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homes of readers who reside in the
heart of tha Great Umatilla Wheat
Belt, and ihey have money to spend
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VOLUME XXIX,
ATHENA. UMATILLA COUNTY, OREGON. FRIDAY. SEPTEMBER 21, 1917.
NUMBER 37
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The Secret of wholesome
Bread that Mother makes
Nothing tickles the palate and makes glad the "department" of
the interior like delicious, nutricioU3 home-made bread. Desire for
home-made bread never ceases but constantly incre.'Sas. This has been
brought about to a great extent by the Universal Bread Maker and the
American Bread Mixer. One hand on the ,
"Universal"
does more in three minutes than twohands'pn the kneading board can do
in thirty minutes. The ingredients are throroughly mixed, and the
dough uniformly kneaded. These machines take the dread out of bread
making, as no time is lost and no labor wasted. Price, 4 loaf Univer
asl, (2.50 each. Price, 8 loaf Universal (3.50 each. Price, 6 loaf
American ( 1.60 each.
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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It is Round-Up Week
but who does your
Washing.'
Let us do it for vou for 3 to 5 cents per hour with our
r riTDi1 MfkTnif WASHFR Nnnr aren't VOU asha-
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mcd to let that tittle frail wife of yours do the washing?
IVonographs $8 to $35. Sewing Machine $20 to
the wonderful, simple Two-Spool Machine at $8.
I We ar now setting up Kentucky and Van Brunt
Unlls
Watts & Rogers
Farm Outfitters
Just Over the Hill
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The
First National
Bank:
of Athena
Conducts a General Banking Business
miavni
Capital and Surplus, $100,000
We are always prepared to care for the proper needs
of our Customers.
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CTAItimHFh ISfiS
Preston-Shaffer Milling Co.
AMERICAN BEAUTY
FLOUR
Is rtade in Athena, by- Athena labor, in one ol the very- best
equipped mills in the Northwest, of the best selected Bluestem
wheat grown anywhere. Patronize home industry-. Your
grocer sells, the famcus American Beauty Flour
Merchant Millers & Grain Buyers
Athena, Oregon.
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- Waitsburg, Wash.
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We carry the best
MEATS
That Money Buys
Our Market is
Clean and Cool
Insuring Wholesome Meats.
READ k MEYEK
Main Street, Athena, Oregon
TARGET PRACTICE "SOMEWHERE ON THE OCEAN"
Photo oy American I'resa Association.
Sailors scrambling up one of the big rtaval targets, preparing It for gun r cry practice for new recruits ou our
big warships, "somewhere on the Atlantic."
I
CHILDREN TO HELP
mjm SPECIAL SESSION
fV5 OF LEGISLATURE
President Wilson has issued a procl
million calling upon t'le school ehildr
of the Nation to do their part in t
war by joining the Junior Red Cr
to assist in the mercy work of
senior organization.
The proclamation follows:
"To the School Children of the Ur
States:
"A Proclamation The President
the United States is also president
the American Bed Cross. It is fr
these offices joined in one that I w
you a word of greeting at this t
when so many of you are beginn
the school year.
The American Red Cress has j
prepared a junior membership w
school activities, In which every pi
in the United States can find a 'In
to serve our country. The srhoo
the natural .center of your life. Through
it you can best work in the great cause
of freedom to which we have all pledg
ed ourselves.
"Our junior Red Ctobs will bring
to you opportunities of service to your
community and to other communities
all over the world, and guide your ser
vice with high and religious ideals. It
will teach you how to save in order
that surf ering children elsewhere may
have the chance to live. It will teach
you how to prepare some of the sup
plies which wounded soldiers and home
less families lack. It will send to you,
through the Red Cross bulletins, the
thrilling stories of relief and rescue.
And best of all, more perfect than
through any of your other school les
sons, you will learn by doing those kind
things under your teacher's direction
to be the future good citizens of this
great country which we all love.
And I commend to all school teachers
in the country the simple plan which
the American Red Cross has worked
out to provide for your co-operation,
knowing as I do that school children
will give their best service under the
direct pniriAnce and instruction of their
teachers. Is not this perhaps the i raturns, the department callB attention
Rev. D. E. Baker
Who will arrive Monday, October lat.
to take charge as Pastor of the Athena
First Baptist Church. He desires to
meet all members and friends of the
church at next Wednesday evening's
prayer meeting.
FIRST F000 SURVEY
RETURNS COMING IN
Even before the final date set for re
turns on foodstuffs held by commercial
firms, for the'federal food survey, re
ports from more than 130,000 dealers
were in the hands of the bureau of
markets, United States department of
agriculture, which has been charged
with carrying out the provisions of the
law requiring the survey. Officials
conducting this war emergency mea
sure say that they are greatly encour
aged over this showing.
Even with the excellence of the early
chance for which you have been I ok
ing to give ycur time and efforts in
some measure to meet our national
needs?
Local Women Register.
Owing to an entirely unavoidable
delay in receiving the registration
cards from the Woman's Committee,
Council of National Defense. Athena
women did not register on last Sat
urday, the day set by the Governor for
Registration Day. The cards have
now been received and arrangements
have been made whereby registration
may take place at the Athena branch
Library, on Wednesday and Saturday
afternoons of next week, Septembar
411th and 29th. At that time regis
trars, women who have volunteered
for this service, will be at the library
to receive all women over sixteen,
wishing to register for patriotic ser
vice. .
This registration is entirely volun
tary, and special emphasis is given'the
injunction that no woman should sign
up for any work she is not willing to
to perform.
To those reading the daily papers,
the object of this registration is well
known; which is, to enlist the willing
service of every woman in America
to help in our Nation's time of trouble
service to be in the world, the Unit
ed States, your own state, or home
town only. Any one wishing to inform
herself concerning the manner of reg
istering, may call at the Tress office
and see a sample registration card.
CanuttWon at Walla Walla
Yakima Canutt, who won second at
the Round Up in 1916, won the buck
ing contest at Walla Walla last week.
Leonard Stroud, champion trick rider
at the Round Up this year, was second
and Dave White third. Nap Lynch
again defeated Allen Drumheller in
the cowboys relay race by a few
seconds and Mabel De Long ran away
with first honors in the cowgirls relay.
Tommy Grimes of Cheyenne won the
steer roping contest and Jim Lvnch
took the bulldogging. Scoop Martin
won the pony express. The attendenc a
Saturday has been estimated all the
ay from 5,000 to 10,000.
A little daughter of Mr. W. A.
Chase, who recently arrived from Al
berta and who i engaged in the tail
or business, took violently ill yester
day morning and went into spasms
before a doctor could be summoned.
The child is reported better.
to the fact that all firms called on are
required to fill out and return the sche
dules, and to do so promptly. The law
providing for the food survey is manda
tory and in order to carry out its in
tent and purpose, the bureau of mar
kets is insisting upon 10U per cent res
ponse. While officials say that they
would regret invoking the penalties
provided for in the law, they point
out that delays can not be permitted to
defeat the purposes for which the leg
islation was enacted, and that they
Will not hesitate to employ all the pow
ers which the law confers to combat
negligence. xSf
In no case will wilful refusal to
make returns ba tolerated The de
partment does not expect to have to
resort to compulsion, but it is prepared
to do so if it should become necessary.
Firms handling any of IS specified
items are required to report, under tuch
classifications as grains, grain food
products, meats and maat products,
fish, dairy and related products, vege
table fats, sugar and canned goods.
They must give quantity on hand and
in transit from the reporting firm.
By the unanimous adoption of a mo
tion, offered hy William F. Wood
ward and vigorously seconded by May
or Baker, the Members' Council of
the Portland Chamber of Commerce at
its weekly luncheon requested Governor
Withycombe immediately to convene
tne Oregon Legislature in special ses
sion for the purpose of enacting ap
propnate legislation for the financial
assistance of the dependent relatives
of the soldiers and sailors who have en
listed from this state.
The luncheon was attended by about
100 men prominent in the business and
professional life of Portland. E. L.
Thompson was chairman of the day.
The subject of caring for the needy
relatives of enlisted men came beforo
the council on the report of a special
committee that had been named pre
viously to investigate and report a
feasible plan.
The mainbars of th9 committee did
not argee on a plan, A. F. Flegel and
William F. Woodward advocating im
mediate action by the state through
its legislature, while Rufus C. Hol-
man, the other member of the com
mittee present at the meeting argued
that the proble n could be mat and sol
ved satisfactorily through the organ
ization already available.
Mr. Holman's chief objection to the
state aid plan, which would involve a
meeting of the State Legislature, was
the expense of such a course, bat when
assured that under the plan proposed
the cost of holding the Legislative
session would not exceed fnouu, he
supported the motion of Mr. Woodward.
After speaking of the matchless
sacrifice woman makes in giving hus
band or son to her country, Mr. Wood
ward, who led the argument for a Leg
islative session, recalled his experience
as a member of one of tha exemption
boards when 14 candidates examined,
only one did not claim exemption ba
cause of physical disability, dependant
relatives, or by reason of his industrial
or agricultural pursuit. He predicted
that unless the dap indent relatives ol
enlisted man ware taken care of in a d
vance of tho next draft, the problem
would be more serious than ever.
Rifle May Replace Cue
David William Thompson of Denver
will surely serve Uncle Sam in the
European trenches if his wife's request
is heeded. The follownig letter from
her was received by the exemption
board :
"Kind Sir: I am writing you in
regard to mj husband, David William
Thompson, whose address is 1419 South
Acoma street. He may try to put in
some exemption claims on my account,
which he cannot do, for be does not do
a thing toward supporting me or the
baby, and I had to leave him and go
back to my folks for support.
"He seems always to have money lo
play pool and bragged of being such
good shot that I thought maybe he
would be as good a shot shooting bullets
at the Germans. Put him to the front
and try him out."
Moscow Cow Does Share
P. L. Smith's Red Poll cow. on the
Smith ranch, 11 milea south of Mos
cow, Idaho, has produced the fourth set
of twin calves, the oldest pair being a
few months more than three years.
The first pair were heifers and each of
these had two calves, a yearling and
one of a few months. The second pair
were bull calves and went to the but
eher. The third pair were heifer cal
ves, now yearlings. The last pair,
five days otd, were bull and heifer.
Farmers Big Borrowers
Up to the close of business Monday
869 farmers of the Northwast had bor
rywad approximately (2,000,000
through the Federal land bank at Spo
kane. Virtually all of this amount
represents Eastern money by tha land
bank for agricultural development
through sales of bonds of the Spokane
bank.
FLOUR FROM WESTERN
MILLS FLOOD EAST
New York not only is assured of
abundant fiour supply, but soon will
face the problem of how to take care
of the surplus which is being shipped
from Western mills, according to a
statement issued last night by Julius
P. Barnes, president of the Food Ad
ministration Grain Corporation.
"Flour price is asserting itself rap
idly from the wheat price," the state
ment said, "showing reduction of fiour
price generally throughout the country
and even in New York the bakery trade
ia beginning to adjust itself. There
are stores already selling a DO ounce
loaf of bread for ten cents, which is at
the rate of 7 cents for the ordinary
loaf.
"The facts are that the primary mar
keting of wheat is increasing steadily;
that mills are producing greatly in ex
cess of flour consumption ; that more
flour is arriving every day in New York
than New York can possibly consume,
that railroads as the Frisco are begin
ning to report scarcity of cars because
of heavy country movement of wheat
and flour; that the whole marketing
movement is now under way about
three weeks later than usual, partly
because of uncertainty as to what ac
tion Congress would finally take, which
threw the winter wheat machinery
out of gear, and partly because North
western farmers are preparing the
ground for next year's crop instead of
rushing wheat to market, being assur
ed of a steady price."
Louis W. Hill, president of the
Great Northern Railroad, in a state
ment, declared the great trouble the
farmers in the west have had to con
tend with is the scarcity of labor.
Annual Library Report. '
The Becretary-treasurer submits the
following annual report of tha Athena
ublic Library Board, from Sept. 1st
1918 to Aug olst, 1917:
Adult books circulated
Fiction - - 2,241
Non-Fiction - - - ifil
Juvenile - - 1,11)6
Magazines ... 1,848
Total
Books added by purchase
By gift ...
Financial Statement.
Bal. fw'dfrom 1918-17
Received from city
From Dance
Total
Expenditures.
Rent - - -Janitor
....
Coal -Magazines
...
Incidentals - -Building
Fund
Total
Bal. on hand
Rental col. from 1918-17 -From
Sept. to Sept. 1st 1917
Total ...
Disbursement
Cash on hand -Finea
Fw'd from 1918-17
Col. from Sept. '18 to Sept.
Total
Disbursement
Cash on hand
6,188
- 144
48
( 64.48
160.00
78.47
292.95
$ 69.85
22.00
5.26
11.35
66.10
60.00
1287. .13
55.62
11.53
59.33
70.86
68.89
1.96
- 2.25
17.81
20.06
10.83
9.23
WHITE TO STAY
Governor Withycombe has telegraph
ed Secretary of War Baker a protest
against allowing Adjutant General
George A. White, of Oregot), taking
up his assignment in the Army until
such time as work on the second draft
has been cleaned up.
"I have just returned to the Capitol
to 'find that my Adjutant General has
asked for assignment in the Army and
the ' Militia Division is sending him to
North Carolina," the' Governor tele
graphed. "I heartily disapprove his
action and the action by the Militia
Division until the draft work in Ore
gon, of which he has direct charge, has
been completed. In view of these
facts I strongly urge that the order of
the Militia Division be postponed, as
we are just about to commence on tho
second draft. ' '
Governor Withycombe spoke highly
of the manner in which Adjutant Gen
eral White handled the work under the
first draft and of the efficient manner
in which his office has been taken care
of.
The Adjutant General was in confer
ence with the executive and requested
that no steps be taken to try to secura
a countermand of the order assinging
him to service in the Army as a Major.
'17
Roseburg To Feed 7,500
Roseburg will have the distinction
of supplying meals to the largast num
ber of troops between Ashland and
Salem from Saptember 20 to 25, the
number allotted for that city being
7500 man. Arrangemants have baen
perfected whereby the hotels and res
taurants will serve m;als to tha trooos,
I tho Government alluwing 60 cents fur
eaah meal, 10 cents of which will go
to the local Red Croat fund. From
October 3 to 8 approximately 10,030
more will pass through Roaeburg and
be fed there.
Civil Service Examination
The United States Civil Service
Commission announces that the follow
ing examination will be held as follows:
Stenographer and typewriter, male
and female, Held service. Sent. 29th.
1917.
General helper, male. Puget Sound
Navy Yard, Bremerton, Washington,
wages (2,80 per day, time and a half
for overtime work, 100 vacancies to be
filled at the present tiina. File aon'i
cation at once. Transportation will
be advanced, where necessarv. where
persons sign a contract to work six
months.
SubinBpector of field artillery ammu
nition, male, if 3.00 to 15.00 per day,
machinist experience required. Employ
ment, State of Washington.
Skilled laborer, munitions, male and
female, 12.00 to 13.50 per diem, for
employment in the State of Washing
ton. Mechanical engineer, artillery amm
unition, male, 3,000 to $3,600 per
year.
Mechanical engineer, exparimantal
work, 12,600 to 13,000 year, male.
Mechanical draftsman, male, (1,000
to 1,100 year.
Apprentice draftsman, male, (480
year.
Inspector of artillery ammunition,
male, (1,500 to (2,400 year.
Inspector of field artillery steel,
male, (1,500 to (2,400.
Inspector of ammunition packing
boxes, male, (3.52 day to (1,803 year.
Inspector and assistant inspector of
powder and explosives, male, 11,400
to (2,400 year. Inspector of ordnance
equiment, male. (1,500 to 12,400 year.
Assistant inspector of cloth equip
ment, male, (80 to (125 month.
Assistant inspector of leather, male,
(100 to (125 month.
AsBiBtant inspector of small hard
ware, male, (80 to (135 month.
Assistant inspector of textiles, male
(80 to (126 month.
Assistant inspector of leather equip
ment, male, (100 to (152 month.
Clerk qualified in business adminis
tration, male, (1,200 to (1,500 year.
Index and catalogue clerk, male and
female, (1,000 to (1,200 year.
The Government urgently needs
men for the work above indicated, and
qualified parsons are urged, as a patri
otic duty, to apply for examination.
Address Harbert F. Ward, District
Secretary, Room 301 Postoffiae Build
ing, Saattle, Wash.
Blast fjeaters make a
in your coal bill see
Cole's Hot
big reduction
their advertisement and guarantee
TO THE MJSEWM
Last week we showed the men and bo where we could save them money on their
fall and winter supplies Below we quote vou prices that we invite comparison with I
any of our competitors or any Mail Order house in existence. Look these prices over i
carefully and see where vou can Ret the most of the best to be had f.r your dollar.
Drets Gingham - 12 1-2.15
Shirtings all colors - 12 1-2
Calico - - . .07 1-2
Percales - .10 .13 1-2 .16 1-2
86 inch percale fast color .16 1-2
Galitia all colors - .22 1-2
Apron Gingham - - .08 1-3
"Renfrew" table damask - .68
Bleached table damask .69 to 1.M8
White Outing flannel .12 1-2.16
Colored outing flannel .12 i-2 .16
Oilcloth all colors - - .20
"Suburban" Bleach Muslin
Hope Bleach Muslin
Special Bleach Muslin
Fruit of Loom Bleach Muslin
Lonsdale Bleach Muslin
ljo. 60 Berkeley Cambric
Lonsdale Cambric
No. 100 Berkeley Cambric
8-1 Pepperill Sheeting
8- 4 Pequot Sheeting
9- 4 Pepperil sheeting
9-4 Pequot sheeting
.10
.11
.12 1-2
.15
.15
.18
.21
.24
.35
.38
.35
.40
Pequot tubing 42 inch
Pequot tubing 45 inch
Cotton Batts 1-2 lb.
Cotton Batts 1 lb.
Cotton Batts 8 lb.
Bleach toweling
Unbleach toweling
Cotton Blankets
Woolnap Blankets
Wool Blankets
Indian Robes in a
ment of patterns
.25
27 1-2
.15
25
.83.-98
10 to .23
- .08 1-8 to .18
.69 to 2.98
- 2.49 to 2.98
3.50 to 7.60
large aesort
H.00 to 10.00
It vou can't come, send us your mail order and if merchandise is not satisfactory we
will refund your money.