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1 Advertising The oAthena Press circulates ill' the homes of readers who reside in the heart of the Qret Unwtilla Wheat Belt, and they have money to spend i i Entered at the Poat Office at Athena, Oregon, aa Second-ClaBS Mail Matter f this n-.t;.-c I nifir; I V uurJBubacrfpf prccial ymvr rent ' VOLUMlt XL. ATHENA. UMATILLA COUNTY. OREGON. FRIDAY. FEBRUARY 1, 1919. SOLDIER MEMORIAL PLAN IS SUBMITTED - Mr. B. B. Richards, fMI Hit Peesi mnntinriT1 "W liirrt" t--''5 l-Tp in terested in securing a fitting memorial to Athena soldiers, marines and navy men who entered the service of their country during the World War, pre sented the matter to members of the local Red Cross amTLibrary Board, at an informal meeting held in the library room Tuesday afternoon. As staled. Mr. Richards' conception of a suitable testimonial of Athena's appreciation of her soldier sons, was based on the construction if a building which would give a permanent home to the Red Cross, the Library, and to the soldier a lobby or rest room, in which war relics brought home by him could be kept on display. Mr. Richards said he came to the Red UrosB and the Library Board to seek their active co-operation, for the reason thai nearly every one in the community is a Red Cross member and that the ladies of the Library Board have the enviable reputation of being eminently successful in their civic en deavors. Further, he stated that by virtue of organization, they represent the only logical source from which united effort can be secured and de pended upon to inaugurate and bring to successful termination the project in question. Mr. Richards informed the meeting that Mayor Watts had offered, in case a building is decided upon as being a suitable memorial, to donate the site and also the logs, should a log bung alow plan be selected for the building . this in tribute to the memory of his departed wife, who was an active mem ber ot the Library Board from its in ception and a worker in the Red Cross. . However, Mr. Watts' offer of the site did not restrict the building to be one of logs; other material could be used according to the desires of the com munity. Further action will be taken later when an expression from the comiuun ity has developed sufficiently by dis cusslon of the project in mass meeting and otherwise. It is realized that suc cess depends wholly upon the united aupport of the citizens of Athena and neighborhood and with a Red Cross membership of over 600, it is conn dently expected that this support will be given. BEUlTIVEiBIVrBECEPIIOfl TO RETURNED SOLDIER BOY On Sunday, the 9th inst., a happy reunion of the' Mclntyre family of Adams took place in that city, in hon or of Peter R. Mclntvre, one of Uncle Sam's stalwarts, who had just returned safe and sound from Fiance. ?Nr hav ing served since the 18th of vrijfeptem ber, 1917, as private in Bauery A, 348th Field Artillery, of -the 91st Division. In addition to his father, mother, all his sisters and brothers,, friends and relatives from different points gath ered to greet him and offer congrat ulations on his safe return to the good old U. S. A. and his former friend and associates. Among those present were t " following: Mr. and Mrs. M. C. J'clntyre, his parents; Mrs. Isabel Mclnyie. his grandmother; Mr. and Mrs. Peter Mclntyre of Calgary, Al berta; Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Potts and son Edmund; Mr. and Mrs A. C. Mc lntyre and family; Mr. and Mrs. D. N. Mclntyre and family; Mr. and Mrs. Al Boylen and son of Pilot Rock ; Mr. and Mrs. Chester Gernmell and family of Heppner, and Lyle, Dan, Lawrence, Wendell and Gwendolyn Mclntyre. RESUME OF WORK OF OREGON LEGISLATURE Road Legislation to Occupy Both Houses Most of This Week. The Centenary Movement. At the Methodist church Monday night, Rev. H. F. Pemberton. District Supt., preached and helped to organize the local drive in the gigantic Cen tenary program, in commemoration of the centenary of their Missionary so ciety, which was founded in 1819. The plan, is to quicken the denomination along all lines; to stimulate the local chuiches; to preach the stewardship of time, of talent, of substance, and to incidentally raise the vast sum of fS5.000.000 for their wnr'd wide work. The Methodists were the first of the great churches to put on such a pro gram, according to the statement of Mr. Pratt, the local minister, and since it is launched, all the chief de nominations have also lejinched sim ilar movements, to raise sums of mon--y to help reconstruct the world fol lowing the great war. Change in Store Room. The store room of C. A. Barrett & Co. is being altered this week in order to give more apace for the display of shelf goods carried in connection with their agricultural implement line. The office will be moved to the rear of the building and additional shelving will be put in. No Consolidation Likely Reconstruc tion Commission Suggested 220 Senate and 427 House Bills Appear 35 Measures Become Law Mini mum Sentence Clause Removed Red Flag Bill Passes Budget Prun ed $1,385,650.72. Salem. Both houses resumed work Monday after the usual weetend ad journment with two weeks in which to accomplish most of the real work. While the various committees havo been busy whipping proposed legisla tion into shape and many measures of minor importance have received at tention in either house, none of the big bills have passed. Road legislation, which overshad ows all other issues, will occupy most of the time of both houses this week. The $10,000,000 road bond bill has appeared after weeks of contention in the committee, and numerous pavlns bills are ready for the legislative grind. There Is apparently little op position to the bonding bill, but some of the other road bills are likely to cause some vocal fireworks. Bonding Bill Fellows Closely 1917 Bill. In its present form, the result of nearly two weeks of consideration and compromise the bond bill follows closely the lines of the $6,000,000 bond bill passed by tjse 1917 session and referred to and approved by the peo ple in the special election in June, 1917. Efforts to instruct the state highway commission as to which roads should first be completed have been overruled, inasmuch as members of the commission have said they can and will havo work proceeding simul taneously "on "Ml' "the primary trunk roads. The main effort at first was to insist that the 'commission com plete the Pacific highway before any other trunk line was touched. Those advocating this demand have been convinced that they can depend on the commission dealing fairly by the Pacific highway and that there are other roads of importance in Oregon calling for speedy completion. No Consolidation Legislation. Early in the -session there was some prospect of consolidation legis lation, but it is now freely predicted that all proposals -for consolidation of the management of state Institutions will fail at this session. The depart ment of agriculture bill, chief of all the measures proposed by the joint consolidation committee, was defeated in the house after a stormy debate, and it is understood that other con solidation bills will be quietly con signed to the legislative scrap pile. Reconstruction Legislation Unlikely. Apparently there will be no prac tical reconstruction legislation at this session. Early in the session it was roughly outlined what could be done In reconstruction, such as road work, Irrigation, drainage and logged-off lands and land settlement, but no one attempted to combine these Ideas into a workable programme. It has been suggested that a reconstruction com mission be created to formulate legis lation to be presented at a special session of the legislature. Fewer Bills Introduced. A record is being made by the OreJ gon legislature in curtailing the num ber of bills Introduced. Up to the present time 220 measures have been introduced In the senate, against 305 for the corresponding period of the 1917 session, while In the house 427 bills have been introduced, against 529 two years ago. At the conclusion of the first four weeks of the session, but 35 bills have been signed by. the governor, 23 house bills and 12 from the senate. Many more bills, however, have been sent np to the executive for consideration. Most ot the bills passed so far are of minor importance. Minimum Sentence Law la Repealed. Provision la made for doing away with the minimum sentence law In i sending prisoners to the state peni tentiary In a bill by Representative ' Sheldon, which passed the house. The . measure removes the minimum sen tence clause from all criminal laws, and provides that, when a convict has served one-fourth of his term he may ! be paroled, If bis record shows htm ! to be deserving. Another of Sheldon's penitentiary ARMENIA AND SYRIA ,t;:: ANOTHER JOB FOR THEIR UNCLE 5AJf series also passed the house. 1t makes it a felony to escape or to aid in the escape of any person from a penal Institution. Curiously enough, no such law lias heretofore been written on the Oregon statutes. Red Flag Bill to Become Law. Representative Gordon's "red flag" bill was passed by the senate without debate and without a dissenting vote. All the fireworks over the bill were shot off In the house and the senate passed the bill without oratory or fuss. Briefly it provides that it shall be unlawful tor any person in Orgon tu display a red flag or any other em blem indicating disloyalty to the Uni ted States government, or belief in anarchy or other political doctrineB the objects of which are the disrup tion of organized government or defi ance of the laws of the state or the nation. $75 Minimum Pay For Teachers. A minimum salary of $75 a month, for Oregon school teachers i3 provid ed by a bill -passed by the house. The measure, which was introduced by Representative Mrs. Thompson, makes it unlawful for a board of directors of a school district in the state to pay a teacher less than $75 a month, making the members of any board signing a contract in violation of the provisions of the measure personally liable for the amount specified in the contract and withholds all aid from the county school fund. '", '. Bill Provides Education For Soldiers. Free tuition, board, lodging and clothes for honorably discharged sol diers who wish to attend any educa tional institution in the state, which is supported wholly or in part by pub lic funds, are provided for in a bill Introduced in the senate, by Senators I. S. Smith and Walter Pierce. The bill applies to soldiers who have served tn the army or navy within the last two years and who were residents of Oregon prior to entering military service. Budget Cuts Total More Than Million. Out of total budget estimated re quirements of $6,i '4,758, so far acted upon by the joint ways and means committee, that committee has tenta tively allowed to date $5,449,137.28 and has made total reductions aggre gating $1,385,650.72, a total of redue- ions which many legislators fondly warned the committee early in the session could not be reached. It is believed the outside appropria tion bills are pretty well in now and efforts will be made to pass the money around as far as it will go. But the committee and the legislature is com mitted to the policy of keeping within he ( per cent basis and intends to dO SO.. ..' .!- v- Many Development Plans for State Legislation intended to promote the development of Oregon has not been overlooked this session, and if the var ious measures with this purpose in view are approved, the legislature will be able to point to something accom plished other than a stream of salary tftJsing bills. , Anu as to the latter, thereaMabout 50 salary-hoisting bills, Most the development bills re quire fundSjin Iarj.t quantities. As a rule, they dkLfor bond issues. They are aimed to Tju n up Oregon's re sources of land ani water -power; to bring into being steamer lines to stimulate commercsmnd navigation and to provide roads folsa'l sections of the state. These are thewialn meas ures, which are supplemented by sev eral minor ones. Primarily, the farmer is benefited. and industry advanced. Potentially, these measures arc creators of labor, tor to carry out almost any one oi them will require ..he services of an army of skilled and common laborers. ROOSEVELT MEM ADDRESSED BY P EM8E Rev. H. P. Pemberton, of The Dalles was the speaker at the Roosevelt Mem orial services at the Methodist Epis- .nn.l .linvtk Ci1ii4av punninir H ' addressed a large congregation, the meeting being a joint one of the churches of the city. The speaker gave an eloquent dis course on "Good Citizenship," which had for its fundamental basis Christian citizenship, as one must be it follower of earth's greatest Citizen, in order to be called a good citizen. It being the concensus of opinion, he said, that Roosevelt followed that idea, made him in many respects a character wor thy the emulation of growing Amer ican manhood. Rev. Pemberton is superintendent of The Dalles District, Cglumbi i River Conference of the Methodist Episcopal church, and Monday evening preached a sermon at the local church. !S -I PJniiP nP IMTCPCQTIMfi mi n uiiuui ui IIIILIILUIIIIU E County Initiative Bill Introduced. Counties would be given the same initiative and referendum rights as are now enjoyed by the state, under the terms of a bill introduced by Sen ator Nickelsen. The bill provides that the people in any county may hold initiative or referendum elections on all matters. The slate law governing these two rights is followed in every detail in the Nickelsen measure. Legislative Brevities. By unanimous vote the senate passed a bill which provides for recog nition of Washington's birthday by the public schools of the state. The state superintendent of public instruction will be given a salary in crease of $600 a year under the pro visions of a bill passed by the house. The bouse passed bills Increasing the salaries of supreme justices, Insur ance commissioner and dairy and food commissioner. The btil by Representative Gallagher allowing counties to vote on the ques tion of jack-rabbit bounties under the Initiative passed the. house. Dehorning of cattle and docking of horses and sheep, which has long been practiced In Oregon, would be legal ized under the provisions of a bill by Representative Woodson which passed the house. A memorial to congress urging na tional legislation which will establish a Pacific coast merchant marine on a basis which will enable it to cope with the merchant marine ot other nations, was passed by the senate.. Inconsiderate winter landed with both feet lu the lap of smiling autumn. Athena School Notes I Contributed The work for the first semester clos es this week and credits are based upon the work passed over and the results of the examinations which were held in the High school Wednesday, Thursday and Friday. To secure a half year's credit in any subject, the pupil must cover the full amount of work required by the State Course of Study, All of the pupils who wjre faithful in the home study work have f ullji covered the required work and in this respect have clone what few of the other high schools of the state have been able to do. The following is a record of the highest grades for the past month in High School subjects, and the pupils securing them: Physios, S3; Ancient History, 01; Plsne Geometry, 02; English Litera ture, 98 Aicta Littlejohn. Teachers' Training, 94; Latin, 9 I Frances Williams. Freshman Algebra, 93, Kohlar Betts. Freshman English. 95 Kolher Betts and Lucinda Dell. - Beginning French. 85 Ernest Duncan. Sophomore English. 91; Physiology, 93 Edna Pinkerton. Tyewriting, 91 Faye Zerba. Advanced Algebra, 92; Advanced French, 90 B theen Read. Stenography, Lawson Booher. The monthly tesls were given by Mr. Cribble in the 7th and 8th grades last Friday. The following are those who received the the higheBt grades in each subject: Seventh grade. Arithmetic, Brooks Anderson; Histor , Simon Finster: Geograihy, Ela Ringel; Grammar, Simon Finster; Reading. Brooks An derson, Myrtle Downing; Spelling, Ethel Ueissel; Writing, Alton Lieu alien. Eighth grade Arithmetic, Lucinda Dell. Velma McAlexander; History, Lucinda Dell. Velma McAlexander; Civics. Eva Carstene, Lucinda Dell, Velma McAlexander; Grammar, Sadie Pambrun, Velma McAlexander; Agri culture, Sauie Pambrun, Lucinda Dell; Reading. Conrad Miller, Lucinda Dell; Knelling, Eva Carstens, Lucinda Dell; Writing. Eva Carstens. The Athena Press Honor Cup, over which so much interest was held last year, still remains in Mr, Grinble's room. It is hoped by the seventh and eighth grade pupils that it becomes a permanent trophy of their room. County Superintendent W W. Green was a visitor at Mr. Cribble's loom last Friday. New additions to the Primary room this week were: Nell Treadwell. 1st grade; Hayden Dennis, 1st grade; Hoi lis Dennis and Thelma Schrimpf, 2nd grade. The following pupils received the highest honors in their classes for ex cellence in home study during the en tire vacation period: Lois Smith. Car olyn Kidder, Edwin and Ralph McEw en, Lennore Reeder, Cecil Pambrun, Kenneth Emmel, W.va Loveridge, Sale Next Tuesday. Marion Hansell will hold a public sale at the Winn piace on Pine creek, one mile north of Weston, next Tues day, February 18. at which time he wilt sell to the highest bidder stock, farm implements, '.vagons, harness etc. The stock includes horses, mules, cows and pigs. Drills, plows, harrows, wagons, hacks, harness, blacksmith tools etc., are listed for sale. Col. Yohnka is the auctioneer nnd F.S. LeGrow and W. S. Ferguson will serve as clerks. A free lunch will be served at noon. . v Working the Roads. Vrank Berlin, Wm. Pinkerton and othcVs hsving farms west of town have this week been engaged in road im provement work. The work included grading and surfacing with rock the approaches to the bridge at the place where Bern Banister resides. In a letter to Mr. and Mrs. Sheldon Taylor and daughter, Nylene, dated December 34, George Winship writes in part as follows: "I am camped on the Rhine at last, but was told tonight that we won't be here long, that we move further on up and go into position. It looks as if things are not going ag. they should; I sure hope that we don't have to go through any more hell, I have seen all of it that 1 care to. This is a nice, little town lie are in and the people treat us fine and give us good beds. It seems funny that they would treat us as they do, but suppose that they think that if we don't get good treat ment we would take what we want anyway. We are going to have a little feed tomorrow, Christmas. Also have hired, a German band to play from 2 till 5 p. m so it won't be so bad. But sure would like to be in Athena to night. From the looks of things it will be some time before we get back there. . "I think I will get a chance to go to -Ireland soon , I heard today that we would be allowed passes to foreign countries soon, and as I have three months pay roming, will be financially fixed for the trip. When we were on the Chateau Thierry front and I went to Paris for supplies, my pay sure did look sick each month. But that is1 what money is for in the army. We don't have to worry about eats or clothes. While in Luxemburg I ate eggs at two and a'half marks, fifty cents in our money that is apiece, not a dozen. It was like eating money. "I went through the 2nd battle of the Marne, or Chateau Thierry drive, the St. Mihiel Salient and the Argonne Forest, the worst Of the three was the last hope that I never see men cut up like they were doing in this battle. Will save these things to tell you when I ?et home." Percv Wilson on the Rhine. "lingers on the Rhine, Jan. IS. "I don't know-how long we wtil- be in this country, but hope it is not for long. We have all- kinds of reports about going home, but that is always the way in the army. Saw Chas. Owens the other day, he was on a truck going through this town and I did not get to talk to him. He is in the 143 Field Artillery, not far form hero and when I get the chance will go and see them. The H7 and 148 are in this area some place also. I don't know if the 113th bnglnecra are in France yet, I heard that they went home. It sure will be one happy day when we get orders to leave for when we leave here I don't think It will be long before we are aboard ship. "We passed over some very hilly country in coming here. There was plenty of nice scenery, so they ssy, but you do not enjoy scenery when touring a country by hand, with a hun dred pounds in your' pack tied on your 1 aok. My idea of touring is altogether different. "I was on all the fighting fronts in France but two the Flanders and the Senium - -and have been in the thickest of the scraps. Have not missed one, and am still following the Holmes to see that they do a good job in leaving. We were on the Argonne front when she came to an'er.d, and pulled off the last scrap of the war, just befo'e the armistice began. We threw a bridge across the river Mouse, the night be fore, and the nth and Nth battalions of Murines went scrota, so we pulled off the last fight of the war. Believe me, I sure have been through some hot places but now thst it is over would not take anything for what I have been through." A. O. Hammond With Y. M. C. A. Many Athena people will read with pleasure, the following letter from A. O. Hammond, a former popular pastor of the Methodist church it(ere, which is contributed by Charles mining: 'Paris, Frances JJ.ec, HO, "I left Oregon more than six months ago for service with thV Y. M. C. A. overseas. Hsve been in France since 3latof August. Most of this time have been out near the firing line. 1 taught the French language on beard ship and in England. When I arrived at Paris, was assigned to the French Army where 1 am compelled to speak French all the time. After the armis tice, I returned-to Paris for re-assignment, and was sent to a big French camp 30 miles from Paris. After New Years, I expect to go to the German border, perhaps Strasaburg. I like the French soldier and find him very appreciative of the assistance of the Americans. Of course there is no soldier so great as the American; but one ean admire the courage and pa tience and politeness of the French. "I saw at Paris, the King of Italy, the King of England. General Pershing and President Wilson. Have seen the President of France several times. I expect to be here at lent six months yet. The Y.' If: C. A. is ddli : nig things here and I am proud to be a part of it. "1 get up early here and meet the trains arid evety morning from one' to two dozen Americans or Canadians who canttdt speak a word of French land here and love tu-get them oot of, trouble. If to a big - sttry-aad ?f, would take books to ' tell it But the end H not yet. Until the last soldier reach! home, there is much to do. "Allen O. Hammond. '' The fcUfWing sires to rem si .WHS" I can see avenin't hill. 4 And the cBrve of See the bunehgraas ment still. As the night hreese sin Bringln' with it the Bagel) Anq the sound of the tl And the sunset's warm the gloom, And a purple mist was contributed by it on the dear all at below; ' in wiove- i and fro. ram1 i call. w :.',,,,-, I sec the stars come , from the 'great Dark above And take their placet in strain' array. To watch over some sheep a-wanderfn' about, i That from a lone herdenhave man aged to stray. I hear a coyote yapphV his evenln' sept Over there on the side of a ledge, jf And the ol' rocks relay the sound slWtf To hia mate, who echoes hie weird-lite pledge. A full red moon peeps over a MB. $ And a hoot owl sweeps low ih its flight! A baby jackrabbit creeps close to the brush, Hidin' from that whirr of the hawk fit the night. I see myself sittin', alone, on Bljf: mare, My shirt wet clean thru' with .the dew, , A lovin' the God's Country' one 'finds out' there And my huart is achiu' for you. " Partial Lirt of New Books- 4 Received At the LrsM Following is the list of non-Bath books, lately received at the Athena branch library: Alexander, Teens and the Rural Sun day School; Saehtleben, Across Asia on a Bicycle; Allen, Table Service; Armstrong, Western Wild Flowere; Bailey, Manual of Gardening; Bailey, Training of Farmers; Bergendren, Comforts of Home; Brigham. Box Fur niture; Bruce, Psychology and Parent hood; Bungalow Book; Burroughs, Fresh Fields; Burroughs, Riverby; Burroughs, Under the Apple Trees; Cabot, What Men Live By; Christian. Eat and Be Well; Chubb, Festivals and Plays; Crawshaw, Problems in SSirni ture Making; Dawson, Father of a Soldier; De Uomery. Belgium in War Time; Desmond, Building a Home; Du Challlu, Land of The Midnight . Sun; Eckles, Dairy Cattle and Milk Produc tion; Empey Over the Top; Flnley, American Birds; Fisher, Self .Reliance; Freer, Philippine Experience of an American Teacher; Gibbons. Paris Re Horn; Gilbreth. Applied Motion Study; Gill, Practical Baqketty; Greely, Hand book of Alaska; Greene, Among School Gardens': Hale. By Motor to the Firing Line; Hall, High Adventure; Hal), , Thrift; Hofmann, Piano Playing; Hu ard, My Home on the Field of Mercy ; Hughes, Livingstone; Hutchinson, We and Our Children; James, Varieties of Religious Experience; Johnson, Songs I Every Child Should Know; Kahn, Prin ciples and Methods in .Commercial Ed ucation; Knox, Japanese Life; Ladd, What Ought I to Do' Lapp, Learning to Earn; Le Galllenne, Maker of Ruin-' bows; Lighten, Lewis and Clerk; Mc Cullough, Engineering aa a Vocation; i MacKay, Housekeeper's Apple Book; Maeterlinck, Wisdom and Destiny; Manly, Manual for Writers; Mardcn, Young Man Entering Business; Mas- "tgrpleres of American Literature; Mathews, Familiar Trees; Neil, Can ning, Preserving ami Pickling; Noyas, Design and Construction In Wood; Patterson, Rhythm of Life; Poet. So cial Service; Powell, End of the Trail: Powell, Fighting in Flanders; Quack enbos. Hypnotic Therapeutics; Rex ford, Making of a Home: Richardson, Boy Scout Movement Applied by The Church; Riley. Works. Vol. 4; Rose, Every-Uay Poods ih War Time: Rus sell, Rivera of North America; Sadler. Science of Living; Sceley. Napoleon the First; Serviss, Astronomy With an .Opera Giles; Smith, O. Henry Bi ography; Smith, Gondola Days; Span eir. Efficient Secretary; Wade. Coin' Cookery; Wallace, Lure of the La$Lta dor Wilds; Waller, hfaMbfyg ?, of the Netherlands; Ml)Ml I'ji li of the World; WilMnAfctt, Wright. Low Cost Suburban Efciues; Wyckorl, The Workers Thajteat. 4'