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lATHENA. OREGON, FEB. 8 ....1918
Under the title "Friends of German
Democracy," American citizens of
German descent have organized to
spread the principles of democracy in
Germany. After the failure of the
German revolution of 1848-49 toattain
democracy there came the first great
immigration to America. Those who
came then and since found in America
the political freedom that Germany
failed to give them and the opportun
ity to make a better living here than
was possible in the fatherland. A call
has been issued to all Americans of
"erman birth or descent to assert
'es on the side of democracy
'-f. and to bring home to
my their opportun
kaiser and the
democratic
with which
ild willingly
committee
ie name
people
iciples
d by
that
.s of the
the irrepres
, .acious mayor of
.urley, enters state pol
Mr. Harley addresses a circular
letter to the Oregon press in which he
intimates nay, asserts, and strongly,
that "men like 'W. P.' Lafferty, Ollie
Fuller, R. W. 'Retner,' Louis 'Hodjens'
and a few others, meet with his un
qualified approval. If Mr. Harley re
fers to Roy Ritner and Lou Hodgens,
he has named a couple of good men,
men who suit a lot of people. So far,
so good. But Mr. Harlcy's ability to
discriminate may be questioned when
he attempts to place Lafferty in a class
with men who are really acceptable to
the voterB of Oregon.
The tooting of its political horn by
the Portland Oregonian will not affect
Oregon democracy in the least it has
heard the same notes before. The old
trill is there for the same old purpose.
The Portland paper has played its role
of inconsistency on the side of dirty
politics so often in this state that its
wrecked aspirations have become a
joke. Long ago it was dumped into
the junk heap so far as influence in its
party organization was concerned,
afterward developing into a "feeler,"
politically. This "feeling" process
has long influenced its editorial utter
ances as is evidenced by its laudation
of the President one day, and on the
next condemning hiiu.
We excerpt the following from one
of our esieemed republican contem
poraries: "Colonel House, that cel
ebrated old chatterbox, sayB in an in
terview that the allies have merged
with the intention of winning tho war.
Every little bitof optimum added to
what you've got, makes just a little
bit more."
Is your kid a member of Oregon's
Junior Hainbow regiment' Stake him
to a start in selling $:. worth of War
Savings Stamps. This will entitle him
to membership in the regiment besides
giving him the opportunity to "do
his bit."
FACE the FACTS
LET us face the facts. The war situation is critical.
Unless the Allies fight as they never yet have
fought, defeat threatens. Hungry men cannot fight
at their best; nor hungry nations. France, England,
and Italy are going hungry unless we feed them.
Wheat Savings They must have wheat. It is the
best food to fight on. It is the easiest to ship. We
alone can spare it to them. By saving just a little
less than a quarter of what we ate last year we can
support those who are fighting our battles. And we
can do it without stinting ourselves. We have only
to substitute another food just as good.
The Cora of Plenty Corn is that food. There's a
surplus of it. Providence has been generous in the
hour of our need. It has given us corn in such bounty
as was never known before. Tons of corn. Train
loads of corn. Five hundred million bushels over and
above our regular needs. All we have to do is to
learn to appreciate it. Was ever patriotic duty made
so easy? And so clear?
America's Own Food Corn ! It is the true American
food. The Indians, hardiest of races, lived on it.
Our forefathers adopted the diet and conquered a
continent. For a great section of our country it
has blong een the staff of life. How well the South
fought on it, history tells. Now it can help America
win a world war.
Learn Something Corn! It isn't one food. It's a
dozen. It's a cereal. It's a vegetable. It's a bread.
It's a dessert. It's nutritious; more food value in it,
dollar for dollar, than meat or eggs or most other
vegetables. It's good to eat; how good you don't
know until you've had corn-bread properly cooked.
Best of all, it's plentiful and it's patriotic.
Corn's Infinite Variety How much do you know about
corn? About how good it is? About the many
delicious ways of cooking it? And what you miss
by not knowing more about it? Here are a few
of its uses:
There are at least fifty ways to use corn meal to
make good dishes for dinner, supper, lunch or break
fast. Here are some suggestions:
HOT3READS
Boston brown bread.
Hoecake.
Muffins.
Biscuits.
Griddle cakes.
Waffles.
HEARTY DISHES
Corn-meal croquettes.
Meat and corn-meal dumplings.
Italian polenta. Tamales.
The recipes are in Farmers' Bulletin 565, "Corn
Meal as a Food and Ways of Using It," free from the
Department of Agriculture.
DESSERTS
Corn-meal molasses cake.
Apple corn bread.
Dumplings.
Gingerbread.
Fruit gems.
Corn-meal fish balls.
PREVENTION OF DISEASE.
School Notes.
Raplylog to German editors' state
ment that there will be no food in
Germany by May, Himlenburg boasts
he will be in Paris by April. Pity the
old Dastile could not be restored to re
ceive him,
George My rick's job of delivery
man seems reasonably secure, as cur
tailment of the retail delivery pro
gram by the Council of National De
fense affects towns of SSftOO or more.
Have the readers of the Press noticed
that General Grant's picture is printed
on the new f 10,000 bills' Ilet that im
pecunious impostor over the hill bas'nt
seen one yet.
Cinch up your belt for the third
Liberty Loan drive. Be ready when
the committee calls on you.
Man eats but little here below,
Nor eats that little long;
'Twas nut that wav aoiue time ago,
When grub went for a song.
If the kaiser keeps on monkeying
with Trotzky, both will get what is
coming to them.
So. Pendleton quit n basket ball
game at Wu lun": Huh I
Following is the monthly report for
the Athena schools for the month end
ing January 25, in comparison with the
corresponding month of last year:
1917 1918
No. pupils end of last mo. 189 10!)
No. new pupils reg. 4 8
Total No. registered 210 190
No. pupils at end of mo. 195 159
No. days taught 19 18
Total days attendance 8150.5 2800.0
No. days absence 101.5 99.0
No. times tardy 24 20
No. neither absent or tardy 124 109
Average No. belonging 190.6 104.7
Ave. daily attendance 184.8 109.2
Per cent of att. 97.0 SI0.8
No, parents visiting 19 10
J. O, Russell, Sup!.
Honor Roll.
Pupils neither absent or tardy for
the month ending Jan. 36, 1918:
Grade I. Chester Dugger, Hollis
Dennis, Ralph Keller, Elver Miller,
Emma Hinge), Thelma Schrimpf, Lois
Smith, Elizabeth Steele, Harold Pier
sol, Fay Berlin.
Grade II.- Marjorie Booher, Lepha
Cox, Dorothy Geissid, George Pambrun
Athena Kussell, Kathleen Itadtke.
Grade HI. Melvin Coppock, Edna
DeFreece, Lorena Dennis, Lois John
son, Lorena Schubert, Lucille Smith,
Clifford Wood.
Grade IV. William Coppock, Ellen
Henry, Alice Huffman, Rav Huffman,
Vera Miller. Wilford Miller, Dean
Pinkerton, Itol Schubert, Arthur Tay
lor. Robert Carsten.
tirade V. Dorothy Berlin, Wilbur
Harden, Walthia Hsynls, Kuth Hutt,
Blanche Johnson. Donald Johnson,
Marvel McAlexamler, Neil Mclntyre,
Kay Pambrun, Eppa Piersol, Velton
Read, James Elmo Russell, Ruth Will
iams, Russell Garden, Reeve Betts,
Frank Carstens, Gale Piersol.
Grade VI. Beula Banister, Myrtle
Downing, Tom Kirk, Dorothy Koepke.
Bessie Martin, Gertrude Martin, Mil
dred Mathers, Elsa Ringel, Lorain
Shick, Won Cox, Levo Kilgore.
Grade VII. -Leo Banister, Edra
Cartano, Lucimla Dill, Eddie Evans,
Conrad Miller, Sadie Pambrun. John
Pinkerton. Delbert Head, Mildred
Stanton, Frank Williams, Audra Win
ship, Lva Carstens.
Grade VUL- Dollie Banister, Kohler
Betts, Helen Downing. Lloyd Mathers,
Jeannette Miller, Willard Parker,
Dorwin Phillips, Pearl Ramsay, Sav
annah Smith, I.ela Schubert.
High school. Freshmen. Fay Zerba
Elizabeth Mathers, Frank Miller, Ed
na Pinkerton, Bethene Read, Mildred
Winship, Maebelle Duncan, George
Lieunllen.
Sophomores. Enid Cartano, Mar
tha Hutt, Winifred Klein, Areta Lit
tlejohn. Hazel McFarland, Helen Rus
sell, Velma Schubert, Vemita Watts.
Juniors.- Evalyn Hurd, Frances
Williams.
Seniors. - Zola Keen, Henry Koepke
Annabel MoLeol, Angie Pambrun,
Connie Baker,
Pupils in Miss Lawson's room hav
ing an average of 90 per cent re
ceived a quarter holiday Tuesday of
last week. They were: Lois Johnson,
Roy. DeFreece, Arthur Taylor, Chester
Cox, Dale Stephens, Lorena Schubert
and Fred Radtke. Those having Sn
average of above 90 per cent in all
their subjects and having perfect at
tendance during the first month receiv
ed a half holiday. They were: Belle
Anderson, Edna DeFreece, Melvin
Coppock, Lorene Dennis, Ellen Henry.
In Miss Lawson's room there sre now
twenty-seven members of the Audubon
Society.
The Manual Training boys have
made a teeter-totter and placed it on
the girls' side of the play ground, for
their special use.
Supt. J. O. Russell, Umatilla county
debate director, announces that the
Hermiston High school team is cham
pion of the Umatilla district. Their
final debate was a double-header with
the Milton-Freewater team. Hermis
ton won both debates, the one at Mil
ton, By a 2 to i vote of the judges,
and the one at Hermiston by a unan
imous decision of the judges. They
will meet the winners in the Upper
Columbia district which includes The
Dalles, Frineville and surrounding
schools.
The 7th and 8th grade boys' basket
ball team played Weston's 7th and 8th
grade boys on the latter's floor Friday
of last week. The score was 27 to 9
in favor of Weston. The Athena boys
were outclassed in size and weight.
The "Hi Jinks Club" of the 7th and
8th grades met at the home of Jean
nette Miller Tuesday evening of last
week.
The Athena High Literary Society
elected he following officers for the
second semester: President, Clara
Haynie; vice-president, Ralph Haynie;
secretary. Maebelle Duncan; treasurer
Connie Baker; Editor in Chief, Angie
Pambrun, sergeant at arms, Henry
Koepke.
Wednesday afternoon the Freshmen
gave interesting current events on the
preparedness of the United States to
ward the war. The next three weeks
current events will be given by the
Sophomore, Junior and Senior classes.
The pupils in Miss Sherman's room
are making preparations for a program
on Washington's Birthday.
A meeting of the Hi Jinks club was
held at the home of Nyna Tharp Tues
day evening.
Ellen Pambrun returned to school
Monday after an absence of several
weeks with sickness.
Uncle 8am Will Olv You Frse Advice
on This Vital Subject.
Health Insurance has grown to be
more and more recognized as a vital
factor In the welfare of any commu
nity. Vigorous campaigning on the
part of federal, state and municipal
health authorities has led to the pre
vention of a great deal of unneces
sary disease, but to be really success
ful the co-operation of citizens Is con
sidered essential.
"You have Insured your merchandise
against loss," says a bulletin of the
United States public health service.
"You have Insured your bouse and barn
against Are. You have perhaps even
taken out an Insurance policy to pro
vide the necessaries of life for your
family in case you become ill. But
have you given to the question of pre
venting such illness the thought and
study tbat so Important a matter de
serves?" The United States public health serv.
Ice devotes much of Its time and ef
fort to the study of preventable dis
eases and has issued numerous pam
phlets containing the fundamental
principles of disease prevention. They
are sent free of charge on request.
Among them are Included "Typhoid
Fever Its Causation and Prevention,"
"Prevention of Malaria," "The Preven
tion of Pellagra," "Tuberculosis Its
Predisposing Causes," "Hay Fever
and Its Prevention," "Infantile Paraly
sis" and "The Care of the Baby."
(the old sailor and the recruit 1
EARTH'S ATMOSPHERE.
Concerning Fresh Shaves.
"I always feel more satisfied with
life after getting a nice, fresh shave,"
observed Bromldlus Vane.
"So do I," acidly answered Joshua
Lott, the ungentle cynic. "In fact,
whenever I get n shave I insist on get
ting a fresh cue. Nothing Irritates me
more than to have nn old, shelfwom
shave palmed off on me. This would
be n gludder world if stale, second
hand shaves and expressions could be
banished together." Lamb.
Misdirection of Efficiency.
Is the art of efficiency by any chance
misdirected misdirected toward prod
ucts an an end In Itself Instead of to
ward the development of vitally Initia
tive human Individuals, joyous work
ers to whom product is u byproduct,
wealth on incident; men who for the
very joy of the working work explo
sively? Industrial Management.
Old Tims Spelling Reform.
Centuries ngo spelling reformers
published whole works In the "rational
spelling" and left tin Interested or un
interested public to tnke them or leave
them, as witness the following, pub
lished in 1585: "AEsopz Fnble'z in tru I
Orto-graphy with Griinimar-notx.
Ilor.runtoo or nl'so jootned the short
sonteucez of the Wyt Cnto imprinted
with lyk form and order; both of which
Atttoin nr translated out of Latin Intoo
English. By William Bullokur."
Tongue Could Tell.
"Last night, George, you told me you
loved mo more than tongue could tell,
and, oh, George, that wasn't true!"
"Why, darling, Wtat do you mean?"
"I mean that It wasn't more than
my little Ufcther's tongue could tell.
He board It nil!"
Fixed Ammunition.
It is to Gustnrus Adnlphusof Sweden,
whose reign began In 1011, that history
gives credit for the Invention of fixed
ammunition. In his eartrtdcos the bul
lets and the charge were united 111 a
iwipor case. It was not, however, until
1SB0 that tho tirst successful metniilc
cartridge was patented by an American.
He Didn't Mind.
Mr, Hardhead-! have called, sir, to
ask you for the hand of your daugh
ter. Old Gentleman (with emotion)
She is the only child I have, and her
mother Is gone. Mr. Hardhead (has
tllylOh, that's no objection, sir, I as
sure you. London Telegraph.
Apparently 80.
"I enn't rind that record by Sousn's
band. Do you know what became of
If;"
"No. I guess somebody stole a march
on s."-Harvard Lampoon.
Puzzled Him.
"Women are so awfully hard to un
derstand." "What's the matter now?"
"Throe of thom have refused to mar
ry me. I wonder what sort of a man
they arc looking for anyhow." De
troit Free Press.
Pessimistic
Optimist A gran' mornln' the morn!
Misanthrope (grudgingly) It's no
a'tliegither ill-ibrightenlng) but, eh,
mon. think 0' the nntlonal debt! Lon
don Sketch.
Between two worlds life hovers like
a star. l'.yron.
Notice of Final Aceouut
In the County Court for Umatilla
County, Oregon.
In the matter of the estate of
Maggie La Biache-Franz, deceased.
Notice is hereby given that the un
dersigned has filed her final account
and report in the above entitled mat
ter, and that the above entitled Court
has fixed Saturday. February 2, 1918,
at the hour of 10 o'clock a. m.,1 of
said day as the time, and the county
court room as the placa, for hearing
said account and report. Objections
to said final account and report should
be filed on or before said date.
'MaTv LaBrache-Baddeicy, Executrix.
Dated January i, 1918.
ON SHIPBOARD YOU
GOT TO BE NEAT!
CHEW W-B CUT AND
YOU WON'T MUSS
UP THE SHIP.
AND THEN YOU DON
MUSS UP YOUR FACE
WITH A BIG WAD,
EITHER, r
ON'T I
'ACE J
THAT'S THE IDEA-
SATISFYING AND
CLEAN CHEW I
f
LEARN TO SAVE MONEY.
Something About the Sea of Air In
Which We Live.
We crawl about on the bottom of a
sea of air. Only very recently have
we learned to swim In It. We call the
performance "flying."
The gaseous mixture composing this
ocean of air is so fluid and transparent
that we hardly realize its presence.
Doubtless fishes in like manner arc not
conscious of the water in which tbey
swim.
But the air Is much denser than we
Imagine. A small child blows up a toy
balloon. Probably the air Inside the
inflated rubber bag is at a pressure of
no more than two atmospheres, yet the
balloon has become in effect a solid
object. A cubic foot of air weighs
considerably over an ounce. A dry
goods box tliree feet cube will contain
two and one-half pounds of air. This
means, of course, at sea level.
As one climbs a mouiitabi or goes up
In a balloon the air becomes thinner,
its density diminishing steadily until
perhnpslf)0 or 200 miles from the sur
face of the earth there Is virtually
none of It left. It is reckoned that one
half of the entire bulk of the atmos
phere Is below the three mile level.
The sea of air Is a warm sea, con
serving the heat delivered by the suu
upon the earth. If it wore suddenly
removed we sliould And ourselves ex
posed to the cold of outer space (40(1
below zero I'.) and would be frozen.
Philadelphia Press.
Mastered the Servant Problem.
An article In the Woman's Home
Companion says that 02 per cent of the
women In this country do all their own
work, nnd the writer adds that her
particular domestic problem has been
solved by a scientifically planned and
pretty kitchen that serves as a dining
room also. Numerous devices and in
novations have been contrived by her
that make this room artistic and at
tractive as well as useful.
"We think that for us we have elim
inated the servant problem," she de
clares, "for to my mind If one's life
can be so planned t hat daily wants arc
reduced to the minimum and efficient
agencies by which to supply those
wants raised to tho moxlinum the en
tire problem has been met nud solved."
Banking Morely Dollar a Week Is a
Good Investment.
"It Is mighty hurd," said an unfortu
nate workingman some time ngo to the
writer, "to save up a thousand dollars
by laying aside a dollar or two a week
and then to take It out of the savings
bank and lose it to a get rich quick
swindler, as I have just done."
The poor fellow could work and save,
but be had not bad even a kindergar
ten education in finance, else bis story
would have been different. He had
never given a thought to Interest and
so was absolutely Ignorant of growth
through compound Interest and, of
course, had never heard of that won
derful process of accumulation known
as "progressive compound interest."
One dollar deposited In a savings
bank that pays 4 per cent will amount
to $2.10 In twenty years. This is sim
ple compound Interest. Now, if you
deposit $1 every year for twenty years,
or $20 In all, the sum to your credit
will have grown to $30.07.
Any wage earner can put by $1 a
week. That money deposited In a sav
ings bank for twenty years will have
Increased to $1,612. A deposit of $5 n
week will have grown to $8,000, and
this at 4 per cent will be $:!20 a year.
There Is no secret, no mystery, about
this. It Is as clear as the cloudless
sun, and the method Is just as clean
and honest Christian Herald.
Too Much.
"Why did you quit that barber?"
"Well, I didn't like him. Every time
he moved my head be wanted to use
my ears as handles." Ijouisville Courier-Journal.
Shopping.
First Lady Mrs. Smith is too young
to go shopping alone. Second Lady
What is that? First Ijidy She's liable
to get excited and buy something.
Notice of final Account.
In the County Court of the State of
Oregon for Umatilla County.
In the Matter of the Estate of
William H. Wood, Deceased.
Notice is hereby given to all persons
whom it may concern that Arnold
Wood, administrator of the estate of
William M W,l rWosGod til. ,1
his final account and report in the ad
! ministration of the estate; that the
County Judge by order duly made and
entered has appointed Wednesday, the
27th day of February 1918, at the hour
' of ten ocleck in the forenoon as the
time and the County Court House of
Umatilla County, Oregon, as the place
where all objections ani exceptions to
the said final account and report will
be heard and settlement thereof made.
Dated this 25th day of January, A.
D., 1918. Arnold Wood,
I Will M. Peterson, Administrator.
I Attorney for Administrator.
You Cannot
aiiord to be without the smarter
appearance found hi garments
tailored hi)
A. E. ANDERSON & CO.
CHICAGO
W. A. Chase
THE UNIVERSAL CAR
The Ford Model T One-Ton Truck Chassis $600
f. 0. b. Detroit has been thoroughly tested for more
than two years It is sold you now in the assured
confidence that it will meet your requirements and
expectations. The regular Ford frame only larger
and heavier the regular Ford motor with direct driven
worm gear; wheel base of 124 inches and will turn in
side a In-foot circle. It has all the simplicity of a
Ford car all the economy in operation and mainten
ance. Come in and we will give you further details.
Burke & Son Garage
Phjne 82, Athina, Oregon
Special Tractor Oil, Highest Grade
Paints and Roof Coating
Direct to You
Mr. Carownerl Mr. Farmer! See me before prces ad
vance Januai y 1st. It will pay you well
Most Liberal Terms
FRANKLIN R. HARRISON
Manufacturer's Agent for Eastern Oregon,
PENDLETON. OREGON
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Why Not
Have your Tires repaired now while the roads are bad, and your cor not
in use. I am piepared to do all kinds of Tire repair work at reasonable
prices. ALL WORK GUARANTEED.
Why Take a Chance?
Your Car is not equipped unless you have Weed Chains and a Rainy-e-day
wind shield cleaner.
We Carry Veedol Oil
Racine Tires and a good stock of Auto Supplies Gasoline and Air at
curb.
Athena Vulcanizing Shop
Next Door to P. O.
"IHIIII I
R. A. THOMPSON Athena, Oregon
mhiiihuiiiihhi
FOSS-WINSHIP HARDWARE
COMPANY
Shelf and Heavy
HARDWARE
BARRETT BUILDING, ATHENA. OREGON