m The Athena Press circulates in the homes or readers who reside in the heart of the Great Umatilla Wheat Belt, and they have money to spend 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 jSi&ered at the Post Office at Athena. Oregon, as Second-pasa Mail Matter 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 ' Adda Littlojobn, Se-fJBt,-.- WT. mi T": , -; ,-M