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Advertising The tAthena Press circulates in the homes of readers who reside in the heart of the Great Umatilla Wheat Belt, and they have money to spend Entered at the Post Office at Atltena, Oreaon, as Second-Vlase Mail Matter Notice! If this notice is marked RED, it sig nifies that your Subscription expires with this issue. We will greatly ap preciate your renewal $2.00 per year VOLUME XXX. ATHENA. UMATILLA COUNTY. OREGON. FRIDAY. NOVEMBER 22, 1918. NUMBER 47 PRICE OF WHEAT FOR NEXT YEAR ASSURED HAIG CONGRATULATES VICTORIOUS CANADIANS Text of President Wilson's Order as Made September' FLU CLOSES TOWN FOR SECOND III The full text of the President's S tember proclamation fixing the price of wheat for 1919 makes it clear that the 1918 price will prevail, with a pos ibility, had the war continued, of a higher price being fixed. ,Th pro clamation in full is as follows: "In issuing today the government's guarantee of the same price for 1U19 wheat crop that was guaranteed for the 1918 crop, 1 wish.it to be under stood that in the spring of 1919 I will appoint a disinterested commission who will secure for me the facts bv that time disclosed as to the increased cost of farm labor and supplies, using the three year pre-war average prices of wheat, of labor and of supply costs as a basis, and that from this inform ation shall determine whether there shall be an increase in price above the present level, and if bo, what advance, in order to maintain for the farmer a good return. Should it then appear that an increase is deserved, over the present guarantee, however, it will be applied only to those who by next har vest have marketed their 1918 wheat. "It is the desire and intention of all departments of the administration to give to the wheat grower a fair and stimulative return in order that the present acreage in wheat may be main tained. "I find a great conflict of opinion among various sections of the country as to the price that should be named as a minimum guarantee. It must be obvious to all, however, that the fac tors which make for increased or de creased cost of production of next year harvest cannot be determined until the near approach to the harvest. 'In giving a guaranteed price for wheal one year in advance, the only industry guaranteed by the govern ment, there is involved a considerable national risk. If there should be peace or increased shipping available before the middle of WHO, Europe will natur Bty supply herself from the large ttores of much cheaper wheat now in the Southern Hemisphere; and there fore the government is undertaking a risk which might in such a i event re sult in a national loss of as muh as BOO,000,000 through an unsalable sur plus; or in any event, in maintaining a high level of price to our own people for a long period subsequent to free dom in the world's markets. "Despite this, the desirability of assuring a supply to tho wotld of breadstuff's by inspiring the farmer against the fluctuation of - prices that would result from the uncertainties of the present situation and from the speculation those uncertainties entail seems to ms to make the continuation of the guarantee for another year de- ; sirable. On the other hand, it is clear ; that before increasing this liability bv large sums with the risks set forth above, and from increasing the burden of the consumer, the matter should be subjected to searching inquiry at the appropriate time the time when the j pertinent facts will be known. i ! "I feel certain that with this rre liminary fixed guarantee and with the assurance that justice will in any event be done to the grower, he will continue the fine patriotic effort by which he has served the country hitherto; that the government will have acted pru dently; and that the consumer nil! be satisfied that his interests are not un duly sacrificed, but just and exhaus tive consideration given to every ele ment of the matter at the proper time. "WOODROW WILSON." Freewater Boy Wins Cross. A Freewater boy. Corporal Hursey A. Dakin, Company P, First Gas Reg iment, has been awarded the dis tinguished service cross for extra ordinary heroism on the battlefield. He volunteered with another soldier to attack a machine gun nest which was holding up the advance. They advanced against heavy machine gun fire and captured the position, killing two of the German crew and routing the others. Dakin was employed in the Watts Brothers' threshing crew for two seasons prior to enlisting in the service. thena is again a closed town, on accobijt of influenza. After the schools were opened and sessions held all last . week, several cases of the flu devcl i oped and Saturday night the officials again decided to close the schools and i prohibit all public meetings until fur j ther notice. V No deaths KaVa so far resulte'd from : the disease in Nftthena or vicinity though one or two caBes have been of I a serious nature. Saturday night Vick Tuomi, a laborer, died at the St. Nichols hotel of pneumonia. It was I reported that his illness started with I influenza, but the attending physician says that the man died of pneumonia, superinduced from exposure, and had pneumonia when he took to his bed. Mildred Stanton and Clifford, little son of Mr. and Mrs. Arnold Wood, were the first patients to come down with the influenza in Athena. They are both convalescent now. Mr. and Mrs. Arnold Wood have both been sick with the disease, and all the members of the Arthur Coppock family have been down with it. Audrey Winship has been seriously, ill but is recovering. Jeannette Mil ler yesterday developed indications of the disease, but is not seriously ill this morning. Mis. McFarland and daughter. Ha zel, have both had the disease in light form, but are recovering. EXTENSION OF IWG DATE AND PROVISION FOR LABELS The good news is received at local Red Cross headquarters that on Nov ember 16th, tha War and Postoffice Departments issued an ordar extending the mailing date for Christmas par cels to our soldiers overseas, through November 0th. This means that par cels may be mailed up to the time that the local postoffice will receive mail on November 30th. Further, provisions have been made for those boys whose labels have not been received. Any one who should have received a label, but who failel to receive it, or who his lost or de stroyed it, may receive carton upon signing a statement at any Red Cross Christmas Parcel station substantially as follows: "The undersigned hereby makes ail plication to forward to Amer ican Expeditionary Forces, a Christ mas package. The undersigned hereby declares that he or she is nearest liv ing relative in the United States of the proposed recipient; that he or she has not received this man's label from abroad: and that should such label be received it will not be used; and that tothe best of his or her knowledge and belief only one Christmas parcel will be sent the proposed recipient." Miss Hazel Doolittle Dead. Athena friends of Miss Hazel Don little, a former popular teachsr in the Athena schools, on Wednesday receiv- d announcement of her death, through the medium of Snohomish and Index, Wash., newspapers. The news comes as a distinct shock to her friends here, who have held a warm place in their hearts for her since her residence among us. Death, which occurred on NovemDer 4, was due to the dread in fluenza, followed by pneumonia, at the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs Fred Doolittle at Snohomish. Inter ment took place at Everett, Wash. A splendid tribute to her noble, unselfish nature is paid in both papers, which one sentence will epitomize: "Her keenest enjoyment was the ser vice she could render to others." Miss Doqlittle had been teaching the present year in the schools of Seattle. Opens Auto Repair Shop. Edmund Walker, automobile me chanic formerly employed in Pendleton garages, and later lessee of the Nelson shop at Weston, has opened an auto- j mobile repair shop at Tharp Bros.' j Be has commenced work and is pre-1 pared to repair any make of car. Injured While Hunting. Ralph Cannon and Marion Hansell returned Tuesday from their hunting trip into the Chelan mountains, at least a week earlier than anticipated, owing to severe injuries sustained by Mr. Cannon during the first day they hunted deer. The Chelan mountains are rugged and precipitous, and rock covered. Considerable snow was en countered and it was an easy matter for shoe-soles to become balled with snow. While his shoes were in this condition. Ralph lost his footing and plunged down the mountain side. As a result of the fall, he sustained a bruised shoulder, hip and knee, and a badly sprained ankle jj Field Marshal Sir Douglas Halg is here seen congratulating the victorious Canadian troops on the western front on their splendid work in smashing through the German lines. MAYAS INDIANS BEFORE INCAS Race That Has Long Since Disap peared Ranked With the Aztecs In Scale of Civilization. Prescott's Conquest of Peru ac counts for the popular belief that all the people of this country were In cas. The truth Is that the greatest part of the textiles of ancient Peru belongs to a people that had passed away before the Incas tribes reached the const. The Mayas were the ancient race of Indians which settled In the low lands of Guatemala In Central Amer ica. They ranked with the Aztecs In civilization. They excelled In sculp ture, cotton weaving and feather work. About the sixth century they are supposed to have disappeared. They left behind them cities like an cient Qulrlgua, now a mass of ruins overgrown by the jungle. Half burled by tropical growth today the areheologlsts are uncovering huge monoliths sculptured with strange de signs and each bearing a giant face. The Mayas have disappeared, but the Indians, forming more than half the population of Guatemala' are their direct heirs. Their bright-colored blankets and scarfs, their primitive methods of barter, their open-air markets filled with great heaps of strange stuffs and articles, should capture the Imagina tion of nny modern textile designer with Ideas. word ,ot truth In the old table that one hour of sleep before midnight Is worth any two hours later. Sleep Is sleep, provided only that it Is sound,' restful sleep whether we get It at eight o'clock In the evening, two o'clock In the morning, or one o'clock the next afternoon. If we can get our sleep undiluted by disturbance so much the better. Friendly Boy, Timid Cat. Standing on the sidewalk in front Of a dwelling house in a mldtown street, a garbage can with a cover on It and with some shreds of stuff stick ing out from under the cover. A big cat standing on Its hind legs at the can, pulling off this stuff and trying to get the cover off. A little down the street was a small boy, a bright small boy of about seven years, and when he saw the hungry cat at the can he resolved to help. So he walked up quietly and removed the cover and then stood back a few paces with it, holding the cover in front of him as a warrior holds his shield. But the cat had never met a boy like that, and Instead of staying to supply Itself at the bounteous store thus made so easily accessible, it wheeled and fled. New York Times. CARE FOR ALL STRAY CATS Every Day Homeless Grlmalklna Are Fed at Cloister of San Lorenzo In Florence, Italy. From time Immemorial the stray cats of Florence, Italy, have been cared for. The cloister of San Lorenzo is sacred to poor puss. It Is overlooked by the windows of the famous Lnu rentlan library, built by Michelangelo for Pope Clement VII to house the Medlcean collection. All stray cats are taken thither, and at noon every day scraps of meat. etc., collected from house after house, are emptied Into the dry moat round the grass. Toward feeding-time one may see cats of all kinds end degrees black, tortoise-shell, tawny, and white, male and female, young and old basking in the sun and licking their chops. Finally, when the fond Is brought, from every direction cats crowd In, hissing at one another, mewing and making much noise. Then, when they have fed, human snappers-up of un considered trifles come round to se cure the pieces of paper, etc., for rags. When a lost cat Is found in the city It Is taken to San Lorenzo as natu rally as every Florence baby Is taken to the Baptistry of St. John's to be christened. Moreover, when people wish to get rid of their cats, they do not poison them or leave them to be starved In empty houses, but send them to the hospital cloister. Best Conditions for 8leep. The best time for sleeping Is that time that will favor the greatest de gree of relaxation. With most people this Is some time during the hours of darkness, when there Isn't so much going on to distract the senses of eight and hearing. Just what hours should be devoted to sleep Is not as Important as that there should be enough of them. The so-called beau ty sleep, achieved during the hours preceding midnight, Is a fact only be canse It adds to the number of hours which, under ordinary conditions, we might be supposed to spend In bed. Most of us get up at about the same time every morning no matter how early or how late we've gone to bed VK hefftro. An tfaana U't a Passing of ffle Tall Hat The quaint tall hat which Is now only seen In Wales, or on the heads of stage witches in pantomimes, was originally the fashionable head-dress for ladles during the reign of Queett Anne. A curious result of that fashion can, or could lately, be found at the West-Country vicarage once held by Lancelot Blackburne, the retired buc caneer who became archbishop of York. There the lintels of the door ways are, or were, abnormally high, to enable Mrs. Blackburne to go from room to room without fear of damage to her hat. riswk Works Hard for Llvlifg. The hawk is a successful fisherman, and were Its task done with the catch ing of a fish its lot would be an en viable one. But a live fish Is not de sirable as the piece de resistance of a hawk dinner, so the bird that catches one always flies around until the fish Is dead. This, we are told, is the In variable practice. Sometimes a flsh expires quickly, while at other times a hawk must fly around for hours before It can return home to the waiting family. There have been times when the fish have dis played stamina greater than the birds. This may explain why hawks seldom pounce on the croaker, most tenacious of life of all fish in the waters round about. There Is a well-attested instance of a hawk which started to fly around with a croaker It had caught and, after flapping about a whole afternoon and half a night, fell exhausted on the beach. Fishermen who were attract ed by the unusual occurrence found the hawk dead while the croaker, fast In the lifeless talons, had not croaked. SLEEP AS AID TO LONGEViTY Long Hours In Bed May Mean Long Life, But the Question Arises, Is It Worth It? The farmer's wife at Market Bos worth, England, who, "though In per fect physical health," has remained in bed for three years may hold that If we all spent more time in bed we should live much longer. This theory is borne out by the experience of two sisters of Brlllnt-Savarln, who nearly attained n hundred years. They lived at a country house belonging to the author of the "Physlologie du Gout," which he used only In September and October. They spent ten months of the year In bed, getting up two days before his arrival, and living a normal life during his stay. On his depart ure they would say: "Goodby until next September, Anthelme. Wo are going to bed." One of them died at the age of ninety-nine, as she was fin ishing dinner, her last words being, "Hurry up with the dessert." On the other hand, some Swiss doc tors say that the amount of sleep should be regulated by altitude. Too much sleep,' they maintain, Is as harm ful as too much drink. In low-lying districts seven hours' slumber may be taken with Impunity, but up In the mountains five hours Is quite enough. These sleep specialists also ban the practice of remaining In bed in the morning, half awake, and insist on the necessity of arising as soon as sleep falls. Why Twelve Is Standard Unit. The numeral 12 was chosen as a standard unit because It contains so many smaller factors; this is the rea son why It Is still retained as a base In spite of the efforts to replace It by the metric system. All primitive nations found fractions very difficult, and even the Egyptians, who were most proficient in fractions, used methods that were very long and cum bersome. It was a great advantage, therefore, to have a standard unit which could be divided Into parts with out giving conimon fractions, and 12 was such a number, as 1-2, 1-8, 1-4 and 1-6 of 12 were all whole numbers.--.Science Monthly. Tiger's Amazing Feat. "The strength and vitality of a full grown flger are amazing," asserts a wild-game hunter, in Chicago Ameri can. "I hud occasion to spend the night a short time ago in a place where a tiger had performed some re markable feats. Just at dusk one of these marauders visited the village and discovered a cow and her six-months-old calf In a pen which hud been excavated In the side of a hill and adjoined a house. There was no possible way to enter the inclosurc ex cept by a door opening from the main part of the dwelling or to descend from above. The tiger Jumped from the roof upon the neck of the heifer, killing It instantly, and the inmates of the house opened the door Just In time to see the animal throw the calf out bodily nnd leap after It himself. I measured the embankment and found the exact height. was 12 feet." Test of Honesty. Money never made n man honest. Higher salary rarely secures the serv ices of better men for the public. That has been shown, time and again, when the salary of a position was raised for the purpose of attracting business talent to it. The result us Oily has been that some hack politician has accepted the higher pay with thanks or else that the sort of busi ness man who was attracted to place holding by the money offered soon de veloped Into an Inferior grade "of poli tician. Honesty and dishonesty have no necessary relation to a man's finan cial or social eondItIon.--BuffaIo Express. Little-Known Chinese Race. Down In the extreme south of Hliina, In the eastern outposts of the Himalayas, lies the little-known province of Yunun. The natives of runan are exceptionally Interesting, nrites Boy Chapman Andrews In Asia. There are about thirty non-Chinese tribes In the province, some of which, such as the Shans, Mosos and Lolos, represent the aboriginal Inhabitants !f China. The Moros formerly ruled all of northern Yunun. At present they are scattered In remote districts where, white men seldom pencfrnte. They are a simple, honest and delightful people, primitive and pustorul. They ure looked down upon by the Chinese as barbarians. The Invariable Mo;o rastume Is a brown felt clouk and AN ATHENA SOLDIER ANSWERS SUMMON S EDWARD F. TREFZ Corporal Charles A. Brown, of Co. G, 158th Infantry, is the first Athena soldier in the world war to answer the supreme summons, in France. He died October 27th, 191S and on Tues day of this week his mother, Mrs. Green Estes. of this city, was offic ially notified by the lollowing tele gram: "Washington, D. C., Nov. '8th, 1918. Mrs. Vanna Estes. Athena, Oregon: Deeply regret to inform you that it is officially reported that Corporal Charles A. Brown. Infantry, died of lobar pneumonia, October 27th. Harris, "The Adjutant General " Charley left Athena in June, for Camp Lewis, in company with Dick Winship, of this city. At Camp Lewis the boys were assigned to different companies, Charles going into the lfi8th Inf.. Hth Depot Brigade. He was ordeied from Camp Lewis on July 13th, going to Camp Kearney, Calif., thence to Camp Mills, to a point of embarkation, and directly to France. Arriving overseas, he was promot ed from a private to the rank of cor poral. Ray Baker, of Pendleton, was a member of his company. He always wrote home cheerfullv, and his last letter, dated October II th, said he was well and enjoying his soldier exper iences. He had lived in Athena frcm early boyhood, living at the home of his mother and attending the public school here. LaBt year he took up a home st3ad near Durkee. Baker county. MrR. Fred Pinkerton and Mrs. A. H. Mclntyre are cousins. Corporal Brown was aged ai) years and five days at the time of his death. CLOSE AT , ft S. 3. PLEDGES- Have you fulfilled your W. S. S. pledge' Umatilla county has to date pur chased 111 per cent of her War Savings Stamp quota, but. the time limit is close 2t hand and it is necessary that all persons should purchase the stamps which they have pledged themselves to buy before tho first of the year, if the county is again to go over tho top. The county's quota is $440,000 and out of this amount about $401,000 worth has been purchased. In this connection the W. S. S; officials point out that a person who buys stamps and then cashes them in without any legitimate reason is! in common parlance nothing less than a "fourflusher" and is defeating the pur poses of the stamp campaign. An American special mission is now. in Great Britain studying the food situ ation there at first hand for Herbert Hoover, the federal food administrator. This British official photograph shows I Edward F. Trefz of the American na i tlonal chamber of commerce, who Is a member of the mission, holding a kid dle while on a visit to the Poplar dis trict of London, where the mission studied the manner of getting food to the needy. CHRISTMAS LETTERS TO ALL UMATILLA COUNTY SOLDIERS Through the cooperation of tho Round-Up, Happy Canyon and the Umatilla County Patriotic Service League, a Christmas letter is to be sent to every Umatilla county boy in the service, whose address is on record in the office of the Patriotic Service League. With the letter will be sent several of the boat photos taken at the last Round-Up and a sheaf of 10-buck bills of the 1918 issue of Happy Can yon currency. All persons having the correct ad dress of any boy in the service in this county is asked to send the same im mediately to M. R Chessman, secre tary of the league, so that as many of the boys as is possible may receive this greeting from home. Of the twelve thousand or more boys who have gone from this county the ad dresses of only about one third are on file. The money for the purchase of the photos and defraying postage expos es, 1 14,10, has been contributed by the Happy Canyon board. Women Needed Overseas. Since the war is ended, more work ers than ever are needed. So tHte an urgent telegram received bv Mrs. C. H. Marsh, actine chairman nf the Bureau of Personnel, of this county. Women are needed for Hospital, Hut and Canteen service for overseas at nee. The requirements are stated as follows: Good education, health and uopy disposition, as well as the abil tv to work hard and obey orders; to .'o where sent and be able to work un let adverse conditions; must have 100 in cash of her own. She will receive for her services 450 francs per month, according tu locality and 5 francs a day while in Paris, with transportation and uniform allowance. Must sign up for one year's service if given main tenance, and six months if a volunteer. (iuestions will be answered daily from ! fill fi, at the oflice uf headuuarters in Pendleton. 8orn Near Strassburg. Mis, Louise Itosunzweig, a former veil known resident of this city, now it Lumurit, Wash., writes an Athena i Mend: "Look on the map for my old home in Alsace. The name is Det weiler, near Saverne, or SOabern. We are !J0 miles northwest of Strass burg near Hagenau, where bombs were dropped a week or ho ago, and close to the Vosges Mta. where often I have gone with mv father with the ox team for wood, going through Saverne. And. by the way, I see our dear General Koch is going to ride from Metz to Strassburg, and I feel quite sure he will go right through my home town and pass our house on his way. It iH on the main road to Paris, and is very beautiful." New Man at Zerba's. A Zerba Bros, have letsed the Athena Garage to S. G. Lissinger, a well knetyn automobile machinist of l'en dletdn. Mr. Lissinger is now manag ing the garage, having taken possesion of the business Monday of this week. He will at once add an expert automo bile mechanic to the present force of workmen, in orler that prompt atten tion may be given patrons. Died of Pneumonia. Vic Tuomi, a laborer, died in his room at the St. Nichols hotel late Sat urday night of pneumonia. The man took to his bed Friday, after feeling badly for a couple of days. He was a native of Finland, and si, far as known had no relatives in this country. He had been employed on various ranches in this vicinity and during the summer and fall worked on the new elevator. The remains were interred in Athena cemetery Sunday, Pastor Burton of the Christian church, holding services at the grave. i Behind on Quota. Chairman Watts reports that Athena is lagging behind on her quota in the United War Work campaign. The committees have been working hard to secure the balance needed to put Athena over the top, and will continue to work until the amount is subscribed. The subscription lists are still in the hands of the solicitors. Rocky Land Breeds Sailors. The best sullors in the world come from Brittany, and the best sailors la Brittany hall from Ouessant Island, the) hind farthest west In Frunce.. This Is land, which Is named Ushant on the American charts, Is rocky, forbidding, almost barren of trees, so much so that the Breton fathers tell their children not to climb any trees when they go visiting. North, west und Bouth of the island Is open water, which lit' winter. Is almost constantly In a turmoil be cause of the frequent storBia. The channel, tho Atluutic and the Bay of Biscay vie with each other Id vain efforts to overwhelm the Island and prevent Its Inhabitants from wresting, a living either from the land or the water. Chicago Dally News. sM Trete Firmly Anchored. The great limbs of the tree are full of leaves and every leaf acts as a sail to catch the wind. Tremendous pres sure Is exerted ngulnst an old tree: when the wind lis blowing. It bends a little from the top; Its limbs wave In the air, but It stands erect. It Is an chored in the ground by the roots, of course; that Is understood. But Im agine, if you please, what great spread the roots must have, how they must be interlaced In the earth, to what depth they must extend in tha earth, to hold the great tree uptight as the winds press ugstagt It