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Advertising The eAthena Press circulate! in the homes of readers who reside in the heart of the Great Umatilla Wheat Belt, anfl they have money to spend ikim Subscription Rates One Copy, one year, $2.00; for six months, $1; for three months, 75c; 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 VOLTJ ME XXX. ATHENA. UMATILLA COUNTY. OREGON. FRIDAY. OCTOBER 4, 1918. NUMBER 40 HANS PAHL, MADE $18,000 IN LITTLE OVER YEAR, REFUSES TO TAKE $2500 LOAN QUOTA To the Public: Tlio (luteal loyalty Committee of tlie InialJlltt County Patriotic Service League levin obligated by Its duty to publish 'to the county Us Judgment that Hans Pahl of l'eudleton is suirlduc bis obliga tions and rCKPoiiollilUUee us a cit izen of tlic L'nlted State Tills lcrdlet has licen reached only after a careful consideration of facto and onry after Mr. Pulil has liecn permitted to make a state ment In his own behalf. Mr. Pulil. is a native of Gcr irutuy. He caino to America, at the age of 17 to "seek better op portunities" a9 ho expressed It. Ho admitted he had found them. By his own statement lie now owns approximately one thousand acres of land and lie estimated It to be worth $75,000. In addition lie admitted he owns probably 1 8000 worth of personal property. The committee believes tills is an extremely conservative estimate. I le owes $12,000, according to his statement, $4000 of which he ex . iiocts to pay off In a few weeks. Ills own figures place his net fl uanclal worth at approximately $70,000. All this he admitted he had made In America. When war wus declared by this country ho owed $20,000, he stated. P.y his own admission be has In little more than a year reduced his in debtedness $18,000. Trie greater part of tills was war profits from wheat and other farm produce. Mr. Palili did not subscribe to the First Liberty Loan, Ho did not subscribe to the Second Lib erty Ukul In the Third Liberty Loan lie was rated for $3000 and subscribed for $2000. Despite the fact Unit the Fourth Liberty Ixian Is twice the size of the Third, the rating committee fixed . his quota at $2500. He sub scribed for $500. His other war subscriptions amount to a $25 donation! to the Hod Cross ana tho purchase of about $100 of War Savings Stamps. Following his $500 subscrip tion the rating committee recon sidered his rating and adjudged It fair and equitable in the ex treme. Mr. Paul's reason for not buying more bonds was summed up In a statement that ho could not afford It and would have to borrow the money. It wus ex plained that, even though ho lion-owed the full amount, it would cost him but approximately 80 a year to carry it, a small part of his war profits. Mr. Pahl absolutely refurod to suliscrilic according to his rating and adopted a defiant attitude. He denied tho right of any com. niittco to Indicate to him what ho should buy. He expressed tho opinion that Individuals should lie permitted to subscribe as they pleased. In the First and Sec ond Loans when no ratings wero attempted ho subscribed nothing. Mr. Pahl has expressed a will lnauess to compromise by taking an additional $1000.. Admitting Ills right to take this amount If ho chose, the committee, feeling that his rating was Just, refused to accept such an additional sub scription as a fulfillment of his duty, His attitude and actions in this matter, n view of tho privileges und prosperity which have been his under the protection of this government, do not square with 100 per cent Americanism and tho liyolty Committee, composed of seventeen representative citi zens, feels justified In proclaim ing blm to his neighbors as one who has been tried In the scales ol patriotism and found lacking. Moreover, tho committee Is .not deposed to consider the matter settled with this public an .nouncoinent. CENTRAL LOYALTY COMMITTEE- UMATILLA COtlXTY PATRIOT IC SERVICE LEAGUE. Takes His Full Quota. Pendleton, Oct. 3. Hans Pahl, who was exposed as a Liberty Loan shirker has subscribed for his full quota of $2600. He makes the following state ment to the Service League: "To the Umatilla County Patriotic Service League: "This is to advise you that I have today purchased my full quota of Lib erty Bonds. I am a loyal American citizen and shall always try to do m duty as such. Owing to the fact that I have some heavy obligations to meet and that it will be necessary for me to borrow the money to carry the bonds 1 did not reailze that I was not doing my full duty in not subscribing move than seemed to me just under all the circumstances. "Dated Pendleton, Oregon, October 3, 1918. "Hans Pahl." CHARITY WELL WORTH WHILE BUDDHISTS HOLD SPOT HOLY How Tennessee Community Built House and Presented It to Poor but Deserving Widow. Too are all familiar with the story of "the house that Jack built." But I wUh to tell you of a house that neigh bors built Id a small town lo the South, lays a writer In Christian Herald. It was obvious to this community that If a certain family only hud a home, they could be self-supporting ; while, as It was, every cent they earned vent for rent. Two kind, practical men took the mutter up and evolved a plan whereby ; mich a home could be made by small contributions, no burden being placed on any one. Persons 1 calls were be gun, and help solicited, consisting of money, material or labor. So hearty was the response that within a month a lot was purchased, then a three-room house with two porches was erected, outhouses for cow and chickens were built, 0 garden fenced, and a well bored, with windlass set up. Good ma terial was used concrete foundation, and brick flue and chimney. The lot had been set In fruit trees when bought, so there vu a ready-made or chard. And vfctft the painter was through with tho buildings an Insur ance agent gave a three-year policy In case of Are. Every bit of the labor was voluntary work. Tim most eager helpers, however, wero the men who went In wagons to move the family bont. The matter hnd been kept secret from them, and yon can Imagine their surprise and Joy. They wero a little black-eyed widow and three children, whom misfortune had pursued relentlessly for many sad months. In their new homo they were very happy, and this made It all Im mensely worth while. Mow this dldnt happen Just before Thanksgiving or Christmas, but during the blazing hot days of midsummer, when "sunny" Tennessee was a burn ing reality. Tommy' Bind It Up. Tom's kindergarten teacher took her class to see the chickens In the school yard. A homely brown hen was moth ering s brood of fancy chickens hatched In an Incubator. The aristo cratic chicks had tvfts of feathers on their heads. Tommy quickly noted the difference between hen and chicks and blurted out: "Pshaw, she can't be their mother.'' Then, after a moment's con sideration, he added with an air of con viction: "Oh, I Mess she's Only the BurshflrL" Famous Pagoda, Built by Hermit, Has Lona Been Visited by Throngs of Plow Pilgrims. Sightseeing In Burma Is opt to be .one pagoda after another, and at that the tourist misses most of them. One that he usually does not see unless he Is especially energetic, or has an in satiable taste for pagodas, Is the Kyalk-hto-yo pagoda, one of the most holy spots In Burma In the eyes of the -Buddhist Burmese. The Burmese say that the builder of this pagodu was a hermit, a theory which seems probable enough, for it is built on the top of a steep hill in a location which could appeal only to one of solitary Inclination. Even the crest of the hill must have been too close to the world for the holy man, for he located his shrine on a huge bowlder, which may have been steady enough In his day, but which now seems ready ut any time to slip off Into the valley several thousand feet below. Assured by the Burmese guide that tho rock has rested at this critical angle for many centuries, the visitor, already breathless from the reckless ascent of a Burmese hill, climbs a swaying bamboo ladder to view better the old pagoda. The great rock, with its shrine forming a tiny pointed cap, seems even more unsteady from here, but the guide feels no uneasiness. He Is confident that somewhere below the pagoda Is a lock of Buddha's hair, and this alone stays the bowlder from its falL In the early spring pilgrims from all over Burma Journey to this forsaken spot to place flowers on the rock and offer their prayers and gifts. Jewels and other offerings are tossed with an Invocation to Buddha Into the chasm below the rock. As they leave, they place lighted candles outside the shrine and, as they cross the plain in the evening they can still see tiny points of flame marking the sacred spot ror otner pilgrims wno may inf low them. Chicago News. AMERICAN PARADE SWINGS THROUGH LONDON I U.-.v ..... : : ' ' . sWr- Ha, jsw ly i ai's., Mnff'BasWBassffWviHa'BrW A VSjwaziJiiSBBSjl-. When Britain reached the nd of the rainbow and found American troops really pouring through her ports to France, by tens and hundreds of thousands, her heart welled up within her and a welcome they will long remember was the portion of the arriving Americans. Above Is shown an American regiment marching through London In parade. Mark your enthusiasm in their passage to the front in your subscription to the Fourth Liberty Loan. ART OF WALKING REVIVED That More People Take Beneficial Ex ercise Is an Indirect Result of Great War. The human race was forgetting the art of walking. Vanity had had some thing to do with It and the shoemak ers, who catered to vanity. For the truth was, people were paying more attention to the style of the shoe than to the comfort of the foot. Then came the war. Whatever else they are called upon . to do, soldiers have to walk. In walk ing, one must have shoes that fit shoes that do not cramp the foot, shoes with flat soles and low heels. So the armies of the world provided their sol diers with shoes In which they could walk and the soldiers found the walk ing easy. Seeing these millions of soldiers with good feet, properly shod and find ing that they could walk for long dis tances without tiring, the rest of the world gradually came to adopt sensl ble shoes. In the fulness of time all of as may learn to walk, and when we do we shall find that we had for many years overlooked the most de lightful process of locomotion that has as yet been Invented. Walking Is the best exercise that has been devised, because It Is the most natural. Man Is a walking ani mal ; the process of walking Involves every nerve and muscle of the body and Insures health. Men and women who walk do not suffer from any kind of disease. But the first principle of walking Is a proper shoe for the foot. Southwest American. Importance of Canned Tomatoes. Conned tomatoes fill such nn Impor tant place In feeding our army that the government asks for an Increase of 50 per cent from tomnto-canning states. In addition to furnishing roou value for energy, the tomato quenches the thirst of men and calls for less water consumption la the enmp or on tire march. People' Home Jcnrrnai, OF cm LETTERS FROM OUR ! THERE" MME. KELLINTIE Meal's and Marriage. The length of time that a woman has been married can be told approxi mately by the manner in which she eats her refreshments at an afternoon party. If she excuses herself, Just be fore the refreshments are served, and flounces out In a righteous, you-neglect-your-husband-shamefully look at the other guests, she Is a bride of not more than two months. When a woman sits nervously on the very edge of her chair and eats absent-mindedly with her eyes on the clock, she has been married at least six months, but has not yet become calloused to suffer because her hus band Is kept waiting for his evening meal. After women have been married from One to thirty years they settle down to a thorough enjoyment of what the hostess' best efforts hove pro duced in the eating line, which no vision of cross, impatient and starving husbands can dim. Atchison Globe. Only a small number of citizens attended the mass meeting held at the Citv Hall Saturday evening for the purpose of nominating candidates to be voted on at the city election on Tuesday, November 6th. The meeting was called to order by Mavor Watts. B. B. Richards was secretary of the meetir.g. Mayor Watts was placed in nomination as a candi date to succeed himself in the office of Mayor. He addressed the meeting with the statement that he would ra ther some one else would take the nomination, in view of the fact that he considered that he had held the office long enough, and that there were others just as capable as he to perform the duties of mayor. The voice of the meeting was that Mr. Watts; was its choice. For councilmen, W. P. Littlejohn and William McLeod, present incum bents, and A. A. Foss were nominated. E. A. Zerba for treasurer and B. B. Richards for recorder, were nominated. All nominations were made unanimous ly by rising vote. Inasmuch as the city election comes this year on the same day as the state and comity' electiou, the polling place where ballots for the city candidates may be cast will be selected and due notice of its location given the public. RESOLUTIONS RELATIVE TO ECONOMY CHRISTMAS BUYING Academic Dress. In encademlc dress the bachelor's rown has long, pointed sleeves, the master's has long, closed sleeves with i slit through which the forearm pro trudes, and the doctor's velvet bars on long, open sleeves and velvet facings down the front The caps ore mortar wards with black silk tassels. Doc- Thc Oregon State Council of Defense has adopted the following resolution relative to economy Christmas buying: "The State Council of Defense hold ing fast to the cardinal principles of its, original resolution that Christmas giving for the season of 1918 should embody the elements of simplicity and necessity conceives that the spirit of such giving sanctified by the cut-torn of centuries and invoking the highest traits of human character should not at this time be ignored or diminished; rather should it he directed into high er and finer channels and in order that this spirit may be still further deep ened and strengthened urge upon all to anticipate their purchases to the end that the sea ;on may be marked by an absence so far as may be humanly possible of the hardships imposed in years past by the stress of concentrat ed and oftentimes chaotic buying with in the all too brief period preceding Christmas Day. We ask the public to make their selections now at a time when deliberation and well considered action are possible when stocks are not diminished. Early Christmas buy ing will conserve the man-power bf the Nation and full compliance with theaa ausffestions will denote a tru To the meter of Gray's Elegy, Sid. Barnes expresses himself in rhyme: "Somewhere in France, Aug. 80, 11. I I am away from my company and it seems like ages ago since I received any mail. You know censorship for bids the disclosure of International in trigue or important military man euvers, and it s ratfter nara to write a chatty letter when one is inflicted with the chronic blues, but will do my best. 'The curfew tolls, Night draw her sable shades. The humble plowman seeks his humble bed. Ferocious Fritz resumes his nightly raids and bombs the town where I am billeted. They get too blooming brutal in this fight and take all of the romance out ot war. There ain't no use to stay in out of sight it's dangerous, no matter where you are. The submarines infest the briny sea. the aeroplanes menace the avenly blues; tanks, bombs and can non roar hungerily along tne uame line, so what's the use' I think of Grant and Lee and Washington; but even then cannot allay my fears. The sky is clear of everything hut Boche. No cloud obscures my vision of the spheres. I try to think what Cae:sr would have done; and Alexander, fear less and sublime. But Caesar never saw a long range gun. There were no planes in Alexander's time. And then my dreams of bygone heroes pass to the Great Persian and his valiant deeds. But Persia never heard of mustard gas, and shrapnel was un known among the Medes. They did rot have to dodge the submarine, their gallant galleys battled in fair fight. No filthy trenches marred the martial scene; no bombing raids disturbed the peaceful night. No camouflaged ar tilleries were there to create havoc in the waiting ranks. The doughboys fought their bittles fair and square, and did not follow death-inflicting tanks. And, even when you're in the S. O. S., or resting from a hitch up on the line, there's lots of things to mar your happiness, unheard of in the davs of Auld Lang Syne. Those ancient dudes, in mortal combat skilled, wore hoary beards (for such their pictures show.) They never hid to shave in water, chilled, or do their bi thing in a pint of L'eau. They lived in simple manner, it is true. Sometimes, per chance, the lack of food brought grief; but they were not exposed to Army stew, nor served a meal composed of 'bully beef.' And so, I wish that I had lived my life in earlier scenes, when chivalry was prized; when tho' they had their share of war and strife, the people were a bit more civilized. "I am feeling great and am now billeted in a little town situated in the prettiest part of France, I believe. I expect to get back to my company, mail and francs soon, but aui not par ticularly anxious, because I am enjoy ing life here Regards to all. "Sgt. tid. Barnes, Co. E, Illlth Engineers. A. F. F," Clarence Vulues Experience. Clarence Gay, Co. F, tlth Inf., under date of Sept. 7th writes to Mrs. W E, Dobson: "There is not much to write about just the same old warfare. I've not been hack to the lines since I was wounded. Still a little nervous, but all it takes is time. Well, after tak ing everything into consideration, I would not trade what I've been through for J hn D. 'a millions. "Had a couple of little summer shoers yesterday hut today every thing is fresh and green. Makes a fellow think how sweet life really is; for on the lines, when those big ones are coming over, a fellow prays to die - and then only gets wounded. See In the papers where a lot of the boys have been returned with their wounds. Well, 1 want to stay until the thing is over. You know thev sav the firHt seven years are the hardest and I've only put in about jO months." Mme. Kelllntle, a famous Interna tional radical and socialist who has been elected to a high position in the bolshevik! government. PUBLISH SHIRKERS' NAMES, FOUR FOUND DELINQUENT Stem measures have been taken by the Liberty Loan committee to bring slackers, shirkers and duty dodgers to a realization of their responsibilities and obligations. At a meeting of those in charge of the campaign it was decided to call into session the Loyalty Committee of the Umatilla County Patriotic Service League. This committee will meet and arrange for a series of meetings until the campaign is over. Four men have already been notified that they are expected to appear before this committee and ext lain their re fusal to subscribe for bonds according to what has been determined as a fair and equitable rating. Those so not itied are John Peters and Han Pahl both well known Pendleton farmers Higbee Harris, wealthy Milton cap italist, and Frank Hilbert, prominen Ukiah stockman. WITH BROKEN NECK ALLEN CARRIES ON Very few and rare indeed, are tho people in this world who, having their necks dislocated, ever live to tell about it. But such is the case of Arthur Allen, auditor in the subscription de partment of the Portland Oregonian. In ltlll Mr. Allen was thrown from a vehicle during a runaway and cat apulted head-on against a bank of clay along the roadside down in Polk coun ty. Surviving the shock, he walked a half mile to his home where three doctors attended him. They found the young man's neck to be dislocated but the spinal cord proved to be uninjured and they were wise enoough not to at tempt to readjust the dislocated vertebra. Mr. Allen recovered in a short time but he lives today with a disjointed neck, and suffers no inconvenience ex cept that he is unable to turn his head to the right. Otherwise, he is phys ically perfect to enlist in the army, hut the disqualification bars him out of the service. Mr. Allen was in the city Wednes day seeking a delivery agent for the Morning Oregonian, the present car rier being unable to deliver the papers at the hour of arrival. He finds con ditions locally, hard to overcome, for the reason that his paper arrives here about the time the morning session of school takes up, and it is impossible to get a boy for the delivery route. tors may wear gold tassels. The hoods indicate the degrees by their size and j spjrit o( patriotism and loyalty lo our their velvet trimmings, and show the 'institution granting the degree by the :ollege colors In their exposed linings. The velvet trimmings are two Inches wide on bachelors' hoods, 3V4 Inches wide on masters' hoods and 4 Inches wide on doctors' hoods. The doctors' doods are also widened by panels edged with corulug of the college mm country. VICTIM OF GERMAN "KULTUR" Irvln S. Cobb Writes of Work of Beast of Berlin, as He Saw It In London Hospital. In girl Will Go to California. Mr. and Mrs. L. P. Wilmot will leave shortly for California, where thev will remain for the winter. Mr. and Mrs. Robert Beckham will occupy Sidnev Uurphv "Going Strong." A letter from Sidney S. Murphy, Mills Station, Mather Field, Calif., says: "Things are going very well with me. Have been flying about 50 hours now and am entering cross coun try work next week, having just fin ished formation work. Was rather glad to get out of formation, Hi tle:e were two cadets killed- in that stage just before I entered. There was a lieutenant killed day before yesterday. That makes only four since I've been here. I'm still going strong. If nothing happens I will get my com mission in about 5 or H weeks." Craig Sees 27 Davs of It. Writing to friends, Craig Wilkinson says after H7 days at the front, he was then resting up. Was very tired, but getting plenty of much needed sleep and rest. a London hospital I saw a little who hnd been most terribly maimed In nn nlr rsld. I nm not going to dwell on the state of this child. When I think of her I have not the words to express the feelings that I hnve. But one of her hands was gone at the wrist and the other hand was badly shattered; so she was just a Wan little brutally abbreviated frag ment of hiitniinlfy, a living fraction, moRt grievously afflicted. Her wounds hnd censed to pnln her, the bend nurse told me before we en tered, anil for the rest of the time she was a good patient, one of the best In the ward. Mho wns lying, when I saw her, with her bend propped upon n pillow thnt wns no whiter than her face wns, nml there wns n pitiful wraith of a smile on her poor Utile pinched common place fnce, nnd te her breast, With the bnndngetl stump of one nrm and with her remaining hand thnt wns swathed In n clump of wrapping, she cuddled up n painted China doll which some body had brought to her, anil she was ringing to it. The sight, I take It, would have been very gracious In the eyes of his Impe rial majesty of Prussia except, of course, that the little girl Hi 111 lived; that naturally would be n drawback to Ills complete enjoyment of the spec tncle. Irvln S. Cobb In the Saturday Evening I'ost. LIBERTY LOAN EFFORTS NAME SHIPS AND TANKS As a mark of distinguished service in the Fourth Liberty Loan campaign, the privilege of bestowing their names upon steamships of the United States Shipping Board and upon fight ing tanks has been accorded respect ively to cities and counties of the Twelfth Federal Reserve district. Ten ships and ten fighting tanks will under this plan bear the names of the cities and counties which have made the greatest records for over subscription when the loan campaign closes on October 19th. The cities, for the ship competition, have been divided into five classes ac cording to their population in the 1010 census. That each state and territory of the district may be represented on the front in France, the tanks have been assigned for competition as fol - lows: Oregon, Washington Idaho Utah Ne vada, Northern California, Southern California, Hawaii, and Alaska, one tank each; lo the second highest coun ty in the state or territory returning; the highest number, of oversubscrip tion counties, one tank. Strayed. Three head of heifers; one white face. Jersey markings; one roan, and one red, all branded 00 on their home on Jefferson street during i right side, hole In ears and Hplit out. their absence, George Kinnear, yvcsion, uregon. Move to 8ave Wild Turkeys. The prisoners In the state penlten tiary of Washington run, among other things, n game bird farm. Until lately they have raised wild turkeys for the Thanksgiving dinner for the convicts, The fact that wild turkeys have been killed In such numbers In the forests of the western part of the state that they have almost disappeared has caused the stale game warden to decide to take up the business of raising them On n larger scale and flocks will here after be liberated each summer to populate the woods. The wild turkeys are larger anil hnrdler than the dbmestlfl breed, and the warden, whose mime Is L. II. Dot! win, Is experlinciilliii: with cross breeds. Ho hopes to develop a bird that will be useful Id poultry men und yet be able to sustain Itself In the woods. Taxes Ix-cooie delinquent Saturday, October Btb, ANNOUNCEMENT Under the ruling of the War In dustries Board, it is obligatory on newspapers to discontinue the sending of papers after the date of subscrip tion expiration, unless the subsciption is renewed and paid for. (This ruling to be effective after October 1, 1918.) The Athena Press will comply with the order. Mrs. Levi Ankeny Dead. Mrs. Jennie Nesmith Ankeny, wife of ex-Sn itor Levi Ankeny, died at her home in Walla Walla Sunday morning, after a lingering illness broight on by a fall in Juno, 1017. Mrs. Ankeny was 70 years of age and a native of tho west. She was born at Kackreall, Polk county, Oregon, April 6, 1848, the eldest daughter of Colonel James W. Nesmith, later United States sen ator of Oregon. The funeral servicea were held Tuesday, and many Umatilla county friends were in attendance. Drawing Is Completed. The big draft drawing at the Na tional Capitol was completed in 20 hours, and the fust number drawn was !)2a, corresponding with the registra tion number of Hugh Surnpter Murray, of Freewater. Other numbers among the first drawn were: 7110, Martin Sebasky of Athena; 882, Amos Charles Mikschi of Athena; 067, Klmer LoRoy Johnson of Weston; 081, Robert Proud fitt, of Weston. Death of J. F. Temple. John P. Temple, a resident of this county since I88;i, died at his home in Pendleton Monday at tho age Of 8V years. Mr. Temple had retired from farming some years ago, and took up his residence in Pendleton. He bad been an active member of the Masonic order for more than HO years Will Roll Feed, Feed rolling machinery is being in stalled down at the plant of the Farm ers Union Grain Agency. The barley rolls, steam boiler and other equipment is being placed in the north end Of tho warehouse at th Main street cntran.ee.