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VOLUME XL.
ATHENA. UMATILLA COUNTY. OREGON. FRIDAY. ANUARY 17, 1919.
NUMBER 3
ATHENA MAN GETS
A BELGIAN MEDAL
KING GEORGE INSPECTS THE ROYAL AIR FORGE
After one week's illness with in
fluenza, Mrs. Homer I. Watts died at
her home in Athena, at '2:10 Sum a '
morning. To a majority of Athena
people, the death Was a great surprise,
for not untiJ, Saturday noon did, it be
come generally known that Mrs.
Watts' condition had terminated into
a critical stage. Physicians from
Walla Walla and Pendleton had been
called in consultation, and at the last
two trained nurses waited on the pa
tient. Everything that skilled atten
tion and medical service could perform
was resorted to without avail.
Mr. Watts was first taken with thj
disease, after returning from a bus
iness trip to Spokane. He was just
recovering when his wife was stricken
and a trained nurse who had been at
tending him in his illness, was there
to attend Mra. Watts when she first
became ill, so the best of care was ad
ministered from the very first.
Open air funeral Bervices were held
at the residence Monday afternoon at
a o'clock by Pastor Burton of the
Christian church, after which the body
was laid to rest in the family lot in
Athena cemetery, friends leaving the
grave literally banked with choice
floral offerings.
Obituary. Jennie Josephine Gaines
was born December 7, 1887, died Jan
uary 12, 11)19, aged M years, one
month and five days. Her father died
when she was a little girl, and her
mother passed away a few years later.
At 1" years of age she faced the world
as an orphan. She lived near Medford.
Oregon, where she was born, until she
was engaged to Homer I. Watts, her
future husband, who placed her in the
Normal school at Ashland, where he
held the chair of mathematics. In
June, 1904. Mr. Watts secured a school
for her in Umatilla county, where she
taught while he was in Harvard Uni
versity. They were married in Port
land October 7, 1U05. Mr. Watts re
turning to Harvard to finish his law
course. After graduating, Mr. and
Mrs. Watts taught for one year in the
Athena schools. Since then shu has
been a hel mate to her husband in his
law office. Yet she found time to take
active interest in civic affairs of her
home town. She was a devoted mem
ber of the Athena Library Board, was
interested in Red Cross work, a dili
gent and faithful correspondent to the
Mhena boys who left their homes here
for the trenches in France; a loyal
neighbor and friend, of the young, sh
endeared herself to a large circle of
friends. Only a day or two before her
illness, she received a letter and pho
tograph from the little French orphan
of her adoption. She leaves to mourn
her loss, besides her husband, two sis
ters, Mrs. Maud Ottoman of Medford,
end Mrs. Alice Woolridge of Athena,
' and one brother. Claud Gaines, now in
France with the Engineering corps uf
' the U. S. Army and one of the sur
vivors of the Tuscanja disaster; and
a host of friends besides.
SAVING OF $57,000 BY
BULK HANDLING GRAIN
In order to get a close estimate of
the money saved in shipping 1,000,000
bushels oif grain from Condon to Port
land in bulk instead of sacked, and to
bring the matter before the pubilc, the
Farmers' Elevator company of Condon,
through its manager, D. B. Thomas,
recently offered a number of ca6h
prizes to school children for essa s on
the subject. The first prize of 120
was awarded to Miss Wilma Dver of
Mayville, who estimated the money
saved in shipping in bulk and made
such a close estimate that she differed
but S00 from Professor Hislop of the
Agricultural Oregon college, who
judged the essays and who had fixed
the money gained by shipping by bulk
at 57,000 for 1.000,000 bushels.
The first gain is on the sack, since
these coat at 1-2 cents apiece and the
farmer only gets 18 cents in return.
Then there is the loss in screenings,
which the farmer could sell at $5 a ton.
When the grain is shipped in bulk
these are returned to the farmer at the
elevator and he is also relieved of the
expense of paying the warehouse for
handling them. Since 1 per cent of
every bushel is culled out as screen
ings, this is an appreciable item.
The contest served to show that, if
J57.000 can be saved on 1,000.000 bu
shels of wheat, the statewide gain, if
ail farmers could be persuaded to use
the bulk method of handling grain
would be large.
The Presentation of the Belgian
Croix de Guerre by Lieutenant-General
Bern .eim in the name of King Albert
of Belgium to 150 officers and men of
the i) 1st or Wild West Di'ision took
place at the headquarters of the 53rd
artillery Brigade, Lovie Chateau,
southeast of Proven, on December 17,
191' , accoiding to word received in
Portland, and published in the Oregon
ian of last Friday. '.
"For meritorious services ,,in action
during the Flanders offensive of Octo
ber 111 to Novemberll, 1918," the
citation reads.
One regiment of the 91st Division
wjas later chosen by King Albert to
lead Belgian and French troops in tbeir
triumphal entry of Brussels, after the
signing of the armistice.
The names of many Northwest men
appear in the list published in the
Portland Oregonian. who were award
ed the badge of honor, among' them
being that of ;Carl M. Cook, of Athena,
Headquarters Troop, 91st Division.
Before joining the. array Private
Cook was in the employ of Joseph N.
Scott, and will be remembered by
Athena people as "Shorty" Cook.
Just prior to joining the colors, Mr.
Cook was quarantined in Athena with
scarlet fever, and on his recovery was
mustered into the service at Camp
Lewis.
'
. fi) Vt rMrrn NewMWDf -Cnlon
King George recently made a tour of Inspection of the Itoynl nir force mid reviewed the entire cadet corps,
photograph shows the king returning the salute while the cadets innrdi past.
Til,-
NEBRASKA VOTE IS
FATALITY TO BOOZE
I Prohibition became part of the basic
I law of the United States yesterday,
January 1(1. Ratification of the fed
eral amendment by the Nebraska leg
islature makes that measure the
eighteenth amendment of the federal
constitution.
AH i ut a half-dozen of the 48 states
are expected to adopt the amendment
in the next few weeks but the action
of Nebraska gives the ratification of
three-fourths of the states, the number
necessary to administer John Barley
corn the K-0 punch.
One year from yesterday, every sal
oon, brewery, distillery and wine press
in the land must close its doors unlets,
as now seems likely, they are already
closed at that time by war prohibition
which goes into effect next July 1, and
stays until completion of demobilization.
READ I TO START OUT TO
BOMB Et'iETZ
GARMENT BADGE; OF IDLENESS
These AuKr:nin aviators are consulting maps just prior to starting upou
a bombing expedition on MetSi, the Alsatlun capitul.
U, S. HEALTH SERVICE
ISSUES WARNING
Dry Amendment Ratified.
Final ratification of the National
prohibition amendment was effected
Wednesday when the Oregon Senate,
by unanimous vote, adopted Senator
Eddy's prohibition resolution, and then
a few minutes later concurred in the
House resolution presented by Repre
sentative Elmore.
T"l-If l"Vnf.rni-ir MAoamaitr
- ww vuiuv.uaL y mvvCUIUIL.
The Rev. Mark Freeman, a Metho
dist missionary in Malaysia, was the
guest of Rev. W. A. Pratt, Wednesday
niRbt, where he was in consultation
wilh a few of the local officials of his
church in the matter of the Centenary
Movement. This movement is in com
memoration of the founding of the
Methodist missionary society one hun
dred years ago; and during a period of
5 years there is to be a campaign for
greater efficiency throughout the wide
world connection to raise the vast sum
of 80, 000,000 for missionary enter
prises, both at home and strategic for
eign centers. This is the largest
amount attempted by any church in the
United States, though all of the prin
cipal denominations are planning sim
ilar campaigns to raise vast , sums of
money to meet the conditions created
by the World War. Mr. Fieeman met
with a local committee heie to plan the
work to be attempted.
Flu on the Decline.
The flu situation in Athena has been
I rapidly clearing up this week. The
! epidemic appears to have reached its
j climax last week, since which time it
has been on the decline with almost
the same rapidity as that which mark
ed its astounding incre se uf patients,
when at one time between fo and 100
cases were recorded in town and vicin
ity. Fortunately, only a few of tbe
: rases developed into a critical stage,
I the great majority of them being in
light form.
Washington, D. C With the subsid
ence of the epidemic of Influenza the
attention of health officers Is directed
to pneumonia, bronchitis and other
diseases of the respiratory system
which regularly cause a large number
of deaths, especially during the winter
season. According to Rupert Blue,
Surgeon General of the United States
Public Health Service, these diseases
will be especially prevalent this win
ter unless the people are particularly
careful to obey health instructions.
"The present epidemic," said Sur
geon General Blue, "has taught by bit
ter experience how readily a condition
beginning apparently as a slight cold
may go on to pneumonia and death.
Although the worst of the epidemic Is
over, there will continue to be u large
number of scattered cases, many of
them mild and unrecognized, which
will be danger spots to be guarded
Dgalritr." The Surgeon General likened
the present situation to that after a
great Are, saying, "No fire chief who
understands Ills business stops playing
the hose on the charred debris as son
as the flames and visible fire have dis
appeared. On the contrary, bo con
tinues the water for hours and even
days, for he knows that there is dan
ger of the fire rekindling from smol
dering embers."
"Then you fear another outbreak of
Influenza?" he was asked. "Not neces
sarily another large epidemic," said
the Surgeon General, "but, unless the
people learn to realize the,erloiisness
of the danger they will be edhipellod to
pay a heavy death toll froijijgneumo
nia and other respiratory dliM.
Common Colds Highly CatcniSfc:
"It Is encouraging to ohserveHat
people are beginning to learn tliajLor
dlnary coughs and colds arc hiMy
catching and are spread from pcrsta
to person by menus of droplets of
(term laden mucus. Such droplets are.
sprayed into the nlr when careless at
Ignorant people cough or sneeze with!
nut covering their mouth and nose. It
is also good to know iliat people have
learned something about the value of
fresh air. In summer, when people
nre largely out of doors, the respira
tory diseases (coughs, colds, pneumo
nia, etc.) are Infrequent; In the fall,
us people begin to remain Indoors, the
respiratory diseases Increase; In the
winter, when people are prone to slay
In badly ventilated, overheated rooms,
the respiratory diseases become very
prevalent
Suitable Clothing Important
"Still another factor In the produc
tion of colds, pneumonia and other re
spiratory diseases is carelessness or Ig
norance of the people regarding suit
able clothing during the seasons when
the weather suddenly changes, sitting
In warm rooms too heavily dressed or,
.what Is even more common, especially
among women, dressing so lightly that
windows are kept closed In order to ho
comfortably warm. This Is a very in
jurious practice.
Couti)ave 100,000 Lives.
"I believe w'e1ould easily save one
hundred thousand' lives annually In
the United States fj. all the people
would ndopt the system of fresh air
living followed, for example, In tuber
culosis sanatoria. There Is nothing
mysterious about It no specific medi
cine, no vaccine. The Important thin
Is right living, good food und plenty
fresh air.
Real Significance of Joseph's "Coat o)
Many Colors" May Not Be Gen
erally. Understood.
Do you know the ronl reason Why
Joseph's brethren hated blni aiid sold
him to a band of Ishmaelltos and into
slavery, and after first deciding to
slay htm?
You remember the story In Gene
sis which, by the way, Is the most In
teresting hook In the Bible that Jo
;eph's father guve him a "cont of
many colors."
The father did not give the other
brothers coats of many colors, for. as
stated In the story, he loved him mere
than the others.
Now hero Is the real reason Joseph
was hated:
"A coat of many colors" of that
time, In the land of Canaan and ad
joining civilizations, was a badge oi
idleness.
The sleeves of a coat of many colors
came down almost to the finger tips
to Indicate that the wearer dtd no
manual labor.
As late as the French revolution In
Europe, and even In our Colonlnl time
here In America, certain gentlemen
wore lace on their coat sleeves that
covered their hands, thereby lndlcnt
lng that so far as they were co'ti
cerned there was "nothing doing" in
the way of actual work. Cottreil'
Magazine,
FAMOUS OLD MIDDLE TEMPLE
Historic London Edifice Contains- Ac
tual Stage on Which Shakespeare
Acted Before Queen Elizabeth.
The hall of the Middle temple, Lon
don, contains a table made from a tree
presented by Queen Elizabeth.
The top Is 30 feet long and 3 Inches
thick and forms "the high table" for
the Benchers of the Inn. The dnls on
which It stands Is at the western end
of the hall, and on the actual floor
boards of this platform Shakespeare
performed "Twelfth Night" for the
entertainment of "the Virgin Queen,"
who opened the hall In 1572.
The eastern end of the hull Is occu
pied by a magnificent carved screen,
ftri1ulit.il In I ,71 Mi,, nntiul. r.,,,.1 ,
itwhleh forms tbe Minstrels' gallery.
Droplet Infection Explained In Pictures.
"The Burtnu of Public Health,
Treasury Department, has Just issued
a striking poster drawn by Berry n,
the well-known Washington cartoonist.
The ioster exemplifies the modern
method of health education. A few
years ago, under similar circumstances,
the health authorities would have Is
sued nn ofllclul dry but scientifically
accurate bulletin teaching the role of
droplet Infection In the spread of re
spiratory diseases. The only ones who
would have understood the bulletin
would have been those who already
knew all about the subject. The man
In the street, the plain citizen and the
many millions who toll for 'their living
would have had no time and no desire
to wade through the technical phraseology."
Italia Garibaldi Runs an Ambulance.
On the highway lending to Epernay,
wagons and ambulances of all the al
lied armies were passing title 'after the
other In nn endless stream. .
An ambulance was driven by a yonng
woman In khaki, covered with dust.
The Italian -soldiers resting along the
fond luvormbfy saluted her with voice
ami gesture, and she In turn smiled
sweetly back ut them.
She was Italia Garibaldi, niece of the
hero of two wars. She Is attached to
a fine hospital for Italian Alpine troops
situated In the neighborhood where
she was seen. This hospital at pres
ent Is tilled with soldiers of all the
allied armies, Americans Included.
Italian-American News Burean, Chi
cago. . ,
: lory remains with us and so do tin
war luxes.
The walls of the hall are paneled to
a great height, a nt! both the panels
and windows above are richly emblu'
zoned with die coats of arms, dating
from the sixteenth century, of legal
luminaries, members of the Inn.
Among them mny be observed the
nrms of Sir Walter Raleigh, Pcpys
and of the present lord chancellor anil
the present lord chief justice of Kng.
land. Portraits by Vnndylc, l.ely
Kneller and Murray, together with
suits of well-preserved armor, Krentfj
add to the mural adornment of (his
historic edifice.
Interested In Strangers.
Many of the native customs men
tioned by "Merrlgnl" as Sainoan or
Melnneslan seem to be observed all
over the western Pacific, the Sydney
(Australia) Bulletin says. The ex
treme deference to the chiefs was
pructiced by the Maoris and FlJIans
particularly. In I'apuu the Trobtiand
natives are the only tribe wilh any
regard for the claims of high descent.
They never stand In a chief's presence,
much less walk past hlni. The custom
ut placing a stone in n leaf on a path
as a "no thoroughfare" sign Is com
mon In PVipnn.
A favorite trick there Is to knot ,n
vine or long grass across the tracks
us a warning In go hack. The north
eastern Papuan Welcomes a visitor hy
feeling over ami pinching the caller's
arms and trunk, remarking nl the
same Hme what splendid condition he's
In. Coming from a people who have
been and are, when they get a chance,
unblushing cannibals, this Is uther
ilfccoiicertlng, however complimentary.
Boycott the food profiteers and they
will soon come down.
MEETING FAVORS ROAD
BONDS OF $1,050,000
H. A. Barrett and Frank Berlin
represented Athena at the meeting
held in Pendleton yesterday to discuss
the proposition of getting county, state
and federal road building under way.
Mr. Barrett says the unanimous sen
timent of the meeting which was com
posed of representatives from every
part of the county favored bonding the
county for 11,060,000, a sum consid
ered bv the road commission as neces
sary to meet the requirements of se
cu, ing state aid in putting the roads
of the county in standard condition, in
cluding the hard-surfacing of the Wal
la Walla-Pendleton road, from the
state line to the point near Eastland
where it now terminates,
Mr. Barrett says the amount of the
bonds proposed, practically covers the
wants and needs of every section of
the cqunty roads.
IMPROVEMENTS BEING MADE
AT FIRST NATIONAL BANK
Modern improvements are undo r
way and interior alterations are being
made at the First National Bank,
where a change in the location of fur
niture and fixtures results in a much
larger lobby.
Contractor Fisher is doing the work.
The change effects the enlargement of
the lobby at the front entrance and
does away entirely with the cashier's
private office at the north end of the
building, the new arrangement placing
tho offices in the south part of the
building.
The present vault fixtures which
are of wood, are peing replaced with
new and modern fireproof steel fixtures
of latest design. They are manufac
tured with the view to ctnvenience as
well as safety and are such as are used
in the vaults of the larger bnnking in
stitutions. At the annual meeting of ihe stock
holders held Tuesday afternocn, all
officers were re-elected for the term of
another year. The officers are: W. 11.
Shaffer, president; M. L. Watts, vico
president; F. S. LGrow, cashier; R.
T. Cannon, assistant cashier. 'Direct
ors, W. B. Shaffer, M. L. Watts, R. T.
Cannon, Henrv Koepke, F. S. LeGrov.
Reports showed that the last year had
been a prosperous one for the institution.
In 01' Kentuck.
Everett Zerba writes that the Press
be sent to his address, Headuuarters
Co., F. A. T. B.. Louisville, Ky. Ev
erett aavs they have been shifting him
around lately and that he has finally
found lodgment in the Motor Transport
Service, rnd is on special duty. He
says that he is well and sends regards
to Athena friend.
England Grows Sunflowers.
The big war revival In agriculture Is
producing many Interesting experi
ments In the growing of new crops on
land not In use for growing human
food. For example, a big area In Eng
land Is now, on the suggestion of the
food production department, planted
with sunflowers, the seeds of which
are valuable both as a source of oil
and for poultry food,
Small cultivators ure also urged by
the government to now sugar beets as
an Improved food for stock, especially
for plgg. Farmori whose cereal crops
have failed owing to attacks from dif
ferent parasites are advised to grow
instead unseed. The latest reports
from the country show unprecedented
activity In potato planting in spite of
Hip had weather Ink! spring.
OREGON'S PEOPLE
TO HAVE A BIG JOB
One of the biggest jobs ever put up
to the people of the State of Oregon is
right now at hand.
This job consists in carrying out the
program which has,: been mapped out
by those who attended the three-day
Reconstruction Conference just closed
in the city of Portland providing em
ployment for all who want to work.
The Reconstruction Conference took
up and discussed everjl phase of . tbe
labor situation, and while it has no'
authority to compel action ; upon . any
proposed plan, it is certain that the.
general discussion had a tendency to
arouse interest and stir the public to a
more thorough realization of its duty,
For the past month, George L. Ba
ker, Mayor of Portland, in connection
with Wilfred F. Smith. Federal Direc
tor of the U. S. Employment Service
for Oregon haa taken a leading part
in a movement to bring about a con
dition in this State by which every
soldier and sailor may readily find em
ployment upon returning to his home
alter release from service. This move
ment culminated in the Reconstruction
Conference that ended in Portland last
Saturday night.
The establishment of local bureaus
for returning soldiers and sailors has
been effected in every county in the
State with a manager in close touch
with employment conditions in charge.
These bureaus in some counties have
a membership of as many as sixty per
sons acting asan executive committee,
all of who are scouting for jobs for
those seeking employment.
Enforced idleness is the parent of
Bolshevism. Millions of dollarB for
highway construction and reclamation
projects would be trifling in compar
ison to the evils growing out of a pro
longed period of enforced idleness.
It is proposed to reach every em
ployer of the state by sending to him .
a blank card upon which he will give
data covering employment in which he
is interested, stating whether or not
he can use additional men, the cards to
be returned to the Federal Director of
the U. S. Employment Service where
they will be held for the information
of those seeking employment.
In this connection tho following rea-i
olution8 have been adopted by the Dm'
tilla County Patriotic Service League:
Whereas, The demobilization of the
armed forces of the United States
brings wilh it the problem of the ab
sorption of the returned soldiers, sail
ors and marines, into the industrial
life of the Nation, and
Whereas, It is the belief of this
body that the majority of the returned
men and bovB would prefer to return
to the industries and positions they
left upon enlistment; that an obliga
tion rests upon all employers to rein
state those who resigned positions
with them to serve their country; and
that such reinstatement would go far
in this count) toward Bolving the prob
lem of employment for discharged sol
diers, sailors and marines.
Therefore be it RcBolved, by the Ex
ecutive Committee of the Umatill"
County Patriotic Service League that
it hereby appeals to and urges all em
ployers in the county to invite the dis
charged soldiers, sailors and mnrines
to return to the positions thev left
when they entered the service of thei
country, and
Be it further Resolved, That thW
committee requests that tho refusajjr
of employers to follow this just policy
be rupurted to officers of the League
to the end that an investigation be
made. J. V. Tallman, Chairman,
M. R. Chessman, Secretary.
Dated this lllth day of January, 1919.
ANNUAL REPODT OF THE
ATHENA BRANCH LIBRARY
Following is the annual report of the
Athena Branch Library:
Nu. adult books circulated
h fic. autltt. non-fic. 127, total 27011
No. juvenile books circulated 90f
ML magazines circulated - 2231
I Total 59JO
No. readers registered
adults. 69, children 14, total 7
Ml), books added by purchase HO
Nn " " by gift, - 47
Fin. Report:
Rec. Exp. Bal.
Cash fin hand
Jan. 1. 1018. 2.5H
Rec from city 280.00 213.52 88.84
Fines on over
due books 17 2! m.81 .48
Rental collect'n. HO.Otl 2f.5!l 13.89
Independent.
"Suppose all the doctors .have to go
to war?"
"I don't care. Mr. Hoover doesnVt
let me eat anything that disagree, ,
with me." .iWdtal
Totals 10N. 87 J5,8
, Expenditures Itemized:
Rent for room
Magazine subscription - 2
Now books - v;
Rook shelves -Insurance
on bu.uks
611.01
17.60
17.00
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