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VOLUME XL,
ATHENA. UMATILLA COUNTY. OREGON. FRIDAY. FEBRUARY 21, 1919.
NUMBER 8
STILL WANTS LOAN
DRIVE DUBiNGAPRI
L
Though short time notes may be
, issued, in lieuof bonds the Government
is planning for a fifth loan drive just
the same. Following the decision to
use short time notes. Secretary Glass
issued the following statement:
"Th- Victory Liberty loan campaign
will b gin not later than April Jl.
The requirements of the treasury are
imperative and cannot be financed
without Buch a campaign. The form
and terms of the securities to be issued
remain to be determined. Whether
they be bonds or notes, it is absolutely
essential that the widest possible mea
biire'of distribution be realized. This
will necessitate a campaign of the
same charaoter as that conducted in
the past through the existing Liberty
loan Organizations. They have pledged
again their united support in order
that (he Victory Liberty loan bonds
or notes may be distributed as widely
bh possible among the American peo
ple. BATTLEFIELD RELICS SENT
HOWIE BY ATHENA SOLDIERS
Another consignment of battlefield
relics has been sent hotpe by Athena
soldiers. In addition to those received
previously by relatives and friends,
the collection is assuming interesting
proportions.
This week's mail brings from Ed
Sebasky two spiked helmets, (the first
of the spiked helmets being received
some time ago by H. I. Watts, and
sent by George Winship, ) a saber
knot and two medallions, one that of
a young woman, and the other mounted
on stone represents the Virgin Mary.
Both the helmets and medallions were
picked up by Ed on the Argonne buttle
field.
Harry Keller sends a couple of Bteins
of two litres measure, which with
other relics are displayad in the win
dows of the library. On a card is this
caption: "Captured, full, by Harry
Banister Keller, Over There."
By far one of the most interesting
relics seen here is a shell from one of
the famous French H-in. '75s. It is on
display at Steele's harness shop. It is
loaded with shrapnel and is the prop
erty of Clarence Gagnon, who trained
with one of these guns at Camp Lewis.
ESUME OF WORK OF
OREGON LEGISLATURE
Last Week of Session Begins
Wjth Work in Both Houses
" Badly Congested.
TOBACCO SELLERS MUST
TAKE STOM INVENTORY
i .
Milton A. Miller, collector of in
ternal revenue, requests the Press to
announce that all dealers in tobacco,
ciiiars and cigarettes must comply
wilh the law which provides a penalty
if inventories are not taken and the
increased tax paid on stocks in the
hands of the dealers. Mr. Miller
writes as follows:
"The pending revenue bill will no
doubt be passed before the middle of
Febiiiary., All dealers in cigars, to
bacco and cigarettes must ascertain
the date of the passage of the Act and
inventory their stuck before commenc
ing business on the next day there
after, i -
"Arrangements have been made to
have the inventory blanks in the hands
of Postamsters in mostplaces and they
may be obtained there. In case deal
ers do not receive an inventory blank
in time, they should list their stock
and write to Milton A. Miller, Collec
tor Internal Revenue, Portland, Ore.,
for proper blank."
WUlaby-Tharp.
At the Christian church in Pendle
ton, Wednesday afternoon at the hour
of 2 o'clock, February 19. 1919, the
wedding of Mr. Virgil Willaby and
Miss Lula Tharp, was solemnized. Rev
H. H. Hubbell.'paftor of the church,
peforming the ceremony. Both bride
and groom were born and reared in
Athena, and ha a large circle of
friends to wish them well in their
married life. The newly wedded pair
returned to Athena Wednesday evening
and will make their home on the Cold
Springs wheat ranch recently leased
by Mr. Willaby.
O, E. S. Installs Officers.
,The installation of officers, delayed
on account of the influenza epidemic,
of Mackenzie Chapter, NO. 112, 0. E.
S.. was held Wednesday evening in
Masonic hall. The following were in
stalled for the ensuing term: W. M.,
Adele McEwen; W. P.. Joseph N.
Scott; A. M.. Louise Boyd; Sec
Treas., Kathleen Barrett; A. C. Mary
Pambrun; Ada, Bertba Steele; Esther.
Marie Pinkerton: Electa. Jennie A.
Watts; Warder, Nella Rice; Sentinel,
Wm. Rice. After the ceremony of in
stallation, a social hour was enjoyed
in the lodge ball.
Anti-Paving. Trust Gill Causes Dissen
sionInheritance Tax Bill Passed
People to Vote on County Salary
Increases Longer Legislative Ses
sion Proposed Ballot for Absent
Voters Tax on Motor Fuel Passes
Persistent Office Seekers Hit.
Salem. The present legislature In
one respect at least has followed pre
cedent for it started out on the clos
ing week of the session with the legis
lative hopper clogged with undisposed
of business. BotH houses are badly
congested with work and the closing
days will witness the usual confusion,
heated arguments and strenuous ef
forts to save pet bills. It seems to be
the habit of legislatures to fritter
away much valuable time during the
early days of the session with useless
discussion on unimportant bills, while
the money and other important meas
ures are held back for committee tink
ering and then rushed through during
the closing hours when there is little
time for consideration.
Practically the only Important piece
of legislation to Its credit when the
legislature started out on Monday was
the appropriation of $100,000 for the
Boldiers. No road bills had been
passed and all the big appropriation
bills had not been presented.
Anti-Trust Paving Bill Passed.
Stormy time3 are expected over
road legislation this week. The house
and senate started the week at logger
heads over the anti-trust paving bill"
which passed the senate last week at-
ter. an extremely bitter debate.
By a vote of 21 to 9, the senate
passed bill 67, the chief of the four
antl-patented pavement bills.
The bill as passed is identical as
reported by the majority of the roads
and highways committee and favored
by those seeking to curb the paving
trust, with the exception of the Moser
amendment to section 7, which now
Bays: "All contracts which may be
awarded for laying any pavement or
for .the purchase of any material, mix
ture or process entering therein, shall
be awarded to the responsible bidder
submitting the lowest aggregate bid
under the specifications in the class
of pavement which the public authori
ties mentioned in section 2 of this act
shall determine to accept."
Those who have been strafing the
patent paving company fought the
minority report of the road commit
tee, which recommended the adoption
of the words, "considering quality and
durability," which gave this discretion
to the state highway commission in
awarding contracts. Over these four
words the battle was waged in the
senate.
MosSr's amendment is construed as
tying the hands of the state highway
commission, by those who voted no.
The others say not.
The addition of the four words
would have given the commission the
power to use its judgment in select
ing pavements and awarding bids.
Strong opposition developed against
the senate anti-trust paving bill when
it reached the house and the ire of
house members was aroused by
threats of certain senators to defeat
the $10,000,000 road bonding bill un
less the house enacted the senate bill.
Tax on Estates Proposed.
Estates in Oregon will contribute an
extra $100,000 "annually to the state
treasury under the provisions of Rep
resentative Schuebel's Inheritance tax
bill which passed the house. The bill
is a compromise measure over house
bill 1, which would have produced an
annual revenue of approximate!)
$350,000 from inheritance taxes. Hits
Mil, it is said, will produce a revenue
of approximately $160,000 annually.
Exemption is provided on estates
up to $10,000, but above that amount
the tax is assessed against the estate
and not against the distributed shares
as under the present law. Additional
tax, over and above that assessed
against the estate, is imposed against
shares which go to others than the
direct heirs of the decedent.
Local Autonomy for Counties Favered
By adopting senate joint resolution
14, introduced by Senator Farrell, the
senate went on record in favor of tak
ing from the legislature authority to
increase the salary of any state of-
D
Remembered
1!A GROUP OF INTERESTING LETTERS
ficiai duriiij, IVs term of office and of
referring all county salary increases
to a vote of the people of the county.
The resolution embodies a consti
tutlonal amendment, which will be re
ferred to the people for approval if
the house takes the same action as
the senate. The proposed amendnioct
provides that the legislature shall not
have authority to increase the salary
of any Btate official during the preis
ent term of that official, and that no
increase in salaries of county official!
shall be valid unless approved by the
people of the respective counties at
.ue next, general election.'
Session of 60 Days Proposed.
A proposed constitutional amend
ment submitted to the senate by Sen
ator Jones of Lane county contem
plates several changes in the provis
ions governing Oregon's legislative as
semblies. The most important proposal would
extend the session from 40 to 60 actual
working days, for which members
shall receive $300. It also provides
that in case an extra session is called
by the governor it must not be of
more than 20 days' duration and the
members shall be paid at the regular
rate for every day of such extra ses
sion. It provides that all bills mu3t be
introduced during the first 20 days of
the session.
Absent Voter Bill "Passes the Houce.
The house passed a bill Introduced
by Representative Kubll which will
enable qualified voters who may., be
away from homo on election day to
vote.
The bill provides that voters who
are absent from home but within the
state may notify his county or city
clerk, as the case may be, 30 days
before election. The clerk will then
forward an official ballot, which the
absentee will sign, together with a
certificate, wWch will then be return
ed to the clerk, who will cast the bal
lot for him. The bill was designed
with especial reference to students
and traveling salesmen, but also ap
plies in all other cases of necessary
absence from home on election day.
Income Tax Is Proposed.
The committee on assessment and
taxation in the house introduced a bill
providing for income taxeB in the
state and exempting certain personal
property from taxation.
Under the bill a rate of 1 per cent
would be charged on the first $1000
of taxable income; 1 Per cent on
the next thousand; 2 per cent on the
next; 2V4 per cent on the next; 3 per
cent on the next; and a similar ratio
on the next each succeeding thousand
up to 6'4 per cent on the tenth $1000
and 6 per cent on any sum in excess
of $10,000.
Gasoline Tax Bill Passed By House.
The house passed the bill of the
roads and highways committee pro
viding for imposition of a tax of 1
cent a gallon on gasoline and a tax of
half a cent cn distillate. The bill as
passed carries the emergency clause,
but with a tacit understanding among
the members that in event the emer
gency clause is stricken from the big
bond Issue bill it will be taken from
this and other minor road bills. The
till will raiae aLCut iu,5ti0 i:i rev
enue, of this $310,500 coming from
;asolln and the balance from distil
late. I
Would Curb Independent Candidates.
A bill aimed at disappointed candi
dates and persistent office seekers
was introduced in the senate by Sen
ator Norblad, of Clatsop county.
The bill provides that if a person is
a registered voter of one political
party he cannot become the candidate
if another political party, nor can he
.ccept the nomination of ttyat party,
iliould he be nominated.
The principal purpose of the bill,
however? Uk4o prevent defeated party
candidates Ifcp running after the pri
maries as independent candidates, ac
cording to the aJtoor of the bill. If
.he bill becomes a llrV the only person
ho can run as an independent candi
,.ite is the man or woman who is reg
.itereil as an independent yoter.
The house also passed a"blH, by Rep
resentative Cross providing that suits
for divorce must be filed in the county
in which the plaintiff resides,
A joint resolution, calling for a bill
to be placed on the ballot providing
for compulsory registration and vot
ing, was adopted by the senate.
Death came to the Oregon military
police when tho bill to keep the or
ganization alive under the measure
introduced by Senator Orton was
killed.
With but eight opposing votes, Sen
ator Dimick's resolution providing for
a submission of the capital punish
ment amendment to a vote of the peo
ple, was adopted in the senate.
Delinquent tax notices will not bo
sent to the owners of property on
which the delinquent tax amounts to
jss than $1, according to an amend
ment to the delinquent tax notice law
passed by the senate.
The prediction that tho ' consolida
tion programme for tho session was
irtually killed when the house killed
ir.a department of agriculture bill,
was fulfilled when the coiStiitteo
withdrew all of its bills.
A house bill by Senator G1M, pro
viding for compulsory surgical treat
n:ent of all school children afflicted
with diseases of the eyes, cars, nose,
throat or teeth, was defeated aftt.r a
tormy debate, which was featured 'jy
Provision for re-establishment of
the straight Australian ballot system
,n the state, with party candidates
egregated on the ballot and the voter
jiven the right to vote a straight tick
ji by checking tho circle at the top of
he ballot over the party of his choice,
s made In a bill by Hopresentat
Lewis which passed the house.
The gasoline tax bill was introdui
in the house by the joint commit
on roads and highways. Under
bill a tax of 1 cent a gallon is lev
on gasoline, distillate, liberty f
and all other Inflammable fuels
motor vehicles.
The sub-committee of the jo
roads and highways committee dec
ed to abandon the proposal to
pleasure automobiles according
weight, and also to eliminate the p
to collect, in addition to the lice
tax, an equivalent of the property
and turn the latter back to the co
ties.
WOMEN OF WEST
AGAIN CALLED
TO THE COLORS
By MRS. A. S. BALDWIN, Chairman
Woman's Liberty Loan Committee
of the Twelfth Reserve District.
We have at the present time about
two million men in Europe who must
be provided with all that is t5Cessary
to keep them In good spirits and con
dltion; and when their work shall have
been finished, they must, be brought
home and demobilized. The Govern
ment must make good the contracts it
has entered Into for the construction of
all war munitions, and for food sup
piles already bought.
Having responded to the Govern
merit's calls In the past, and having
loaned our money ungrudgingly to
hurry forward the men and supplies,
and victory having come to us because
MRS. A. S. BALDWIN
of tills, shall we hesitate for a moment
to respond to the last call the Victory
Liberty Ijomi when we can do so by
pledging our credit, perhaps with some
little personal Inconvenience, sacrifice
or small discomfort?
The blood of the young manhood of
America Is not now required. That
w:ih generously given before (he arm!
Itioe was signed, and now we may give
thanks that no more will be taken.
The credit and good faith of our
country Is at stake We have won the
war, and the cost Is small compared
with what has been won. The men of
the West with red blood In their veins
will not need to be appealed to, ueeause
;hey will subscribe to this last call o',
hft f'.nvernnienl an iinpriirlirlnelv,, as
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GEN. UG0 PIZARELL0
Gen. Ugo Pizarello, one of the most
famous and honored of Italy's heroes,
who Is here on a mission for his gov
ernment, has been decorated 14 times
for gallantry In action. He has won
the Victoria Cross and the Gold Medal
of Honor of Italy, two of the most
coveted decorations in the world.
LARGE BOOK CIRCULATION
BY THE ATHENA LIBRARY
That Athena ranks second only to
l mlli ton in book circulation from the
branch libraries of Umatilla county is
shown by the tabulated report given
below, from the month of January to
August, 1918, inclusive.
It will be noted that Athena leads
Milton and Hermiston, both of which
enjoy a Carnegie donation, by a com
fortable margin. When application
was made for a share of the Carnegie
fund for a library building in Athena
it was withheld on the grounds of In
sufficient population. The following
report therefore may be read with
more than passing interest:
Circulation for Eight Months of 1918.
918 Athena Herm'st'n Milton Weston
Jan. 20, 1919,
a few lines to let you know
where"I am, and that I often think of
Athena and the people there, and still
consider that place my home. I am
at present located at Wengerohr, Ger- .
many, in the Province of Rhine. We
ate between Trier and Coblenz, two
important cities in this psrt of Ger
many. We left France about a month
ago and traveled overland on our hors
es, taking about four days of hard
traveling. We came through Luxem
burg. That is a large city and very
beautiful. It is more like American
cities than any I have yet seen. I
also made a trip tbrongh Belgium.
It may be of interest to you to know
that the squadron to which I belong is
a part of what is known as the Army
of Occupation, occupying German
territory until a satisfactory peace
can be signed. This army at present
consists of the SeVenth Corps and the
Third Army.
I There is nothing official about us
going home and it is possible that
may be here for some time yet.
though I have certainly enjoyed (
what I could, and having the oppor
tunity to see these foreign countries, I' I
will be glad when I get back home and
can knock around with my old friends
again. I suppose you folks are getting
most of your winter about this time.
So far we have had no snow at all.
This seems to be a rather warm oli-
mate, although Germany is pretty well
north. We fared pretty well both
Christmas and New Years; not tiny
thing extra, but we sure had plenty.
The Red Cross gave us some chocolate
and chewing gum. We had both days
off except lor the necessary work that
had to be done.
Pvt. Eugene N. Osborn,
Field Remount Sqd, SIS A. P. 0., 793.
Jan. 87.1 285 "2.1 481
Feb. 860 218 M2 8t.7
Mar. 898 51! 488 454
Apr. 484 721 41(1 290
May 460 1180 881 258
June 1121 458 827 245
July 542 418 208' 2110
Aug. i.3li 888 285 180
Totals 4759 8828 8215 2477
WILL GIVE A CONCERT
IN THE NEAR FUTURE
ft
The people of Athena will have MflM
privilege in the near future of attend
ing a concert given by Mr. and Mrs.
Geo. Sutton and Miss Hazel Burton.
Mr. and Mrs. Sutton, vocalistB; Miss
Burton, pianist.
Geo. Sutton was the conveyer of
music to the S. P. D. of the U. S.
Army. He and Mrs. Sutton are work
ing their way trough school and uiub
ica) courses. They are taking the
opportunity at this time to give the
people of Athena a good musical enter
tainment, also to make a little money
to help them through schnul. Miss
Burton has generously offered her as
sistance for the occasion.
The program and date of the concert
will be given in a later iBsue, also the
place were it will be given,
s .K Saved Lives of 100 Men.
i n
f"' SaWrg of the lives of 100 men
r one m
was
tho littlu things which 1'red
Geissel of Pendleton, did while in
France, instructing members of the
I ! "th Engineers in the use of hand
grenades, according to Sergeant Don
FiBher. who returned from overseas
yesterday, says the East Oregonlan.
Fred was giving instructions in grei
ading when some one accidentally
dropped a grenade timed to explode in
five seconds, into a box of 50 others.
Geissel seized the grenade and threw
it where it exploded harmlessly.
Sgt. Sid Barnes corroborates Fisher's
statement, and says too much praise
for his act of bravery cannot be given
Geissel. whose mother and family live
in Athena.
Ed. Sebaskv Sends Trophies.
Hohr, Germany, Jan. 17, '19.
Dear Mother: I am feeling P.ie.
Am sending you a couple of helmets
and a saber knot I picked up in the
llrgonne Woods near Dun-sur-Meuse.
The two pictures I picked up in Cha
teau Theirry. I have been carrying
them around for some time you' see.
Am also sending you a few cards of
Coblenz. I went in the other day on
pass and took in the town; it sure is
a fine looking town, you can see by
the pictures.
Got the box of candy the other day,
it sure came in fine and we had some
feed on it. Well, we do not know a
thing of when we will be going home.
We are drilling now every day and go
ing to school. It sure has been raining
here some lately, but the weather is
not cold. Corp. E. F. Sebasky,
Bat. D, 148 F. A.
BOOKS OF FICTION HERE
FOR THE LIBRARY PATRONS
Following is the list of new fiction
at the local library:
Barclay, The Rosary; Barr, Bow of
Orange Ribbon; Belasco, Return of
Peter Grimm; Bosher, House of Hap
piness; Bosher, Mary Cary; Brady,
Hearts and The Highway; Burnett.
White People; Cable, Dr. Sevier;
Craik, John Halifax, Uentleman; Du
mas, Count of Monte Cristo: Duncan,
ftyberta of Roseberry Gardens; Dun
cflLiiuituble Child; Kliott, Mill on
the Floss; Favre de Coulevain, On the
Branch; Ferber, Personality Plus;
I In wells. I. inly of the Aroostook; Lip
man, Martha and Cupid; Macaulay,
Lady of The Decoration; Locke Belov
ed Vagabond; Locke, Fortunste Youth;
Martin, Emmy Lou; Martin, The
Fighting Doctor: Miller, Come Out of
the Kitchen; Montgomery, Mrs. Maho
ney gf the Tenements; Nickolson, Hoo
sier Chronicle; O'Brien, Thirty; Olm
ttead, Cloistered Romance: Oppeu
helm, Illust ious Prince; Oppenhelm
Mischief Maker; Page, Gordon Keith;
Parker, Money MasteT; Parker, The
Weavers; Phillpots, Brunei's Tower;
Phillpots, Old Delabole; Porter, Four
Million; Rice, Mr. Opp; Richmond.
Indifference of Juliet; Rinehart, VM
cular Staircase; Hives, "Valiants' if;'
Virginia; Sapper, No Man's Land:
Sinclair, Gringos; Sinclair, Her Prai
rie Knight; Smithy Enoch Crane;
fimitfl Tom Grogan; Stevenson, Kid
napped; Stuart, Sonny; Tarkington,
I'enrod; Thompson, Alice of Old Vin
cennes; Turgenev, House of Gentle
Folk; Vorse, A Very Little Person;
Ward, Eltham House; Wells, Research!
Magnificent; Westcott, Hepsey Burke;
Wharton. Rose of Old Quebec; White,
Gold; White, Adventures of Bobby
Orde; Williamson, Heather Moon,
The influenza, after creating much
hardship and apprehension, runs Its
course and disappears. Bolshevism,
though a malady of tie mind, may po
slbly do the same.