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About The Athena press. (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 7, 1919)
j tM -IMOBPKNDtSMl V; .'PAl-'liH S !'lf,B, Boyd. Publisher tATHENA. OREGON, FEB. 7 1919 1 An order has been placed with fan Eastern printing house for a beautiful ly lithographed testimonial which is to be presented by the city to Athena boys who have been in the service of their country, in token of appreciation and esteem in which the soldier is held by Athena citizens. The awarding of these testimonials in in keeping with the practice followed by every hamlet, town and city in the nation, and thei distribution is made on the sole basis of patriotism, for the sufficient reason that partiotism is the mother lode from nich the bulwark of a na tion is created and perpetuated. Once b man is called to the colors, answers the demands of his country to the beBt of his ability and receives an honor able discharge at the hands of the Gov ernment in recognition of, and in re ward for services rendered, there may be distinctions but . thoro cannot be discrimination. Otherwise, patriotism would be lowered to a purchasing level fostering class aggrandizement, rec ognized in degree only as fate or cir cumstances favored in acts of heroism or deeds of valor. Patriotism is not confined to person, creed or race. Hence, personality and degree of ser vice is engulfed in a blending of united endeavor in upholding the honor of the Nation. Degree of service allows of no discrimination whatever, while distinc tion is won by individual effort and re ceivos reetgnition irrespective of rank, color or personality. nother horror of Kt is itmtot Imk-v on the lthiue. V. . NOW KNOWS WHAT A LEA IS T,ME T0 EXERCISE PATIENCE Newark Philosc iher Learned Some thing During the Course of an Afternoon's Leisurely Stroll. There Is said to be a scarcity of gold coins. Why not use eggs as a substitute? The war did some good. It taught us the difference between Dutch and German. And the war aftermath Is like a pho tographic process It develops a lot of, exposures. Unlike precious metals, It is cot the scarcity of common sense that makes It valuable. No war ever ended with so little opportunity for the "I Told You So' guild to sny It. Editorial writers see in the signs of a great labor movement a disposition to equalize in a measure, an inter national wage scale. Should this re sult, they see co-ordination in some branches of manufacture, especially in that of iron and steel, with America and Britain leading in production. The elimination of Germany almost totally from the iron trade, they contend, leaves this country and Great Britain to supply the demand, and with wage scales much the same as now being agitated and contended for in both countries, would practically null ify commercial warfare. Granting that Irvin Cobb is a more humorous humorist and a more ver satile quill pusher than Kernal Wood, we do asseverate that Irv. has nothing on the Kernal from the viewpoint of physiognomy. As a "looker, " the Kernal has ol' Irv. backed oh" the trail, judging from the merits of a halftone picture of Cobb which was recently printed in the Oregonian and tbia is tossing no boquet at Wood, either. Spooking of Cobb, reminds us. Irv. uncorked a descriptive sentence during hiB lecture at Walla Walla the other evening, which the Press can gleefully and conscientiously apply to the kernal -"A ripe, rich, fleshy oyster without a shell on it I" Their loss of a million dead does not Dear out any contention that the Brit Ish are not fighters. Once a marine always a marine, ap plies to the spirit of the heroes of Chateau Thierry. The last hope of the German propn gandlst la to sow a few seeds of Jeal ousy among the allies. Germany's rigid elimination of non essentials does not Include the lopping on oi liars of looters. Secretary Daniels' report reveals our navy was mightily successful in com hating the cooties of the seas. The more German ex-royalty talks, Ihe more It proves that it is Just as rot ten a loser as it was a winner. Perhaps when the boys get home and Icon the price of civilian clothes they will decide to stay In the army. The censors, however, were not ask ed to do the impossible by keeping se- rot the return of the American troops. Die German spy system In America II have to go down as the hugest unworkable infernal machine In his tory. The headline "Somewhere In France" lias given way to "With the Ameri can, French or British armies in Ger many." It may he nil right but it sounds sus- ilelnus to hear that a mnn named 'astro has been elected president of ortugal. . Speaking of Liberty bonds, how would you like to he a hoche with a Strong box full of autocracy bonds and stomach T There are nlmost as many "rone sto les" coming out about the peace con ference as there are pipe dreams In an aero club. The lowing herd wound slowly o'er the lea. The day had been a delight ful one for walk'ng and as we swung along In our two ls and hobnail shoes, a heavy stick Ir our hand,, we rtVnnt deep from nat re's fount, learning many things. the mild-eyed cows made their lei rely way down the road ind we ood aside to watch them pass, the Id lines ran tbrongh our mind, vngu iy yet with new ap propriateness. 1 never before had oc curred to us that we had oniy the loosest concept i of what a leu was, and now we resolved to find out. Retracing our steps, we followed the lowing herd to a pleasant farm stead with a windmill, a silo, and a large barn inscribed, "Grade A Pas teurlzed Dairy," where we found the Grade A pasteurized dairyman, by name Ole Ycnsen. "Are these," we asked, "your Grade A pasteurized cows?" "Sure," sale Mr. Yensen ; "all banc Ilnlsteln stock and not a plugged one in the bunch." "And where is the lea o'er which they wander?" Mr. Yensen regarded us with sus picion. Flnnlly he said : "Ay bane have a grade cow killed on a grade crossing once. A man by name Lee he claimed him nnd das railroad paid him snventy fi' dollar and Ay get nothing. He bane move away now. Ay don't know where he bane gone and Ay don't care." We know now what a lea Is, but we didn't get It from Yensen. Newark News. GIVE CREDIT TO CERVANTES Immortal Author of "Don Quixote" Responsible for Many of Our Most Famous Sayings, Current prices will have a most helpful effect in encouraging the American people to save food that Eu rope may be fed. In the occupied territories shopkeep- rR are forbidden to charge Americans more than they do Germans. This is the hardest blow of all 1 With the thought of yesterday's epi grammatists in mind, it should be set record that no one has handed down to this age more homely and Im mortal sayings thnn Cervantes. "Don Quixote" Is, full of them: "Why do you lend on a wild goose chase?" Sure as a gun;" Within a stone's throw;" "Little said Is soonest mend- "There Is no love lost between "Honesty Is the best policy;" All Is not gold that glitters:" "A ord to the wise is sufficient;" "The pot calls the kettle black ;" "Counting your chickens before they are hatched ;" "My thoughts ran a-wool gathering," and "As secret as the grave." One need not look far behind to find nyid as a March hare" also attrib uted to this prolific Spaniard, but really it was an inspiration of the English poet, John Skelton, who lived In the time of Edward IV. "Set the cart before the horse," as well as "I have other fish to fry," comes from sixteenth century Rabelais, while "A bird In hand Is worth two in the bush" goes all the way back to Plutarch. Crown Prince Willy says Luden dorff undervalued the power of the United Slates; but the United States never .undervalued Willy. Airplane mail routes are marking out divisions in the free, franchise! CM air. Presently there may be charted ways Mid property In the blue. Itcgardloss of (he rail administra tion's efforts that extra cent a mile Is going to keep passenger service from returning to normal for a lot of folk. For the reason that Oregon counties are ready to match state money for road improvement, sentiment favoring the proposition is crystalized. The proposal of submitting the issue to referendum would cost the state the useless expenditure of 100,000 to hold an election. Senator Kitncr and othors are right in their contention that the legislature should declure that an emergency exists, and pass a bill authorizing the issuance of the road, bonds, thereby saving the state the cost of an election. w The Portland Journal opines that there is no known mason why the pa role officer of the Oregon penitentiary should not be abolished. The position has boen used to disorganize and dis rupt affairs at the prison. There is now an efficient warden at the'pen itcntiary who can function both as warden and parole officer and save a useless salary. ,J The ex-crown prince has renounced ids right! formally. Like the famous old lady when her (line enmc to die, he was resigned because he had to be. In "Little Old New York." If a certain actor hud accompanied a party of round-the-towners the oth er night he would have been either thrilled or embarrassed, says New York Sun. After the theater the par ty went to the Waldorf roof nnd saw one of tho actor's former wives' the center of a gay, laughing party. The next stop was at the Astor roof where there was another former -wife of the same actor dining with n handsome young gallant who danced divinely and at the last stop on the Majes roor was the third former wife a dinner to several women nnd French army officers. It was tell which was the most be; They all seemed happy. It Is femlnd ful of another actor who went to an other theater than his own to sec a Play. He was seated next to a former wife and her husband. They all c hat ted pleasantly together and later supped together. A strange town this New York. American tourists should figure on a stay at Prague, Bohemia, where the hotel proprietors are reported as hav ing "cut their rates more thun 100 per cent." Anyhow, the men between thirty sev en and forty-six who laboriously pre pared to answer all the queries of the questionnaire learned n lot about them selves. , Tho special Victory odition of the Pendleton Tribune is before us. It ii J a very creditable edition, displaying vr marked care as to accuracy in nrcsent- i .ing to tho resftlibg public, Umatilla county a war endeavors. The text is well written, and typographically, the American enterprise Is catching on in France. In the Voafel region, ho tels are being planned for the tourist I'Ush anil the fnrtltl.wl k.LJ fc.. ..Tribune's usual atandaroVrf excellence the Americans are being preserved for IS upheld. I ngnts." Government may take over the meat Industry, hut that seems rather out of character. Fancy kicking to the government because your chuck steuk Is tough ! A I general thing, when mother and Ihe girls are getting the house ready for company they can agree on nearly everything except what to do with father. If the world could learn to think Id the actual terms or one human race Instead of in arbitrary terms of many rncs Its problems would he pushed a long way toward solution. No state, for Its population, pro oiu-es less or nres essentials New York, say the statisticians, man does not live on food alone, about vaudeville and statesmen? than But How American Invented Electric Fan. Michael Faraday devised the elcc- tro-mnenetlc rotation apparatus In the year 1822. Bnrlow In 1823 produced the rotation of a star wheel placed in the field of a strong magnet. These devices wore very crude nnd simple, however, and developed In finitesimal power. Undoubtedly the first electric motor employing mag nets wound with many turns of wire, and also comprising I motor which util ized both permanent steel magnets and eleetro-mngnets, was that perfected by Prof. Joseph Henry of Princeton uni versity, In tho year 1831. Henry pro duced reclproentlng motion as well as the rotary motion by electro-magnetic means. Henry's motor, according to Elec trical Kxperlmenter, was the fore runner of the present day electric motor. Philippines Grow Beet Hemp. Hemp may grow nil over the world, hut the famous Philippine fields are the ones we know best as yet. They have a real monopoly on the crop, as their soil seems to be especially adapt ed for It. The abaca, a they call It, looks very much liko the banana tree. They belong to the aame family, but the fruit of the hemp tree is not edible, nnd the liber of the banana Is not strong enough to use. The very best quality of hemp grown In the Philippines comes from the fields ubout Mount Mnyon to Luzon. The dust and ushs of this majestic volcano have formed the most rerfect soil for Its culture, a aoll that la found nowhere else lo the world. m" - yY - ) be ......rung 6i...v..iiy. Now Is the time for all good Ameri cans to be patient. It is true that the times are out of joint. Nothing is done the way It should be done, a plague of Incompetence is upon us, there has been a general slowing down In all branches of business and industrial life and a general lowering of the average of social efficiency. But it Is the war, and we must have patience. Don't flare up and tell us that it takes ten min utes to get your "party" on the tele phone, nn'd then, like as not, it Isn't your party at all. You ought to be thankful for any party. And the elevators! And the clerks! They do not wait on you. You wait on the clerks, oh, so long. And it Is going to be worse for a while. But It Is the war, and It is to be expected nnd we will have to put up with it. Busi ness and industry nre In the hands of recruits who have not been to training camp. But they are being trained as fast as possible, and by and by the re cruits will be veterans, the times will get back in joint, things will be done the way they should be done, efficiency will again reign, business and indus try will be speeded up and all will be well. In the meantime, while the cap tains of industry nre training the rook ies and doing their best to get the world running smoothly again, it is up to us to be more patient than we ever were before and smile nil the while. St. Louis Post-Dispatch. T ll) sent M Years Ago. in tie giving two bard to .... , mini STEP IN FOOD CONSERVATION Minnesota Physician Hat Discovered Method of Condensing Buttermilk and Retaining Nutritive Value. In a recent Interview with Dr. Wil liam Grelck of St. Paul, Minn., the fact was brought out that immense quantities of buttermilk have been wasted. Doctor Grelck is a member of the American Chemical society and for yenrs has devoted much study to the milk problem, As a result of his efforts a method has been discovered for condensing buttermilk into a semi solid smooth substance of the consist ency of Ice cream. All the nutritive value of the but termilk, is conserved in this product, and it Is especially suitable for use in bread making. From eight to ten pounds of this material when added to a barrel of flour produce a loaf of greater food value. The milk protein The roads are drying' .Up and the lurk and the robin are with us. The revival meetings which have been in progress in the Christian church closed Monday night. The to tal number of accessions was 2P. Hugh Worthingfon of Weston, nas accepted a situation in a Pendleton grocery store. I J. M. Craig of Walla Walla, has ac cepted a "case" in the Press compos ing room. I Albert Bales. Philip Price and Ella Craigen attended teachers' examina tion at Pendleton this week. Our hose team should begin to train for the tournament. The officers of the association will meet in Pendleton on the 15th to decide on a place where the tournament will take place. Prof. Pickel. the artist, will endeav or to organize a class among our young ladies in decorative art painting. The Press is pleased to state that Prof. R. O. Hawks is now able to be out. Born, in Athena, February 1, 1896, to Mr. and Mrs. G. W. Hansel I, a boy. Mrs. Lowell Rogers and Mrs. Adam Knox were central figures in a runaway below town Sunday night. The. buggy pole tore through the neck-yoke and scared tne team., i he ladies weri thrown to the ground and Mrs. Roge severely hurt. The buggy is a wreck Mrs. F. B. Boyd entertained the fol lowing named ladies at her home yes terday afternoon:''' Mesdamcs Johns, Csllender. Osburn. Rosenzweig, Kirk, Cox, Young, Brady, Hawks, Leeper, Edington. Freeman, Hollis, Wilkinson, Glass, DePeatt, Beale; Misses Beale, Young and Booth. The country north of Milton has a unique society known as the Arena Club, composed of people of widely different ideas on politcial, religious and sociological subjects. It would seem that such a society might resem ble a congress of Kilkenny cats, but in stead, everything is harmonious. Aitit it the limit. the Contractor "You'd think any. body buta kid would know that genuine Gravely is bound to give more real tobacco satisfaction than ordinary plug." ML Good taste, smaller chew.longer life is what makes Genuine Grave iy cost less to chew than ordinary plug. 4H WrtUttt Gbnuinb Gravely ' DANVILLB, VA, far Mill OH ihfwlni flut, The Churches, Methodist Episcopal Church. ' We were grateful for the good crowd present last Sunday morning and that we are permitted now to hold our reg ular Sunday services. Sunday school at 10 o'clock and preaching at 11 next Sunday morning. Memorial services helps to make up the deficiency in our in the evening. The Rev. H. F. Pem- Derton, District Superintendent of The Dalles District, will preach. He will also preach and hold the quarterly conference Monday night. The people of Athena are invited to come and hear this excellent speaker. present-day flour substitutes. The vitamines of the butterfat help to de fine the structure of the brend, besides producing an agreeable milk flavor; and the sugar of milk, aside from be ing of great food value, when com bined with the dextrin In flour makes a fine brown crust at a comparatively low baking tempernture; It saves fuel and prevents unnecessary loss of moisture. Omar Repudiated. "A book of verses underneath the bough," began the man who quotes. "That's far enough," interrupted Miss Cayenne. "The loaf of bread must be curtailed to limit the wheat consumption. The" jug of wine te out of place in a prohibition community, and even as to the book of verses- I'd ratherjtear somebody read tho war news. Baptist Church Notes. We take great pleasure in announc ing that all services will be resumed this coming Sunday. The Bible school will meet at 10 a. m.. preaching at II. Union meeting at the Methodist church at night. Let us make it a great day. This should be a rally day in which the whole community will show our gratitude for the staying of the epi demic among us. You will be greeted with the glad hand by pastor and church. E. R. Ulevenger, Pastor. Executor's Notice. the - County Court for Umatilla County, Oiegon. In the Matter of the Estate of James F. Zerha, Deceased: Notice is hereby given that the un dersigned has been appointed Executor of the estate of James F. Zerba. de ceased, by the above entitled Court, and that he has qualified as said exec utor as by law required. All puis ma having claims against said estate are notified to present the same to the undersigned, or to his attorney. Homer I, Watts, at his office in Athena, Ore gon, verified as by law required, with in six months from this date. Dated at Athena, Oregon, February 1819. Virgil R. Zerba, Executro. The Christian Church. We are happy to announce that reg ular church and Sunday school meet ings will be resumed next Sunday. our.day school at 10, preaching at 11. Union meeting at the Methodist church at 7::i0. What a delightful fellowship we en joyed last Sunday morning. We have every assurance that the splendid meetings of last Autumn will soon be realized and work in the church and Bible school again engage our minds. Brethren, I can think of nothing more empty than life without the church and the blessings it so freely bestows. Be in your place Sundav. B. B. Burton, Pastor. Catholic Church. Regular services will be resumed at the Catholic church Sunday morning at 10 o'clock. Peyton Brand f ; REAL CHEWING PLUG Plug packed in pouch. r Patted Plants Cut Flowers, Funeral Designs We have made arrangements at the Foss Hardware store to handle our business here. Call and see these plants, and find at what small cost you can have nice Rosos, Peonies, Window Boxes and Flower Beds. We can tell you the different plants that grow best. PARR S ROSE GARDENS Telephone 46 F 15 FREFWATER, OREGON HMttBMtltttl Pendleton Marble & Granite Works r ' " i T. A. WYLIE, Proprietor PENDLETON, OREGON. PATRONAGE SOLICITED THE PARKER BARBER SHOP A. J. Parker, Proprietor ' Shaving, Haircutting, Massaging, Shampooing. Bath Rooms In Connection, St. Nichols Hotel Block Athena, preg. i a. A A 4 A A A il ESTABLISHED 1865 Preston-Shaffer Milling Co. American Beauty Flour Is made in Athena, by Athena labor, in one ol the very best equipped mills in the Northwest, of the best selected Blucstem wheat grown' anywhere. Patronize home industry. Ypur grocer sells the famous American Beauty Flour Merchant Millers & Grain Buyers Athena, Oregon. Waitsburg, Wash. HMIMIIIIIIIIIIIIIIHHIIIMIimillMHIIIHIHI We carry the best MEATS That Money Buys Our Market is Clean and Cool Insuring Wholesome Meats. A. W. LOGSDON Main Street, Athena, Oregon T THE UNIVERSAL CAR We can make deliveries on all styles of Ford Cars within a few days after your order is signed. Let us have your order now and avoid the Spring rugh. There will be no change in the following prices: Touring Car, $525.oo Runabout, - 500.oo Chassis, - - Sedan, - -Ton Truck, 475.00 775.00 550.OO All f. o. b. Detroit We also carry" full line of parts and accessories at all times. Let us see you. Burke & Son Garage Phone 82, Athena, Oregon
