to light the value of potatoes
in bread making, both in England and
America. As an economy in England,
potato flour was mixed with wheat and
a peculiarly delicious bread resulted.
In this country potato flour is not
available to the average housewife,
and the United States Department of
Agriculture has therefore devised re
ceipes for the making of bread with
plain boiled potatoes mixed with the
wheat flour.
This bread is said tn he not onlv a
complete success from the economy
standpoint, where potatoes are cheap
ana plentiful, put to supply an attrac
tive novelty in the household menu,
and a welcomo variation from the us
ual bread monotmy. It has a rich
brown crust, is tender and elastic, and
the flavor is preferred by many to the
bread made wholly of wheat. It con
tains more moisture than ordinary
bread, and, therefore, has longer keep
ing qualities. For the making of po
tato bread, at the present time, it is
advisable to use the early perishable
potatoes, Bi'nce the other varieties aru
capable of storage until spring.
"Culls" also may be so UBed.
U. S Purchases Spuds
The first big food contract for the
American Lake cantonment was
awarded in Seattle when the Govern
ment placed an order for 8,000,000
pounds of notatoes with local ptntmix.
sion merchants. Seattle firms made
the lowest bid.
It is understood in commission house
circles that early deliveries are to be
made at the rate of U) ton. latpr
deliveries at a ton, and so on,
dropping down to 25 a ton for late
deliveries.
Beans Poisoned
Burma beans, found on analysis bv
Montana laboratory at Bozeman to con
tain strvchnine. were ordered ileal mv.
ed by the State Board of Health. Tons
ot them had been shipped into that
state and sold to innocent dealers.
German agencies are suspected.
Our rail
Opening
We are receiving daily shipments of
suits, coats, dresses, waists, etc. Our
New York buyers have selected the
garments from the best manufactur
ers in New York, and you will be
surprised how reasonable we have
priced these up to date garments.
Don't fail to see them.
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