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VOLUME JXXIX.
ATHENA. UMATILLA COUNTY. OREGON. FRIDAY. NOVEMBER 30, 1917.
NUMBER 43
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Christmas
&ifts
It is not a bit too early to Belectrthem,' because of so many " of our
boys being away from home this year some in camps and some in
France, the mails- will in all probability be heavier this holiday season
than ever before and it behooves you to
Buy Earlv and Ship Early
your Christmas Gifts and packages. We have interesting displays of
articles that will be appreciated by the men in the cantonments and in
.active service.
The Davis-Kaser Co.
Home Furnishing Department Store
Complete Furnishers of Homes, Offices and Schools lO-JO Alder St.
Walla Walla Wash.
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Watts & Rogers' Sale
JN& Big Success
' k :
While the figures run into the THOUSANDS, our tables and- shelves
and floors are still full. If you are not in on it, get in now.
Come and see. Our prices far below war prices to begin with, and then
to cut them 15, 80,28 per cent and sometimes a half, makes bargains
you seldom hear of, and all on staple, high grade goods. Think of it,
everything on sale.
We are offering prices and PRICES ALONE to make these goods move.
We are overstocked, but fortunately so, as we bought early and right.
Remember, this sale is continuous till sudden & short will be the notice,
"all off." Youimd no one will be sorry that he did come, but there will
be some1 sorry that tiieylald net corfle. ' '; ' f ,
WATTS C& ROGERS
Farm Outfitters
IIIIMIIIIIIH
Just Over the Hill
N8 HOARDING OF
The
Pirst National
Bank
of Athena
Conducts a General Banking Business
Capital and Surplus, $100,000
We 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
Is made in Athena, by Athena labor, in one ol the ery best
equipped mills in the Northwest, of the best selected Bluestem
wheat , 'grown' anywhere. Patronize home industry. Your
groces sell the famous American.Beauty Flour
I Merchant Millers & Grain Buyers
Athena, Oregon. - - Waitsbur, Wash,
im. iiiuiaiiiiiniirii --tsbhs
We carry the best
MEATS
That Money Buys
Our Market is
Clean and Cool
Insuring Wholesome Heats.
LOGSDEN & MY RICK
Main Street, Athena, Oregon
Under the new licensing system of
the' food' administration, speculation
in food stuffs - and profiteering by
wholesalers will be made practically
imposBible.Eachlwholesaler or job
ber must operatejunder a federal li
cense, cna me numuer oiima license
must be' at amped on every order, con
tract and other paper concerning the
purchase or sale of f oodstuff SrjQStiu
pled with this is a federal invyntory
system, under which frequent eports
of stock on hand must be made, and
any wholesaler or jobber failing to
fully comply with the requirements is
subject to a fine of f 5000 or two yea's'
mprisonment.
Only a fair profit above cost price
will be allowed wholesalers, who are
also forbidden to sell to any retailer
who takes more than a fair margin of
profit.
Through this system, any consign
ment of foodstuffs may be readily
traced to the source of production.
Wholesaler and retailer will automat
ically check each other and profits
may be taken only twice between the
producer and the consumer, these be
ing allowed to the wholesaler and re
tailer, who are each limited to a fair
margin, the same to be determined ac
cording to changing conditions, by fed
eral authorities.
Licenses are now being issued and
the effects of the new system will be
evident in the very near future.
Regulation of the packing industry,
effective as of November 1, so that
the price of meat to the retailer and
consumer may be botn stable ana
cheaper, is also announced by Joseph
P. Cotton, chief of the meat division
of the United States food administra
tion, .
In accordance with the announced
policy of the food administration to
abolish speculation and unfair profits,
Mr. Cotton, in his statement to the
packers, declared that profits in the
meat business must in no case exceed
8.5 per cent of the sales. Moreover,
the annual earnings of the five big
packers cannpt exceed 9 per cent on
the average capital necessarily used in
the business, it being pointed out in
this connection that these five concerns
havejdiversified business adjuncts that
are outgrowtns oi, mir, noi necessarily
part of the actual packing of meat.
Detailed rules and regulations are to
be issued to define the general prin
ciples outlined and to prevent diver
sions or concealments of profltB, and
packers' accounts are to be subject to
inspection at all times, Mr. .Ootton
said. He also declared his intention
to protect the small packers' and asser
ted the adjustment of pork prices t
the expense of beef or mutton is not
to be permitted, oi vice versa.
Typewriters, Stenographers,
The United States Civil Service
Commission will hold examinations for
typewriters and stenographers and
typewriters on December 1, December
11, 1917, and January 5, 181H. Il),uyu
typewriters, stenographers and type
writers are wanted for the Government
Service, and all persons who have this
knowledge are urged to apply for ex
animation. Practically all persons who
pass tho typewriter or stenographer
and typewriter examinations and are
willing to accept employment in Wash
ington, D. C, are being appointed as
soon as they attain eligible ratings.
Applications and full information may
be'-secured from Herbert F. Ward, Dis
trict Secretary and U. S. Civil Service
Crrrrtmiasion, 803, Postofflce Building,
Seattle, Washington. v
Don't For Boys and Girls, j '
Do not put your fingers In your mouth.
Do not wet your Anger In your mouth
when turning the leaves of a book, 's
Do not put money, string, pins, tick
ets or pencils In the mouth.
Do not drink from a glass or cup
wbicb has been used by another iicrson.
Do not Bwap apple cores, candy,
chewing gum, whistles or bean blowers
or anything that la put in the mouth.
Keep your face and hands cleiO.
Wash bands with soap and water Be
fore meals. Do not put anything bit
food In the mouth. American Red
Crosa.
Use the Egg Baater.
An egg beater Is of great advantage
In lightening dally tasks. If hi making
jetsam sauces, soups, etc., the mixture
'Seeomes lumpy beat with egg beater
Ta$d it will become smooth and velvetj.
In cooking potatoes for soup or apples
for a puree If they are well cookefl,
then beaten with the egg beater, tie
game result will be obtained as though,
they had been put through n strainer,
and it will be much less trouble.
TRY TO PREVENT DISEASE
A Thorough Physical Test May Point
the Way to Saving a Life.
'Careful Investigation," says a health
bulletin, has shown that the physically
perfect man la almost impossible to
find. Almost every one who has reach
ed the age of thirty has some Impair
ment or defect of his body. It may be
such a minor defect as a decayed
tooth er a slight digestive disturbance.
Or It may be trouble with the kidneys
that will develop Into Brlght's disease
If not attended to promptly. Little de
fects or Impairments, If neglected, may
cause untold suffering and loss.
If you have a regular family physi
cian arrange with him for a thorough
overhauling of your body. Thl In
spection, which should be conducted
without clothing, should consist at
least of the following:
"Height, weight, chest and abdominal
measurements and a surrey of the
general bodily condition. Examination
of eyes, cars, nose, throat, mouth,
teeth, tongue, skin, glands, luugs,
heart circulation, stomach, liver and
other abdominal organs. Examination
for evidences of rupture, varicose
veins, faulty posture, flat foot, spinal
curvature, deformities and asymme
tries. Tests of the vision end hearing.
Tests of the brain and nervous system
for paresis, locomotor ataxia and otber
central nervous affections or nervous
Instability. Chemical and microscopic
examination of the urine. Blood pres
sure tests.
"Such a thorough examination as Is
suggested here may be the means of
prolonging, if not of saving, life."
Great Achievement.
"I aay exactly what I think," ex
claimed the positive man.
"I congratulate you," replied Senator
Sorghum. "1 never yet succeeded In
wording n statute In a way that would
prevent some lawyer from making :Jt
say things I never thought of." -Washington
Star.
Before the Explosion.
Employcr-Ndw, don't be Inquisitive.
I discharged my last boy for that
New Boy lea, sir; wot was his name
and wot did you pay him and wot was
be Inquisitive about r"-Boston Globe.
Other Way fcound.
She (tearfully)-You raid if I'd marry
rou you'd be "humbly grateful, and
now- He isourlrl-Well? Sbe-You're
grunibly hateful.-I-oudon Answers.
There Ik nn liannlness like that which
eosBes from' doing our level best every
day.
THE CAREFUL ELEPHANT.
Hla Bump of Caution Seems to Be Re
markably Well Developed,
The author of "From Jungle to Zoo,"
In explaining the difficulties of trans
porting wild animals by rail, gives a
striking example of tbe elephant's cau
tiousness: "The keepers generally place a heavy
platform from the door of tho truok to
the ground, but few elephants will
venture on It. In one case the men
sent In a trained elephant first In the
hope that the newly captured elephant'
would follow. The new elephant stop
ped dead, however, threw up his trunk
and made It evident that he would go
no farther.
"They offered him all kinds of food
and addressed him with encouraging
words; they led the trained elephant
out and then In again with a rush, In
the hope that the other would follow
In the excitement of the moment. But
It all had no effect whatever; there the
balky one stood, waving his trunk and
glancing from left to right and then
from right to left with his little crafty
eyes.
"At length after two hours of hard
work, when the men were exhausted
and streaming with perspiration, the
elephant suddenly lowered his trunk,
seized the Inclined platform and threw
It away. Then, lifting up Orst one huge
foot and then another, he walked
quietly Into the truck and settled down
at once to a good meal."
The "Engllih Lord" of Our Stag.
Eugland, which bos given to the
stage Shakespeare, Sheridan, C'ongrevc.
Goldsmith, Colnian, Farquuar, Mil-
man, Bulwer, Banle and Plnero, docs
not contain In all Its literature such a
character ns tbe "English lord" of the
American theater. No one In England
has ever seen a lord with any likeness
to tbe American caricature. But be
"goes his way," and It has proved a
profitable 0110 for thj actor who spe
cializes, so to Bpcak, In stage English
lords. 'Will the procession ever end?
Can any one halt It? Can the silly ass
lord change? It does not seem prop-
able, and I can hear him now in rev
erie as he calls out, "Come, now, my
bally old top, and watch mo making
love to the blooming heiress, and. my
word, It will be ripping!"-
Cobtott and the Potato.
OTininm fobbed the English econ
omist, was firmly convinced that tho
nntntn mid nrosnorltv could not ex
ist side by side, and ho quotes with
approval the opinion or Mir cnaries
Wokelcy that on the continent "in
whatever nrowirtlotl the cultivation of
potatoes prevails the working poople
are wretched." He Is Indeed constantly
girding at the vegetables, and In his
"Kural Bides rceouuts noting witn sat
isfaction in the course of a Journey
from St. Albans to Chesbani tliat he did
not see "three acres of potatoes in this
whole tract of fine country."
WHALERS GET NO WAGES.
The Crew Divides a Third of the Prof
its After Each Cruise.
The business principles of American
whaling are often mentioned as an ex.
ceUent example of industrial co-operation.
A ship Is stocked and equipped by
the owners, and the profits of the cruise
are distributed in the ratio of two
thirds to the capital Invested and one-
third to labor. No member of tbe
crew receives wages or a guaranty of
any sort, but to each Is allotted a cer
tain share, termed the "lay," of tbe net
results.
In general, the captain's lay ranges
from a fifteenth to an eighth, accord
ing to his whaling record. The mate
and three lower officers, the four boat
steerers or hnrpooucrs, the cooper,
steward, cook, carpenter, seamen and
green hands receive proportionate
shares, and so down to the cabin boy,
whose lay is In the neighborhood of
one two-hundredth, called the "long
lay."
Thus the profit of each Individual de
pends upon the success of the cruise.
Ships have sometimes failed to pay for
their fitting out. On the other hand,
the Onward of New Bedford once re
turned with a catch worth at the pre
vailing prices $303,000, of which tbe
captain's lay was $40,000 and that of
the least member of the crew about
$2,000. Argonaut
THE LOST TRIBES.
FUTURE OF THE HUMAN FOOT.
la Man Destined to Lose His Toes In
the Court of Timet
That the human race Is slowly evolv
ing toward a condition of clubfooted
ness Is suggested by Dr. Truman Abbe
of Washington In tbe Medical Record.
Dr. Abbe points to the horse's hoof
and Its evolution from the five toed
foot of the prehistoric horse by the
dropping of ouc toe after another and
tho consolidation of tbe bones from
the knee down.
"When we look at the human skele
ton and compare the bone of the tibia
and fibula and the digits beyond each
of them." he continues, "It does not
take much Imagination to sec suggest
ed in the slender fibula and the dimin
utive little toes nn early stage In t'.:e
reduction process, which If carried
further would lead to a diminution of
the number of toes on man's foot."
And he closes his article with these
words: "We come thus to the sugges
tion of clubfoot as a tendency toward
the dropping of the post axial digit
group of the lower limb. And this
dropping of a digit group would seem
to be due to restricted development In
the central nervous system a factor
that has been at work since before the
days of the five toed home."
Telephone Grandeur.
"What's your opinion of Bommas
rer?"
"Well, when i first met him he-Impressed
me s being a leader of men, a
10,000 volt dynamo, a clurion voiced
czar who would brook no opposition, but
when I met him tbe second time I sized
htm up for a pusillanimous mouse."
"Whore did you meet him the first
.timer'
"On the telephone' - . i
Tho Exception.
"I understand," said the foreign
statesman, "that yon elect all your rul
ers by ballot."
"You bane been sadly misinformed,"
answered the American. "We don't
elect our wives In that manner." Ex
change.
Gswky.
Edith Which would you advise me
to take, violin or pin no lessons? Her
Friend Piano, dear. You look so
much better sitting down than stand
ing up. Boston Transcript
"Do yon think that the lady who la
moving hi above you is nice?"
"Oh, dear, yes. Why. she noticed
that bah' had two teeth before she bad
been l:i the bouw two hours.
Why You Eat Food.
Nine-tenths of our food Is eaten to
supply beat and energy. The amount
of heat and energy required by Indl
vlduals Is reckoned In calorics. The
most accurate way to determine huw
much food to buy for a family la to
figure how many calorics the members
require. Tables of food values with
directions for using them are published
by both national and state agricultural
departmeuts. There are also simple
textbooks that explain clearly the use
fulness of reckoning by calorlea.
These books ore readily understood
after a little study of tbem. When one
knowa approximately how many calo
rics each member of the family re
quires and how many calories certain
amounts of food contain, one can set
tle with definite figures the old ques
tion that used to be anawered by
guesswork only, "How much shall I
buy?" Woman's Home Companion,
Aunty' Criticism.
First Palnter-l've Just been showing
my aunt around. Most amusing. In
variably plckg out the wrong pictures
to admire and denouuees the good
ones. Second Painter Did she say any
thing about mine? First Painter-Ob,
he likes yours." London Til Bits.
A Mystery of the Hebrew Peopl That
Ha Defied Solution.
The "lost tribes" er at least part of
them remain a mystery to this day.
A portion of the Hebrew people tho
tribes of Jttdah and Benjamin-returned
from exile and became the ances
tors of the Jewish people. Tire story
of their return Is recorded In the books
of Ezra and Nebemlah.
Othcrt, probably some of tbem be
longing to tbe missing tribes of tho
northern kingdom, are believed to bavo
returned from still remoter lands and
mixed with the Jews In Palestine
again (see Luke U, 20), while a few at
least probably mingled with tho mixed
population with which the king of As
syria colonized Samaria and who be
came the ancestors of the Samaritans.
Many, however, remained ill tbe Assy
rian empire and lived In colonies
throughout the cast.
Various writers hnvo claimed that
traces of them had been found among
tbe Afghans and also among the Tar
tars, the Ncstorhins and In India and
Africa, but these arc rather specula
tive Ideas than substantial evidence.
Joscphus, the Jewish historian, wrote
that tho habitable globe was so full of
Jews that there was scarcely a corner
of the great Roman world empire
where they might not bo found.
Christian Herald.
The Engliih Solcltor'a Can.
It Is one of the regulations of the
British army that every roliller when
walking out must carry In Ills hand a
stick In order to preserve a soldierly .
appearance and prevent anything like
slouching In his gait This rule applies
to all ranks, and should any one seek
to evade It he would find his progress
bnrrcd by the sentry at the barrack
gate or entrance to camp. Privates gen
erally carry light canes or "swagger
sticks," noncommissioned officers fulr
ly stout sticks, and officers Invariably
go in for the more expensive kind. It
Is a question that tins often been
asked, Who first suggested the Idea?
But nobody seems to know. From the
earliest times drill sergeants and drum
majors have carried sticks, and the
fashion may have come from that fact
-Dundee Advertiser.
High and Low Ground.
According to the measurements and
calculations made by the United States
geological survey, Delaware Is the low
est stnte, Its elevation nhove sea level
averaging only sixty feet. Colorado is
the highest, averaging 0,800 trt above
the sea, while Wyoming Is a close sec
ond, only 100 feet lower than Colora
do. In minimum elevation - Florida and
Louisiana dispute second place after
Delaware, their average elevation lie
Ing 100 feet for each. Taking the Unit
ed States as a whole, our country lies
slightly above the average elevation of
the land of the globe.
Too Efficient.
"How Is (hat efficiency export mak
ing out over In t he place where you
work ?"
"He got the gate the very first day
ho was there."
"What was the matter? Was he In
competent?" "No; ho was too darned competent
He discovered that the boss was wast
ing half of our time telling us things
that we knew belter fliiin he did."
Philadelphia Ledger.
GUSTAVE VOLLMER
Word'reached Athena Saturday that
action against Gustavo Vollmer of
Waitaburg, bad been taken at Walla
Wa.lla, he being accused of refusing to
buy Liberty bonds, or contribute either
to the Red Cross or Y. M. C. A.
funds; and of making a statement that
he would not aid in injuring his friends
in Germany. The information was
filed by former Prosecuting Attorney
OrmBbee of Waitsburg, with Immigra
tion Inspector Ferris, of Walla Walla.
Later, concerning the action, the Wal
la Walla Union says:
"Regarding the allegations against
the patriotism of Gustavo Vollmer,
prominent Waitsburg farmer, of Ger
man birth, made to him orally on Fri
day by Attorney R. H. Ormsbee, on .
behalf of a number of Waitsburg cit
izens, United States Immigration In
spector Farris stated that he would
forward the case to U. S. District At-;
torney Garrecht, at Spokane and also
to the U. S. Department of Justice
for consideration. An official investi
gation may then be ordered. "
"Inspector Farris further said that
in presenting the case to him, Attor
ney Ormsbee did not charge that
Vollmer has made out and out rank
or insulting statements against this
country or its flag, and for that reason
he was undecided whether the depart
ment of justice would take any im
mediate official action against him, al
though there is a national movement
on foot, to in some way, deal with
German-Americana who refuse to aid
this country in the war although they
are citizens of it and are able to assist.
"This movement contemplates for
one thing, the cancelling of citizen
ship or naturalization papers of such
people, but it may take time to- bring
such action Into practice.
"The movement also contemplates
seizing the property of such individ
uals and turning it over to the govern
ment. "What will become of the Vollmer
charges is therefore uncertain."
Use 8bmo Keresen.
If your sewing machine runs stiffly
saturate the parts with kerosene and
leave It ou over night. In the morning
wipe dry, then oil with o high grade
machine oil, and the machine will run
like n breeze.
Put some kerosene In your starch and
see what an easy Ironing day you will
have. If your irons are rough wet
cloth wttb kerosene and while the Irons
are very hot rub them on the cloth vig
orously.
Tid Him Ovr.
"According to this expert, an aero
plane Is built like a watch."
"From my point of view," said the
impecunious citizen, "a watch has ouo
great advantage nn aeroplane lucks."
"What Is that " ' ' .
"It's easier to pawn." Birmingham
Age-Herald.
Magnanimous.
Jack Ford Did you sec that girl cut
me then? Frank Wilcox I noticed she
didn't bow. Jack Ford And yet I sav
ed her llfcl Frank Wilcox -How?
Jack Ford We were engaged, ami
finally she uild she'd rather die than
marry me, So I let her off. Exchange.
Clearly Explained.
"Please tell me. professor, what Is a
periphrasis?"
"Madam, It Is simply a circumlocu
tory and pleonastic cycle of oratorical
sonorosity, circumscribing au alum of
Ideality lost in a vcrvfi profundity."
"Thank you, sir."
Sandpapering the Stove.
Before applying the polish If a bit of
sandpaper Is rubbed on the store any
little accumulations of grime will bo
removed, and a smooth, even coat of
polish will result
Conflicting Precedents.
A man can't always regulate him
self according to history. There wee
Samson, who. lost Ids life because be
bad his hair cut, and Absalom because
he didn't
A Cinch. y
"How does Gladys manage to pre
serve her complexion so well?"
"Easily. She keeps It In air tight
Jars." St. Louis Post-Dispatch,
The wildest colts make the best
horses when they come to be properly
Ictken and handled. -Thotntstoelee.
- -i- -n an
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Furnishing Goods,- Our stock is one of
the most uptodate to be found outside
of the larger cities. Pay us a visit and
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Arrow Collars - - two for 35 cents
Silk Ties, all styles, - 25c to 98cents
Dress Shirts, - - 19 cents to 12.98
Silk Sox, ail colors - Ii5 cents to 40c
Dress Sox, all colors Vi'i cents to Sac
White Handkerchiefs, 5 cents to Doc
Silk Handkerchiefs, 19 cents to 08c
Belts, all styles - - 35 cents to c
Suspenders, - - SIS cents to 98c
Dress Gloves, - - 11.98 to 12.98
Tie Pins, - - 19 cents to 98c
Cuff Links, - - 25 cents to 08c
Collar Buttons, - - 5 cents to 10c
Dress Hats the latest, tl.98 to .19
Hens Union Suits, - 11.36 to t.98
Silk and Wool Union Suits - - $1.50
Mens Dress shoes, - - t'1.98 to 5.90
Dress Shoes, Mahogany, latest l.90
Overcoats, all styles 114,16 to (16.50
Itain Coati, - l.s to f 18,60
Bath Robes, - - 2.98 to $1.98
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