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VOLUME XL.
ATHENA. UMATILLA COUNTY. OREGON. FRIDAY. APRIL 18. 1919.
NUMBER 16
ALL IS READY FOR
THE VICTORY DRIVE
The executive committee for con
ducting the Victory Loan Drive for
the Athena district, of which P. S.
LeGrow is chairman, has everything
ready to start the drive next Monday
morning and it is expected that Ath
ena will be put over the top on that
day. Athena's quota in this, the
last popular subscription loan to be
issued is 1811,000, or 1108,000 less
than the quota for the Fourth Liberty
Loan. But the fact that the quuta is
less than half the amount of the last
quota, is no reason that all should not
do their part in subscribing to the Vic
tory Loan, and the committee expects
and will insist that each potential sub
scriber take in proportion to his rat
ing. The committee personnel comprises
the same men who have heretofore
successfully conducted the Liberty
Loan campaigns and the drive, which
begins next Monday morning will be
made along much the same lines as
those of the preceding drives.
Terms of the Victory Loan as an
nounced by Secretary Glass ate:
Amount 11.500,000,000. oveisub
Bcriptions to be rejected.
Interest, 4 3-4 per cent, for partial
ly tax exempt notes, convertible into
8-1 per cent notes wholly tax ex
empt. Maturity four years, with the trea
sury reserving the privilege of redeem
ing the notes in three years.
The 3 8-1 per cent notes to be issued
later, also may be converted subse
quently back into 4 3-4 per cent notes.
Ihe 4 3-4 per cent securities are
to be exempt from state and local
taxation excepting estate and inher
itance taxes and from normal rates of
federal income taxes, the 8 3-4 per
cent securities are exempt from all
federal, state and local taxes except
estate and inheritance taxes.
The size of the loan was much
smaller than had been anticipated by
most financial observers, who looked
for an issue of about six billion dollars
particularly in view of Secretary Glass'
past statements that tthe loan would
be nva or six billions.
Tbis will be the last Liberty loan.
Secretary Glass explained, although
there will be other issues of govern
ment securities to finance belated war
expenses. These will not be floated
by popular campaigns. None of the
past issues of Liberty bunds are con
vertible into Victory loan not is, and
there are no specific provisions in the
terms of the Victory issue serving di
rectly to maintain market prices on
past issues.
In many communities the selling
campaign already has begun actively,
without formal acceptance of subscrip
tions, although the official opening
date is April 21. The drive will con
tinue three weeks, until May 10.
"In fixing th? terms of the issue,"
said Secretary Glass' announcement of
the Victory loan, "the treasury has
been guided largely by the desire to
devise a security which will not only
prove attractve to the people of the
country in the first instance, fcu. the
terms of which should insure a good
market for the notes after the cam
paign is over and identical prices for
t e two series and should not affect in
juriously the market for the existing
bonds of the Liberty loans.
"This will be the last Liberty
I oan. Although as tin remaining war
bills are presented further borrowing
must be done. I .anticipate that the
requirements of the government, in
excess of the amount of taxes and
other income, in view of the decreas
ing scale of expenaiture; can be read
ily financed by the issue of treasury
certificates from time to time as here
tofore, which may be ultimately re
funded by the issue of notes of Bonds
without the aid, of another great pop
ular campaign such as has character
ized the Liberty loans.
- Secretary Glass has announced the
i , dates upon which payments will be re
quired on the notes of the Victory Lib
erty Loan as follows: Ten per cent
with application. un or before May 10;
ten per cent on or before July 15;
twenty .per cent on or before August
liilHweuty per cent on or before Sep
tember 9; twenty per cent on or before
October 7; twenty per cent on or be
fore Novem er il, with accrued inter
est on deferred installments. Payment
in fuiPcan 'be made on May 20, the
k Jen per cent required with application
S ' ving been duly paid on or before
Jl jf 70. Payment can also be com-
P'axd on anv installment date with
yvrued interest.
Up to Pendleton.
The people of Pendleton will be left
to decide whether the Victory Loan
cariplign fs to te a drive. Opportun
ity, says the East Oregonian, will be
given in the first week for voluntary
subscriptions to pour in. If the re
sponse is such that Pendleton is clearly
to go uver the top, no solicitation com
mittee will be sent out. It was decid
ed that the first week of the campaign
woull be designated Volunteer Week,
OREGON NEWS NOTES
OF GENERAL INTEREST
A SAFE BRIDGE
Charles R. Warren, actor, writer and
composer, died in Eugene Friday at
the age of 46 years.
Oregon broccoli is now being sent
to the Chicago market, where it Is
meeting with a good demand.
The sixth annual convention of the
Cattle and Horse Raisers' association
of Oregon will be held at Bend April
22 and 23.
A proposal to vote 600,000 bonds
for road improvement in Linn county
at the special election in June is prac
tically assured.
Many new fields of loganberries,
raspberries and evergreens are being
put out by farmers and growers in
the vicinity of Brownsville.
Over $17,000 In gasoline and distil
late taxes, under the law passed by the
1919 legislature, was received by Dep
uty Secretary of State Sam A. Kozer
last week.
The Daughters of the American Rev
olution have started a campaign for
the erection of a monument to the mn
of Coos county who served in the
world war.
A general meeting of the orchardlsts
of the gutherlln valley will be called
to consider the formation of a state
irrigation district, as soon as the state
engineer, Percy A. Cu "fc arrives.
During the past ween the state in
dustrial accident commission received
reports of 499 accidents, of which two
were fatal, as folloVs: Alton Gregory,
Linnton, lumbering; Ira Bower, Marsh-
field, shipbuilding.
A large warehouse owned by E. L.
Klemer at Alvadore, a station cn the
west side branch of the Southern Pa
cific, 13 miles northwest of Eugene,
was destroyed by firo. The loss is
estimated at J7000.
A fall of snow running from six
inches to two and a half feet fell In
the mountains west of Dallas last
week, interfering with logging opera
tions and causing a shortage of logs
for the mills In that locality.
A meeting of the mill operators and
employes of the Cottage Grove sec
tion, numbering 400, will be held there
Saturday for the purpose of organizing
the Loyal Legion of Loggers and Lum
bermen on a peace-time basis.
Plans and specifications for sewer
Improvements in the Porter Hill resi
dence district of North Bend amount
ing to more than $30,000 were ap
proved by the city council. Total
street Improvements will exceed $150,
000. Portland can have a fleet of four to
six army airplanes for the Rose Fes
tival in June If a flying field is pro
vlded, according to the specifications
of the military air service, Senator
IcNary was told by the chief of the
irmy air service.
Based on unofficial advices received
it victory loan headquarters, Portland
will be called upon to subscribe be
tween $18,000,000 and $19,000,000 In
he coming patriotic drive. On the
ame theory, the Oregon quota will be
'.round $33,000,000.
The railroad administration was
ailed on by Representative Sinnott's
fflce to consider a request of the
Newport Oregon Commercial club for
he extension of the Yaquina branch
f the Southern Pacific railroad from
aquina to Newport.
Leases covering approximately 4000
sres of oil lands between The Dalles
nd Dufur were filed in the county
lerk's office at The Dalles. The leases
e made for a period of 15 years and
oviue that the sinking of wells shall
Sin within two years.
Charles Feller, who has started a
dt to kill the crab law applying to
lipments from Coos county, lost $25
3 a starter in Justice E. H. Joehnk's
urt at Marshfield. when the law wac
meld. The case will be appealed,
Ir. Feller declared, to the circuit
ourt.
Mrs. P. J. Parks, the young wife of
e superintendent of a government
.h hatchery at Herman creek, west
Hood River on the Columbia river
PARIS ENVOYS
SEND MESSAGE
TO AID DRIVE
Four members of the American peace
mission in France, Secretary ol State
Robert Lansing, Col. E. M. House,
ing spring vacation an anonymous i
"scarlet sheet," containing alleged li
belous articles and stories of ambigu- j
ous meaning. They are Douglas Mul
larky of Bend, Lloyd Still of Milton,
i.'ack Dundore of Portland, and Rich
ard Avison of Salem.
A statement Issued by the state
banking department on the basis ot
the call of March 4, Bhows total de
posits in all banks and trust compa
nies of Oregon amounting to $228,911,' Genoral Tasker N. Bliss and Henry
632.43. This is an Increase over VVhite, have sent this message to the
March 4, 1918, of $39,320,323 75 American people urging support of the
Slewert & Engstrom, of Salem, and THe" AMERICAN PEOPLE:
M. W. Lorenz, of Portland, are the ..We Kave had tne opportunltv nere
successful bidders on two buildings to n France to see and realize the mag
be constructed at the state institution nitude of the accomplishment of our
for the feebleminded. The Salem country In this war and the magnificent
firm will build the boys' dormitory at spirit with which this great task has
the contract price of $25,411 and the Deen ca"'ed through to a triumphant
Portland firm will construct the com- I l8aue-
bined hnnnit.,! ur,H Anrmu,.n - ,,. I "What has been done and what re-
to the state of $25,372.
with wnich this countity was to piay
Its part in the great spring offensive
of 1919, planned by the Allies to be
the vital blow of the war. Among
other things It Is to pay for large
quantities of these supplies that the
present loan Is being asked. The debt
was acquired In a worthy cause and
In honor to our dead we can do noth
ing but pay in full.
SIMONDS SAYS
AMERICA MUST
ENDRED RULE
Frank H. Slmonds, the noted war
correspondent, In one of his compre
hensive peace conference stories from
J?arls. says:
"AH Europe recognizes the fact that
the war is not yet over; that It will
not be over until Its consequences
have been liquidated in a sure peace.
"All nlllnH niiM.ua 1
main, tn ho rlnno hofnro nn.l . " "'""I"- rwugu
Hif! . .... a a a .,' that Only with America's continued
Epidemic influenza which raged tinned and united support with the ! M Can ? "fe peace be obtainod and
throughout the state during the winter same spirit of self sacrifice and of de. JrfserTe Accordingly, America's aid
months caused an unprecedented termination as that which was manl- belng llrlce,ess. n Price is too great
boom In the sale of life insurance, fested by the nation while the German !iay
..... .... wnrwHMm .U.U9 in I HILL
America should slay to finish the lob.
If she doesn't we ma have anarchy
i... una no k ipv sm rrnm i(ruif n,ti,a in
i n. , lax uur BiiorM until avarv soinier or 1
.u uie .iaie aunng the first three lha roh1i , ,,,, . Land's End."
months of this year is double that of America
the same three months of 1918. I "To finish this mighty task Imposes
Outside of Portland, Salem has the upon the government of the United
lead over 26 cities in the state that States a great financial burden. The
have bank deposits of $1,000,000 or victor' Liberty Loan must thrive. If
it snoiiiu tan it woura inaicate tnat tno
!A LIVE MAN WHO IS
OFFICIALLY REPORTED DEAD
i
Notwithstanding the War Depart
ment persists in claiming that Louis
Nelson, Headquarters Co. ,881st Inf.,
Plst Division is dead, he walked into
the Press office Wednesday afternoon,
pretty much alive.
Nelson, who befdre the War worked
for the Hodgens boys at Omapine and
on tneir ranch northwest : of Athena,
answered the draft at Pendleton on
October 8, 1917. He was in active
service almost constantly after reach
ing France.
Near Montfaucon, on September 37,
1918 while lying on a hillside with his
battalion, he received five shrapnel
wounds. The explosion of the shell
killed four of his comrades and wound
ed seyeral others. When 'Nelson came
to, he found himself standing head first
in a shell bole, one piece of shrapnel
having pierced his helmet and plowed
along the right side of his head. Other
pieces wounded him on the lip, in both
hands and under the knee of his left
leg.
Extricating himself and assuming
an easier position in the, shell crater, a
few minutes later he was gassed. This
experience was worse in its results
than the shrapnel wounds. When he
was i.ere Wednesday the man's face
and hands were covered with a mass
of watery looking welts and pimples
which he explained, was the gas poison
exuding in the customary way from
his system. Fortunately, his lungs
were not affected. Mr. Nelson was
accompanied here by Lou Hodgens.
THE FLYING CIRCUS AT
WALLA JALLA SOMDAY
The Flying Circus, advertising the
Victory Loan, will be at Walla Walla
Sunday. The following information
will be of interest to those here who
contemplate going to see the air
flights:
Train of 18 cars, nine baggage cars,
three sleepers and one diner will arrive
at Walla Walla Sunday morning at 7
o'clock.
Train will proceed to a point oppo
site the Riffle ranch three and one half
miles east of the; city. Aviation
grounds on the old McLean place op
posite point of debarkation.
Flying circus consists of 18 air
planes, 18 aviators and 50 mechanic
ians from overseas service.
Planes will take the air at 1:110 o'
clock and all Btunts will take place
directly over the city.
The planes carried by the circus
are five Germa.i Fokkers, four French
Spads, four S. E. 5'a and five Curtiss
planes.
Planes selected for the battle stunts
and for the trick flvino will l, n,
five Curtiss planes, two Spads. two
S. E. 5's and two Fokkers, making 11
machines to take part in the fivina.
i i
'A RECEPTION TO
I ATHENA SOLDIERS
Tomorrow evening, beginning rt 8
o'clook, a reception will be held in
the High School auditorium, in honor
of Athena men who entered and have
returned from service in the World
War, whether or not they participat
ed in overseas duty. Also any visit
ing soldiers or naval men who
happen to be in the city or vicinity
will be heartily welcomed at the meet
ing. It is the wish of Mayor Watts, on
behalf of the city, that every man who
was in the service from Athena will
be present tomorrow evening in uni
form: at Which time ha will ha km.
sented with a beautifully lithographed
testimonial or tne city s appreciation
for the part he performed in th ar.
vice of his country.
For the occasion LiVnt
who saw service in France in the artil
lery division, and who is an excellent
speaker, has consented to come anil
deliver an addresBS. Cant. Ritner.
who served in France in the American
Red Crosa, will also speak.
The meeting, preliminary tn tha
speaking, will begin with a short pro- .
gram. The occasion of the meeting at
this time, presents itself in twofold
purpose. The Victory Loan drive,
which begins next Monday, necessarily
calls for information, and the fact that
soldiers who have returned h
already drifting away to assume avo
cations in civil life, makes it inium
bent that annreciation should hrf ...
tended them at this time. For these
reasons, it was thought exneriieni tn
combine the meeting and reception
into a big community gathering for
tomorrow evening.
PROGRAM.
Song - Star Spangled'Banner
Audience, led by Private Geo. Sutton
Presentation of Testimonials to re
turned service men. by B. B. Bur
ton, on behslf of City of Athena.
Duett - "The Long, long Trail,"
Mr. and MtB. George Sutton.
Address, - Captain Roy W. Ritner.
Solo, - "The Meadow Lark,"
Mrs. Ethel G. Scott.
Address, - Lieut. Frederick Steiwer.
Athena men who have returned
from service to date, and vho are re
quested to be present Saturday even
ing to receive testimonials of appre
ciation from the city, are: Claude
Sanders, Jesse Myrick. Bert Stone.
Forrest Zerlia, Harold Haynie, Clar
ence Gagnon, Will Russell. George
Banister. Lieut Glen Dudley, Roy
Russell, James Phillips, Everett Roth
rock. John Shirk, Sergeant Sidney
Barnes, George Sutton, Virgil Willa
by, Charles Payne, Leroy McCubbina.
and any others whose names may be
unintentionally omitted here.
Theatre Front Painted.
Bill Hendrickson has been wielding
the paint brush down at the new Stan
dard Theatre this week. The front
Armv Man Cominc
i " niin wees, ine iront
Major Robert Walsh. U. S. Army, i presents a new dress of white and the
bo haB recently returned fo America interior has been given a trimming of
tcr Innff nprviA tn Iho ,,.;.,( i hrnwn Tha ooato l, ...... ; i j
according to Harvey Wells state in- almie3 faced our men at the Marne,
surance commissioner who reports ln the chaml,a&ne' at st- Mlnle'
that the life insurance' business done ?"d thPA,;sor'n!1 We must, "ot
more. The first five in the list, as
tabulated in the office of Will H. Ben
nett, state superintendent of banks,
are: Portland, 22 banks, $124,678,'
494.56; Salem, four banks, $7,026,
711.51; Astoria, four banks, $6,610.
729.26; Eugene, three banks, $4,017,
295.69. Twenty-four span of horseB and
mules, including some of the best im
ported stock In the state, were burned
to death when the big barn on the
Malcolm A. Moody ranch at Tygh Val
Slmonds Is on the job and knows.
He Isn't writing Victory Loan propa
ganda but the Victory Loan must bo
"put over" because of the very facts
that he brings out.
We have got to finish 'he job. To
Nttion is willing to leave Its task un- nnlsh 'no Jb costs money. Every
completed. 1 American citizen has got to dig down
"To secure the ideals for which a"d help finish it with the Victory
Americans fought and died this great Loan.
demand on national patriotism and
united effort should meet a generous
and universal response. Let us do our
duty to the end.
"ROBERT LANSING,
"HENRY WHITE,
"E. M. HOUSE,
"T. N. BLISS."
rhway, was killed, her neck being ey wtts deatroyed by fire. The burn
ken while attempting to replace a ' lng bar' wnlcn wa tbe largest In
t in the food grinding room of the tne countr. anl 'be screams of the
tchery. i animals, attracted neighbors from
flat reduction of 10 cents a ton mil's arounl- The losses estimated
at $26,000.
Authority has been r :eived in Port
land from the Wern Passenger
Traffic committee, a Chicago, to an
nounce round trip r .es 'during 1919
at one and one-half ti ,es one way fart;
for state and -county fairs in Oregon
I and Washington and 2-cent a mile rate
Mn Editorial)
OUR DEBT TO THE DEAD
United States Government War Sav
ings Stamps bear four per cent Inter
est, compounaed quarterly. Mako your
money make money for you.
After all, the fact that there la a
Victory Liberty Loan is the big rea
son for subscribing to it.
the freight rate on road building
aterlals Is announced in a telegram
State Highway Engineer Herbert
inn from Director Wilson, of the
ibllc roads department of the federal
ilroad administration. The reduc
n is effective May 1 and will extend
December 31.
, Four students of the University of ! each way for ,ocai and 8tate encamp
tregon, all junior men, were expelled ' ment" of the 0 A- R- and Unlted Con'
Jrom the university by actional the i federate Veterans and affiliated or
.'arulU. on a charee of Dubliahlse dor- 1 aanltJoji
Subscribing to the government's
fifth Liberty Loan, called In our
thanksgiving the Victory Loan, Is the
most patriotic thing any of us can do
at the present moment. While actual
fighting was in progress It was not
hard to arouse ourselves to active and
unqualified support of any war meas
ure which was rough t forward. Now
that the stimulus of the knowledge
that American blood was flowing on
the fields of France Is gone we Ehould
not be any the less hesitant ln re
sponding to an appeal which Is neces
sary to pay the price of the peace
Their War Alms.
The Boche was n typical wide fore
headeil lioche, with big horn -rimmed
spectacles and a Inger rotundity. It
was possibly that rolundity which had
prevented him getting away with the
others when the British troops scared
off fjM (ierinan party that was trying
to cut their wire. He was a valuable
prisoner, too, for he spoke English like
a native. He had been, he told them,
a professor of Genniuj) In England for
niuny years. Capt. K. P. V. Itees.
who
after lonjjaervice in the aviation divi
sion, is expected to arrive in Athena
tomorrow, for a short visit with hie
uncle, F. S. Leftlpw. Major Walsh,
who is the son of General Walsh,
commander of the Port of Bordeaux, is
on his way to Seattle where he has
been assigned to the Flying Circus, a
detachment of Army aviators who ap
pear in exhibition flights at Walla
Walla Sunday, on behalf of the Vic
tory Loan drive. Major Walsh visited
Mr. and Mrs. Le Grow here prior to
going to the war, at that time holding
the rank of Lieutenant.
LADY T0WNSHEND
Another good form of muiiuu! train
ing Is to train the child's hand to keep
It is not difficult to realize that1""' "' PWple'l properly and to
hundreds of millions of dollars were j kl'"l' "" k'l'iug off of otluT people's
snnt ip. accumulating, the materials 1 1 ""' 1
: mi m
!HH . .Jwi..w.w,.mL,;-: ;
feii.v :;:. :;;im
brown. I'he seats have arrived and
will he in place after a thorough ren
ovating of the interior of the building.
The projection machine is on its way
from Cleveland. Ohio, and is expected
to be installed in the course of. a cou
ple of weeks, when the Standard will
be open to the public. The now the
atre will bj equipped with the lateBt
model Simplex machine, equipped to
use the Mazda light, which will do
away with the old arc syBtem and its
annoying hissing sound.
Our Clean-Up Day.
Judging frdm a cursory observation
of some of our allies and backyards,
Athena's Clean-up day, Wednesday
was more honored in the breach than
the observance. Not ffluch activity
was noted, and very little aeomplish
ed. Let's try it again every day,
until it is satisfactorily carried out.
Tho projected Civic Club, talked of
among Athena women, would do good
work right here, and should be encouiV
aged. Come on now. Let's clean up;
iv win huuii ue ny time.
New portrait of Lady Townshend.
wife of the hero of Kut-el-Amara. She
was made a staff officer In the French
army for hr work in organizing can
teens for the troops in Lorraine. She
was often under fire.
Goes to LaCross.
Ma . Dudley has leased I (inn .,..., ,
of wieat land from Ira Scott, n"ar
LaCroUB, Wash., and will leave at
once to take possession. In the deal
Max acquires a caterpillar tractor and
50 head of young mules. An acreage
of 940 acres is in wheat on the place
and the land lies in one body. With"
the going of Max, Athena is fairly
well represented now at La Cross
Otis Whiteman and .i. uj..J!
have large farming interests there and
are doing well by following Umatilla
county methods in tilling the soil.
Raise in Salary, pj
A flat raise of 125 a month in salary
dating from January 1, 1919. is an
nounceu Dy the American Express
I company for all its employes. iThe
company also announces that the eight
hour day will be effBrtiv r. .
and employes will get time and a-half