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Advertisers The lAthena Press circulates in the homes of readers who reside in the heart of the Great Umatilla Wheat Belt, and they have money to spend wet Subscription Rates One Copy, one year, $1.50; for six months, 75c; for three months, 50c; payable in advance, and subscrip tions are solicited on no other basis Entered at the Post Office at Athena, Oregon, as Second-Class Mail Matter VOLUME XXX. ATHENA. UMATILLA COUNTY. OREGON. FRIDAY. MARCH 29, 1918. NUMBER 13 iiiiiiiiiiiiiiimiiiiiiiiitinmiiiiiiiiiiiiinii For Tour War Garden Long handled Spade Garden Hoe, Weeding Hoes, Pointed Hoes Hedge Shears Garden Trowels Weeding Forks D-handled Spade Ladies'3-piece garden set boe, 90c rake and spade, set, 6Sc 85c, 40cChild's 8-piece garden set hoe. rake and spade, set, - sue 12-tooth Garden Rake, - 75c D-banJled Spading Fork - $1.25 Long-handled Shovel - 85c IV Dandelion Rake - - $2.00 75c Adjustable Cultivator Rake $1.50 il-tooth Rake - - 86c The Davis-Kaser Co. Home Furnishing Department Store Complete Furnishers of Homes, Offices and Schools 10-20 Alder St. Walla Walla Wash. mum r Q 9 f 8 M MMIIIIIIIIIIHHHH Watts And Rogers This is He What with 2 men, our machine, 8 or ten horses on the tougue aud 45 bushel wheat you should Be Happy Just Over the Hill iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiniiiiiiiiiiiiiiinmini' wss Show Your Patriotism! Buy a War Savings Stamp and Help Win the War For Sale at The First National Bank of cAthena HlllimmiHMMIHIIIIIIIIIIIIHIHIIIMI ESTABLISHED 1865 Preston-Shaffer Milling Co. AMERICAN BEAUTY FLOUR Is trade in Athena, by- Athena labor, in one ot the very best equipped mills in the Northwest, of the best selected Bluestem wheat grown anywhere. Patronize home industry. Your grocer sells the famous American Beauty Flour Merchant Millers & Grain Buyers Waitsburg, Wash. thena, Oregon. imiiniiiiniiii WKlMafi-a1 We carry the best MEATS That Money Buys Our Market is Clean and Cool Insuring Wholesome Meats. LOGSDEN & MYRICK Main Street, Athena, Oregon hWBfCMes.IMmaiii S 'AMK fa the arty tMemw) L JUP UR delay In getting this wheat started across the world was occa sioned by the uncer tain judgment ol the manager. He sent a sample on to the St Louis zone agent for test, which verified his judgment as to grade. Be then went about his usu al duties, cleaning the grain, filling his bins, and shipping out as regularly as he could in maximum carload quanti ties. In order to economize the use of cars In time of congestion. He was careful to keep his records very straight as to dates and quantities of wheat purchased, on hand, and shipped out, for the Grain Corporation requires weekly reports and full details of transactions. Selling Wheat to Government. BOUT 29 days after the farmer brought In his wheat there came a re- nnent tn thin plavntnr for Jt fr l a carload to be purchas ed by the Grain Corpora tion. So one of our wheat bushels was poured into a car which miraculously had appeared on the siding at a time when car shortage was troubling the entire commercial world. Inquiry might have shown that rect supervision, The corporation charges each miller 1 per cent of the value of the wheat he grinds to cover the costs of administering the cor poration ; for the $60,000,000 capital Is to be returned to the United States Treasury, unimpaired! The agreement has Its compensa tion, however, for the policy of Uncle Sara la to provide each mill with all wheat possible. To do so, every mill signing up was required to furnish an estimate of Its possible milling capaci ty for the season. This nation-wide survey of milling capacities, when bal anced against the available supply of wheat, enables the Grain Corporation to equalize supplies in a way never done before. In fact, the schedule of prices arranged for the primary mar kets had for an object this equaliza tion. For Instance, If the proprietor of nn elevator at Maryvllle, Mo., 48 miles northeast of St. Joseph, and 453 miles from Chicago, desires to market wheat he has available these markets: St. Joseph, Mo. ; Kansas City, Mo. ; St Louis, Mo.; Chicago. III., and New York City, N. T. To ascertain the most advantageous price for him, he would work it out ou the basis of the following table: From this table you can see what Loading Wheat at an Atlantlo Port for the Allies. the Grain Corporation was making a large purchase for the Allies and was utilizing Its knowledge of available stocks by having on the job a trans portation strategist Edward Cham bers, vice president of the Santa Fe. Mr. Chambers was assisting the Food Administration and has a remarkable "way with him." Even before he was called to assist Mr. McAdoo, the Direc tor General, his suggestions to the rail roads had a wonderful effect In dis couraging their hesitancy as to finding available cars end In clearing up con gestions that looked as though tbey never could be uncontested. How Uncle 8am Keeps the Whip Ease In getting the needed cars was one of the advantages enjoyed by this particular elevator after signing the voluntary agreement which ceded to the Grain Corporation the right to con trol storage and direct shipments and sales of all wheat bought by the pro prietor. While voluntary, this agreement Is almost compulsory since railroads give priority recognition to Grain Corpora tion requests for cars; and elevators or mills outside the official fold must "rustle" for themselves. In return the Government guarantees the elevator proprietor against losses and protects blm In every way as to price and pays blm rentals for all storage space requi sitioned by It All elevators, local and terminal, must take out licenses or face a shut down. What Is the power of the li cense? It requires the operator to lay all cards on the table as to his busi ness dealings. For the time of the war the elevator becomes a public util ity and Its proprietor must furnish In formation as to his business at any time when required by the Grain Cor poration. Each week be must make and mall reports showing Uie amount of wheat rye, or their derivatives, pur chased, stored, and shipped. Under present license terms, the li censee can keep on hand for only 80 days, unless he obtains a special per mit, any stocks of these grains or their derivatives. He Is also forbid den to contract for the sale of any product which can not be delivered within 80 days after the contract Is made. How the Wheat Was Milled. Away went onr bushel of wheat on Its Journey to the terminal, where It met other bushels of wheat from all parts of the territory that fed this market There It was regarded for special requirements, marked for Im mediate milling and rolled on to a large mill In Illinois. The miller bought the wheat from the Grain Cor poration, for each miller In the Unit ed States Is under license also, and most of them have filled out another voluntary agreement which binds them either to purchase all supplies from t&t amis Corporation or under Ut U- wheat would bring at five different markets If shipped from Maryvllle, Mo.: St. Kansas St. F. A. O. C Jottph, City Louis, markets. Mo. Mo. Mo. Bast prlc 2.15 12.15 12 18 Rata per 100 pounds .065 .095 .1175 Rate per bushel 039 .055 .0705 Net price 2.111 1.095 1.1095 New F. A. O. C. Chicago, York markets. 111. City. Bast prlct S5.W (2.28 Rate ptr 100 sounds 1475 .8005 Ratt ptr bushel 0885 .1108 Nit price 2.11 IS 2 0997 Under these conditions the proprietor would probably sell at St Joseph or Chicago, according to his Inclination. The table further Illustrates the equalization of prices and Indicates to what extent the miller is protected when buying wheat in any territory. Through this plan discriminations against the producer, the miller, and the consumer are eliminated so far as it seems humanly possible under a plan of such tremendous proportions. I. 11ESE schedules arrang ed for the various markets are veritable "price dams" to pre vent the overflowing of the stream Of - wheat at any single market They also tend to correct many abuses prevalent in the past, such as cutthroat methods adopted by mills to secure supplies and Indiscrimi nate moving of wheat to terminals. For all practical purposes the wheat business of the country Is apportioned, and whenever possible mills arc sup plied from wheat In the territory near est them. This policy has for nn ob ject the saving of wnnte In transpor tation. In another way saving Is made: Formerly large quantities of undergrade wheals have been difficult to dispose of on account of unco-ordl-nated purchase of the competing mills; but under Uncle Sam's domination each bushel of wheat must now go somewhere and the poorer wheat will move Just as freely as the more de sirable grades. Limiting Millers' Profits. The Illinois miller who received the carlot containing our bushel fit wneat milled It promptly and shipped Its flour to a port for exportation. The miller was permitted by the Food Adminis tration to make a fair profit, not ex ceeding a maximum of 23 cents per barrel on the flour and a maximum profit of 50 cents per ton on the feed stuffs left over. All mills, however, must furnish at regular Intervals to the Milling Division full statements of manufacturing costs, which are scru tinized carefully. The derivatives of this wheat the miller sold for domes tic consumption, as the policy of the Government Is to keep In the Cnlled States sll available feedstnfTs In order to encourage live stock production. E The following letter dated Feb. 27 was received Monday by Athena rel atives from Sid. Barnes, 116th En gineers, who, with Ernie Boynton, was the first man in this vicinity to volunteer, enlisting in Co. E, Idaho National Guard and afterward being transferred to the Engineers Corps: "I suppose you will think I have forgotten you, but I havn't. In fact, we have been moving so rapidly of late that the opportunities for writing are very scarce. Percy Wilson, Froome and I are still with the original com pany, but a great many changes have taken place. All of the Weston boys and Boynton, are away on detached service. We are working hard every day, harder than I ever worked in civ ilian life but it seems to agree with me for I haven't even been indisposed since coming to France. I was made corporal during our first week in France, or about December 15. "We have traveled about consider ably and have seen a great many things of interest, especially in this place, which has many thing of his torical value. Here I have met a Mademoiselle who is a great admirer of Victor Hugo, rnd a Madame whose taste varies to Sir Thomas Moore. Both talk excellent English, and I find them excellent guides as well as com panions in my quest for information. I am learning French more rapidly than I expected, and believe that this will be a mighty fine place to do my fighting if the Towers that be' are kind. "Moscoe Froome is cooking in the officers' mess and is well. Wilson is drilling with the Company and Boyn ton is 'Somewhere in France;' and now I will .hapsodize: "Sing a song of Army life hiking 'long the road, forty pounds of ordnance makes a mighty load; Stack arms I Fall out I Take Arms I and then Fall in I But we're not a-going to weaken till we stack arms in Berlin. France is winning steady, but her cards are running low; England and her Colonies are winning sure, but slow. TheKaiser's betting reckless but he'll lose all that he's got. When Uncle Sam starts dealing in the big Jackpot "Sing a song of Army life Sherman called it hell. Sd here's a toast to Sherman, cause he learned his lesson well. Marching from Atlanta to the sea was quite a stunt; But that's a damsite softer than pre paring for the Front. Reveilles at daybreak and Retreat is blown at five, And all the time that's in between We've got to 'keep alive.' Getting ready for the Kaiser and the Hohenzollern lot, When Uncle Sam starts dealing in the big Jackpot. Sing a song of Army life, to make the chorus strong, We'll fill it full of brimstone fr m the verses of the song. We'll sing it while we're fighting as we sing it while we drill And start the Huns to praying for the soul of Kaiser Bill. Yes. we'll start the Huns to praying, then well let them pray awhile, Till we manacle the mailed fist In the good old Yankee style. And the Hoilernzohen kultur will be a thing, forgot When Uncle Sam has finished in the big Jackpot. Is made up in feeling. I receive the Press once in awhile, and can assure you it is very popular with the Athena contingent of Co. E. Corp. Sid Barnes, Co. E, 1 10th Eng. A. E. F., France. NO SPUD MARKET HERE POTATOES OFFERED FREE Potatoes are a drug on the Athena market, and one man advertises in the Press that he will give potatoes to any one who will call for them. By com parison with the present state of the market, it will be remembered that this time last year, potatoes were sell ing in Athma for 4.60 to 5.00 per sack. An exceptionally large acre age was planted last spring and an av erage yield was obtained The increased acreage seems to have brought about a greater supply than the present demand calls for. How, ever, it is expected that the market will rally shortly for large consign ments to the greater centers of con sumption At the present time there are many tons of the best grade potatoes grown in the Northwest in storage on the mountain ranches east of town. These potatoes were held over from last fall and as they are firm and good keepers, they will be brought tn the market after the present excessively large supply of tubers have been absorbed by the trade, and the raisers are ex pecting to let go then. As is always the case, there will be a large acreage seeded to potatoes this year, though perhaps not so large as that of last season, when many wheat farmers devoted considerable acreage to the production of them. As the American people, through war necessity, get farther and farther away from the use of wheat flour, more and more the potato will be sub stituted and it is recognized by the Food Commission that it is well to have a large potato surplus to fall back on. MORROW COUNTY MAN FOR JOINT REPRESENTATIVE E The Liberty Loan drive will begin Saturday morning, April B, The Committees aim to sell the greater portion of the bonds on that day, so as to take as little time of the solicitors from their personal affairs as possible. It is realized that sub scribers can as well be prepared to sign up on the first day of the drive as to let the matter run through the en tire period of the drive, necessitating the expenditure of extra time on the part of the committee. Of course, there are many perhaps, who will not be prepared to take up the bonds on the first dsy, but they should be prepared to come to an understand ing with the committee. Pendleton is going to make a big drive on the first day and other districts of the county will do likewise. F. S. LeGrow is chairman of the Liberty Loan drive committee for the districts embracing Athena precincts, and H. I Watts is vice chairman. The other committeemen on the drive are: M. W. Hansell, F. B. Boyd, W. S. Ferguson, W. S. Cleiser. and Henry Dell. The committee will have the assistance of others in the drive. "I am sure you will agree with me that what this effort lacks in technique To the People of Umatilla and Mor row Counties: The only representa tion Morrow County has in the state legislature is that of joint represent ative with Umatilla County, i'or the past three sessions such represent ative has been a Umatilla County man. Out of a spirit of fairness, the Republicans of Umatilla thia year seem "to concede the naming of a Re publican candidate to Morrow County. Under the circumstances and at the solicitation of many peoplo of my county, I offer myself as Republican candidate for joint representative for Morrow and Umatilla counlies at the coming primary election. By profeseion I am a lawyer. I have lived in Oregon nearly all of the forty-five years of my life and in Mor row County for the past fifteen years. My small accumulations have been gathered in Eastern Oregon and my in terests are here. If nominated and elected as your representative, my first concern in ge- .al shall be such legislation as shall secure the most hearty and effi cient co-operation of our Btate with the National government in the win ning of the present war and in paving the way for a speedy and sound re construction after its close Local! I shall favor every legislative effort for the betterment of the people of my district consistent with the paramount duty of bringing victory to our armies. Sincerely, C. E. WOODSON. Dr. Plamondon Returns. The East Oregonian reports that Dr. J. D. Plamondon, former Athena phy sician, who has been serving in France as a first lieutenant in the hospital unit from La Grande, is en route home, having been relieved from service on account of poor health. Ho was in New York last week and in a telegram sent to Pat Foley of LaGrande, stated that he expected to arrive in La Grande this week. He is coming di rect from the hospital unit and La Grande people are much interested in his anproaching return as he will be able to give them news of their boys such as has not been censored. Whe ther or not Dr. Plamondon has been permanently retired from, semce is not known. For Sale. A Holt Special Gas Har vester, in good condition. See or phone Alex Mclntyre or C. E Zerba, Athena; Oreg. In Auto Accident. Mr. and MrB. Thos. P. DeFreece miraculously escaped serious injuries when their car turned over on them Sunday morning near the old Frank Beale. place on Dry Creek. Mr. and Mrs. DeFreece were on their way to Walla Walla whin the accident hap pened. The car turned over, pinioning both underneath. Mr. DeFreece kick ed the windshield to pieces and his wife crawled through and assisted him to get out. Neither was injured to speak of but the car was badly wreck ed, so it is reported. Census Completed. The taking of the census for all war drives including the Third Liberty Loan and the drives to come hereafter during the war, in Athena and adja cent districts of which Homer I. Watts is district chairman, have been token and forwarded to the County Commit tee at Pendleton, where the ratings will be made. Henry Dell, Marion Hansell, Wm. McLeod and W. S. Ferguson, vice chairmen of the respec tive precincts, took the census. Free Legal Service. Any legal service required by en listed or drafted men from Athena and vicinity is being given and will continue to bo given free of any charg es by Attoiney Homer I. Watts. The opinion seems to prevail here that on ly can such service be obtained at Pendleton, when in reality all attorn eys are giving their service free to soldiers. Do it Now HmmHIHIIHIHIIHII Next Sunday will be Easter, and surely" everyone will want to look their best. We have some new clothes for everyone of you, from the smallest to the out sizes, in many pretty garments. Pretty new Waists in Lawns, 1 ub Silks, Drepe de Chene, etc 98c to 0.90 New Silk Dresses in plain and fancy stripes $12.50 to 22.50 New Suits in Reseda, Infantry hepherd checks and Navy 17.50 to 35.00 New Coats in Pekin. Rose. Tan, Brick and Cherry 14.75 to 37.50 Mens Suits in in Grays, Browns. Fancies and Blue Serge 9.90 to 22.50 Boys New Suits in Brown-mixed, Gray-mixed and Blue Serge 3.98 to 8.90 Your feet will not be properly dressed for Easter if they haven't been fit with a pair of our New Shoes.