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Allies' Flyers Outdo Foe With Machine Guns. tATHENA. OREGON, NOV. 22, 1918 No truly patriotic citizen cud be a proflleer. The army needs no nursing but It needs nurses. . i Loose change leads a better life when Invested In Thrift stamps. ' jVJifilt course, the profiteer always bits III at an unexpected moment It's gettlngcold enough for the glrU to put aside their summer furs. Sweetness and light may penetrate Germany through the shell holes. Autocracy has only Just begun Its course In the school of udverslty. Metz may resist attack a long tlma, but there-are other ways Into Germany. Glue Is said to he scarce probably owing to the demand for Thrift stamps. Many a woman would be glad If kitchen work were listed as nonessential. If you are not doing nny war work, get busy. There Is something you can do. Now the world Is discovering that It needs women quite as much as It needs men. The world seldom sympathizes with the man who advertises hl troubles with a spite fence. Skill In Use of Weapons Gives Vic tory In Combats With Hum Somewhere In France. Accurate ranchlne-gun Are Is the chief require ment of the successful combat avia tor, allied aviation experts agree. For tunately for the allies, that is one de partment in which their aviators ex cel. It is Interesting to note the progress made in the weapons used by aviators. At the opening of hostilities airplanes were used mainly for observation work. Their pilots were armed gener ally with carbines, and sometimes only with a revolver. Then came the fight ing airplanes and the single and dou ble machine gun. But these newer and more deadly weapons are useless unless properly aimed, and this Is no small task, as the pilot must aim not his gun, but his whole machine. lie must use his airplane as a gun mount. It is easy to conjure some of tho pilot's difficul ties when the gun mount Is maneuver ing nntfttravellng twice as fast as any express train, while Its target Is In similar action. Nor is that all the difference be tween aerial and ground gunnery. On the ground ammunition Is practically unlimited. In an airplane every ounce of weight counts, and ammunition Is therefore strictly limited. The great er, consequently, 1b the need for ac curacy in shooting. It Is Important that no ammunition shall he carried which Is not absolute ly reliable, and all is selected and tested. Guns are rigorously Inspected, for u Jam at a critical moment might prove fatal. In training, on the other hand, ammunition Is carefully select ed for Its badness, the object being, by means of frequent gun Jams to muke the cleuring of u stoppage automatical ly simple to the pilot. The successful air fighter must be a good pilot, but even the most bril liant trick flyer, the "stunter" who can throw his machine about In the air and make It n supremely difficult target for his adversary, Is neverthe less Incompletely equipped as n fight er unless he can combine brilliant Hy ing with brilliant gunnery. Foch's rule that "offense is the best defense" applies even more In the air than on land, und It Is by following that rule that the allied fighters have won their ascendancy over the Germuns. Tidy American housewives admire the thorough way in which Hie Yanks over there are "mopping up." When the enemy is weakening Is no time to "hit soft." The mercy stroke Is a quick, sure, deadly thrust "Spanish grip" Is at least n less qb Ject(onabIy named epidemic than "Ger man measles." The public Is again earnestly ex horted to remember that the Hist signs of Influenza are not to be sneezed at. REAR ADMIRAL CLEAVES A tax of 10 per cent on all men's clothing has been ndvueated. Jus: so they don't put a tax on patches I Men's trousers ure to be shorter and tighter. Let them come everybody la prepared for the worst The glad hand Isn't for the fellow with a cold. In time of war prepare for peace Bud good roads. W. ' What is there worth saying that can't be said In BngUlhl In the fall the good man's fancies heavily turn to thoughts of coal. When In doubt about what lo do with :'-tbose coupons buy Thrift stamps. Mctz Is supposed to bo well sealed, but the Yanks are expert can openers. Fighting wllh speed, skill and force ti tliu strulghtest road to a Just peace. The war Is not being fought, how ' ?cr, to make tho world safe tor profiteers. Iteur Admiral Albert Gleaves, com mander of cruiser and transport force of the United States Atlantic fleet. Our nnvy Is doing fine work In guard ing the uninterrupted flow of Ameri can troops to Frnncc. Not one trans port bound for France has been sunk by a Itoche submarine, and that la something that all true Americans may well be proud of. This Spanish Influenza should he de ported straightway as an undesirable citizen. When the war needed a little more ginger, American soldier boys provid ed It '8lp Should Be Undisturbed. People are beginning to realize thut sound sleep Isn't obtainable In a bed that rattles or squeaks or that shocks the nerve Into seml-wilkefulness by unusual illpplngs of the springs or un expected crenklngs. Tho advent of the scpurnte bed and the banishing of the double bed Into the Umbo of warming pans and nightcaps is a dlstluct ad vunee from the standpoint of hygiene, sanitation and more rational sleeping habits. When separate beds, or, bet ter still, separate sleeping chambers, are In universal use. men und women, especially nervous men und women, and delicate children, will get a good deal mnro sleep than tbey do at pres ent; they'll derive more lusicilt from the sleep they do get. All this will make It easier (or them to do with con siderably less sleep than they now ru-aulre. An Itinerant pickaninny band hail ing from an orphan asylum In the South struck up lively airs In one of the streets and attracted attention, ac cording to a Saratoga Springs corre spondent of the New York Evening Post. The doughty little drum major, dressed In an Imposing collection of colors, rested between airs and sug gested to bystanders that they make contributions for the good of the cause. Four army officers stopped and ban tered the leader until his soul grew vexed. Suddenly he had an Inspira tion and turning to bis dozen Jazz mu sicians he raised his baton and gave the signal for the "Star-Spangled Ban ner," which the darkles played with earnestness and drew out as long as possible. The officers, of course, Immediately came to salute and remained In that posture until the grinning dram major brought down his baton on the final note. The officers appeared a bit red In the face and proceeded along their way without attempting to "spoof" the band nny further. They appeared to be making remarks not to voce. Nov. 18 to 25th Wk Mm Wmi 1 AIR GUNNERS EXCEL 1 60T BEST iY 0FF,CERS ! Heater Week ! SCHOOL DISTRICT BUDGET AN I N DKI'liN I M'.N 1 NKWal'APKK F. B. Boyd. Publisher Subscription Rates. One copy, one year $2.00 One copy, sue months $100 One copy, three months 75 Leader of Pickaninny Band Showed Himself Fully Capable of Dealing With Emergency. We have a complete line. Call and see display and let us tell you about them. "LOOK WHAT THIS UN GOT" Black Warrior Wearing Monocle Uses Hun Major as His Pack Animal. Paris. During the recent American advance out of Obntenu Thierry a Bod Cross captain was looking about for suitable hospital sites when he met an American negro soldier marching along toward Chateau Thierry, following closely behind a German major. Tho negro had transferred his. pack from his own Dock to the bBCk of tho Ger man officer and had also transferred the German major's monocle to bis own rye. Thus equipped the black warrior was parading triumphantly down the road. As he passed the Bed 6roal captain he called out: "I Bay, look here what this nigger done got." mm i mm it 1 1 To the Clerk of School District No. 29, Umatilla County, Oregon: Following is a statement of the es timated amount of money needed by the district during the fiscal year be ginning on June 17th, 1918, and end ing on June 30, 1919. This budget Is mate in, compliance with Section 217 of the School Laws of 1917, and in cludes the estimated amounts to be received from the county school fund, state school fund, special district tax and all other moneys of the district: BUDGET Estimated Expenditures The Reward of Kindness. The unusual feature of an Individu al devising all his effects to his busi ness partner to the exclusion of his children, and not preserving any es tate to devise Is bontained In the will of a Chicago citizen, which was ad mitted to probate recently. The tes tator left all he possessed to his part ner. In explanation of his action the testament reads : "My reasons for this are that what worldly possessions I have are due entirely to the generosi ty of my partner and I feel that I only have a life Interest. Although It would be a pleasure to leave my chil dren something In other circum stancesas I am I must be Just. They ure young and able." The peti tion accompanying the document states, however, that the decedent, a Hebrew, left no estate. NO CHILLS HERB t Chase the chills out of the bathroom with a Perfec tion Oil Heater. It cheery warmth will be ap preciated by the whole family. Easily carried about Used in 3,000,000 homes. Buy your Perfection now. Come in, at your conven ience, and ace them. S. E. Darr Adams, Ore. PERFECTION OIL H EATERS Agg-g3 19. Teachers' salaries $ 7,000.00 Furniture 200.00 Apparatus and supplies, such as maps, chalk, erasers, stoves, cur tains, etc 400.00 Library books 260.00 Flags Repairs of schoolhouses, outbuildings or fences 150.00 Improving grounds . . 160.00 Playground equipment 50.00 Janitor'? wages .'. 900.00 Janitor's supplies 200.00 Fuel . 1,000.00 Light and power Water i . Clerk's salary Postage and stationery For the payment of bonded debt and in terest thereon, issu ed under Sections 117, 144 to 148 and 422 of the School Laws of Oregon, 1917 Insurance 250.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 4,125.00 230.00 24 Total estimated amount of money to be ex pended for all pur poses during the year $15,205.00 Estimated Keceipts. From county school fund during the coming school year 1,900.00 From state school fund dur ing the coming school year 370.00 Cash now in the hands of the district clerk 35.00 Estimated amount to be re ceived from all other sour ces during the coming school year, county high school tuition fund 600.00 For Sale Postoffice Corner and two Store Buildings adjoining on two lots known as the Stahl Estate Property for $5,000 Cash for quick sale to settle the Estate Address F. R. S., P. O. Box 327 Walla Walla, or Phone 326, Walla Walla. 'Hid 1 Total estimated receipts, not including the money to be received from the tax which it is proposed to vote 2,905.00 Itccapitulation. Total estimated expenses for the year ..$15,205.00 Total estimated receipts, not including the tax to be voted 2,905.00 On next Monday I will open an exclusive Automobile Repair Shop Balance, amount to be raised by district tax $12,300.00 Dated this 24th day of October, 1918. B. B. RICHARDS, M. L. WATTS, A. R. COPPOCK, Board of Directors School District No. 29. Notice to Creditors. In the County Court for Umatilla County. Oregon. In the Matter of the Estate of Maria Allen, Deceased. Notice is hereby given that the undersigned has been appointed by the above entitled court, executor of the estate of Maria Allen, deceased; and that all persons having claims agsinst the said estate should present them to me or to my attorney. Homer I. Watts, at his office in Athena, Ore gon, within six months from the date of the first publication of this notice. Said claims to be verified as by law required. Dated Nov. 15th. 1M8. Albert Allen, Executor. The Fellow who zrgued wttn Jtm the other night ran up against the shock of his life. 2. Jim knows tobacco. And before he got through, Jim made the fellow admit that Real Gravely tastes better and gives a satis faction you can't get out of ordinary tobacco. A small chew of Gravely lasts so much longer that it costs no thin g,ex tra to chew this class of tobacco. It toes furlher-tkat't whj jo con let the food taste of this class of tobaca aitkout extra cost. PEYTON BRAND Real Gravely Chewing Plug nch piece packed in a pouch THE PARKER BARBER SHOP A. J. Parker, Proprietor Shaving, Haircutting, Massaging, Shampooing. Bath Rooms In Connection, St. Nichols Hotel Block - - - Athena, Oreg. IITTrTVVVVVTTTVVTf 'J Tharp Bros., Building, Athena I will make a specialty of repairing all makes of cars. E. T. Walker Notice of Final Account. In the County Court of the State of Oregon, for Umatilla County. In the Matter of the Estate of B. D. demons Deceased. Notice is hereby given that I. as Administratrix of the above-named estate, have filed my final account and report with the Clerk of the above en titled court, which court has appoint ed 11:00 o'clock in the forenoon on De cember 7, 1018. and the County Court room in the Court House of Umatilla County, Oregon, at Pendleton, in said County, as the time and place when and where all persons having any ob jections to anything in said account and report contained, or to anyuiwg done by me as Administratrix, may nresent. the same and they will be heard, and at that time and place saia account will be settled by the Court. This notice is published pursuant to an order of said court made on Nov ember 7, 1018. Clara E. demons. Administrator. Pays Fine to Red Cross. Hutchinson, Kan. Fred Burns, gen eral manager of tho Consolidated Flour mills hero, must pay $1,000 to the Red Cross because he violated the food laws. The fine, which la tho, largest aateased as yet lu Kansas, wus an nounced by Food Administrator Walter l. Iunes. Pendleton Marble & Granite Works PMBjBtlBt'ililu Jaf. A. WYLIE, Proprietor PENDLETON, OREGON. PATRONAGE SOLICITED iiiiiimiiiiiiiTtT W Notice To Creditor. In the County Court of the State of Oregon for Umatilla County. In the Matter of the Estate of Milton L. Hays. Deceased. Notice is hereby given to all per sons whom it may concern that Will M. Peterson has been appointed admin istrator of the estate of Milton L. Hays, deceased, and has qualified as such. All persons having claims against his estate are required to pre sent them with proper vouchers as re quired by law to the said administrat or at his law office in the Smith-Crawford Building in Pendleton, Oregon, within six months of the date of the first publication of this notice. Dated this th diy of October. A. D.. 1818. " Will M. Peterson, Administrator of the estate of Milton L. Hays, deceased. 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Everywhere where business ex ists there is a present want for the Ford truck. Consider the price $550, without body, f. o. b. Detriot. Let's talk it over with you. Burke & Son Garage Phone 82, Athena, Oregon HE Summons all the forces and resources of the Republic to the defense of Freedom THE OREGON AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE which the United States authorities have r.-.nked as one of the fifteen disti.iguishcd institutions cf the country for excellence in military training, h:.s respont'od to the call. The College distinguished not only for its military instruction, but Iisr::icu!snrj also fob Its strong industrial courses for men and for women: In Aarnjlture. Conferee, Engineering, Forestry Home Economics, Mining, Pharmacy, and Vocational Education. Its wholesome, purposeful stutlcnt life. Its democratic college spirit. Its successful graduates. Students enrolled last year, 3453; stars on its service Bags, 1252, uvct 1011 poiiim ripicM.!iuug omccrs. College open September 23, 1013 ror catalog. ntwIUuienuei Booklet, inJ other iaiorraalion write tbthe rSeatitrtr &mulr, 3r':r.