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Advertising The oAthena Press circulates in the homes of readers who reside in the heart of the Great Urnatilla Wheat Belt, and they have money to spend Athens mm Notice! If this notice is marked RED, it sig nifies that your Subscription expires with this issue. We will greatly ap preciate your renewal $2.00 per year Bntered at the Post Office at Athena, Oreuori. as Second-Oases Mail Matter VOLUME XL. ATHENA. UMATILLA COUNTY. OREGON. FRIDAY. JUNE 6. 1919. NUMBER 2$ "Hi E IS E The lightest vote ever cast in an election here was polled Tuesday in Precincts Nos. 18. 1U and a0, on the nine measures referred by the Legis lature. The entire ballot of the three precincts was overwhelmingly in the negative. Reports from county and state show that the vote cast, excepting in the coast line counties, which were affect ed by tins issue on the proposed Roose velt highway, was light in the ex treme. The vote for Athena piecincls follows: Precinct No 18. County bonding yes a, no 15: Reconstruction hospital yes 3. no HI; Irrigation Guarantee yes !, no 16; Five Million Amendment yes 8, no 18; Lieutenant Governor yes 8, no 14; Roosevelt Highway yes 4, no 11; Reconstruction Bonding Bill yes 6. no 12; Soldiers Educational Aid yes 5, no 11; Market roads yes . no 9. Precinct No. 19 County Bonding yes 10, no 1I; Reconstruction yes H, no 17 Irrigation Guarantee yes 7. no IE; Five Million amendment yes 5, no 21; Lieutenant Governor yes 4, no 22; Roosevelt Highway yes, 8, no 17; Reconstruction Bonding bill yes 7, no 80; Soldiers Eduaational Aid yes 10, no IB; Market Roads yes 7. no 18. Precinct No. ao. County Bonding yes 8, no 24 ; Reconstruction yes 5, no 24; Irrigation Guarantee yes 4, no aa; Five Million amendment yes 8, no 24; Lieutenant Goverr.or- yes 8. no a3; Roosevelt Highway yes h. no 21; Reconstruction y.'s 4. no 23; Soldiers Educational aid ves 7, no 20; Market Roads ye3 8. no a2. Successful Pastorate. Last Sunday night the Rev. W. A. Pratt preached his farewell sermon at the Methodist church and in a few days will be moving his family to their home in Pullman, Wash. The health of Mrs. Pratt being in a pre carious condition, she is seeking rest from the pastorate at present. Up wards of two months of Mr. Pratt's eight months stay in Athena his church was closed because of the quarantine, but during the six months of a:tive service, it is reported that more members have united with his church than during the incumbency of any pastor for several years. The con struction of a pavement entrance into the basement and the much needed painting of the building, were the work of his own hands, materially im proving the building. Mr. and Mrs. Pratt have made many friends during their short residence here, who regret their departure. Y. M. C. A. Drive. The drive for the Y. M. C . A. fund started Monday morning and will con tinue until 11500 is raised in Umatilla county. Of this amount, Pendleton is expected to raise one halt, and the balance of the countv the remainder. Athena's quota is 1850 and Weston's 1(250. M. W. Hansell is chairman for the Athena district and he will he assisted in soliciting by several who have taken part in other drives. ALL SEdVICE MEN TO GET 5 CENTS TRAVEL PAY Soldiers honorably discharged from service since November 11, 1918, are to receive travel pay at the rate of 5 cents per mile to actual bona fide home or residence, or place of original muster into the service, at the option of the soldier, according to word re ceived at the Pendleton Red Cross home service office. The war department has been au thorized to make settlement of all claims for the 1 1-a cents difference from place of discharge or entry into the military service, also the claims for additional allowance to actual bona fide home or residence can be deter mined from the affidavit of the soldier and verified by information contained in his original service record. Appli cations should be addressed as follows: Zone Finance Officer, Lemon Building, Washington, D. C. The Red Cross will have on hand blank forms of application which in elude the necessary affidavit for the additional travel allowance. This affi davit'must be accompanied by a true copy of the soldier's discharge certi ficate aa such by a recruiting officer, or the original discharge certificate, the latter to be returned with the check for the travel pay. A certified copy of the discharge certificate sub mitted for payment of the $80 bonus and now on file in the Zone Finance office will be accepted in lieu of other copy of original discharge certificate. Standard Theatre Opened. The Standard Theatre opened Wed nesday evening to a capacity house, showing twice at 7:80 and 9 o'clock. Athena people showed a marked appre ciation of the enterprise in opening up a motion picture show house here. To night, William S. Hart appears in "Shark Monroe," and also includes Fatty Arbuckle in "The Butcher Boy." Tomorrow night, Douglas Fairbanks will be seen in his popular presenta tion of "In Again, Out Again." with which is offered a Mark Sennett two reel comedy. Sunday night. Pauline Frederick comes in "Her Final Reck oning," supplemented with "Some Piofessor, " comedy, and a Pathe Weekly, picturized news summary. Admission for Fiiday, Saturday and Sunday nights will be 10-30-SOc, war tax included. The ventilation system has been installed and is now perfect. New Pumping Machinery. The new pumping machinery for the Athena water system has arrived from the East, and is being installed this week at the pumping plant, locat ed north of the Preston-Shaffer mill. The new equipment consists of a Deni ing triplex pump and a 20-horse power Westinghouse motor. The old steam equipment, boiler and pump, was re moved this week by W. E. Dobson, to make room for the new machinery. Mr. Dobson attached a block and tack le to tbe big boiler and snaked it out of the building on rollers, using bis Ford at the pulling end of the tackle. Bounty Now Is $4. Female coyotes killed subsequent to last Thursday will bring a bounty of but $1, from the county, owing to the working of the new law which took effect 'Mm ,29. The females have been .pail foiwt TO rate of $5 a head since January 1, 19j9, the bounty during 1918 having been SI. The price of 4 is to remain until furthe- legislative action changes it The Whitman Masque. One of the leading features of the Penrose quarter centennial celebraiion at Whitman College during commence ment week, June H to 10, inclusive, will be the presentation of a masque by the students of the college. This will take place on Monday afternoon, June 9, in the natural amphitheatre in i front of Billings hall. This masque has been written by former and pres ent students of the college and by Dr. j Penrose. Miss Zola Keen of Athena, a siuoent at Whitman, has been se lected as one of the sopranos for the big chorus. 1 JL Pauline FrederickW'HerFindlReckm4' At Standard Theatre, Sunday Mght, Jane 8th The City Farmer '. ' C .iA.infrriii il i m l 11 ALL MYSELF KAOISHEi iSH E U .... JURY WAS LENIENT WITH THIS RETURNED SOLDIER i Clarence Truitt, charged with as sault in the first degree, was acquitted in the superior court in Walla Walla, Monday. The jury was out but a short time. The trial grew out of the al leged shooting at Constable L. C. Jones of Prescott, while Jones was escorting Truitt's wife to where she was stopping in Prescott. The com plaining witness alleged that Truitt shot at him several times. The jury which tried the case consisted of J. LeRoux, George Ginn, R. J. Gibbons, Thomas A. Martin, T. J. Stanfield, R. T. Inman. William Garvey. S. D. Kinman, Ralph Reid, Roy Lee, Arthur Masters and R. A. Horton. After the alleged assault, Truitt, who had just been discharged from the army, went to Freewater, where he was later arrested at his mother's home. . He appeared at his trial in full army uniform. Truitt and his wife had separated and she bad sued for a divorce. An injuncton had been secured to restrain him from interfering with her and the prosecution alleged that Jones was with her to protect her from Truitt, while the defense claimed Truitt thought Jones was paying her undue attentions. RATE FIXING RESTS T OREGON NEWS NOTES OF GENERAL INTEREST The tenth annual strawberry fair and roBe festival will be held In Leb anon thiB week. Carl Whillock, 12 years of age, of Medford, was drowned in the Rogue river near Gold Ray. Preparations for the erection of a new $100,000 Presbyterian - church building at Pendleton have beeii com pleted. The extension division of the Uni versity of Oregon will hold its summer school in Portland from June 23 to August 1. Lane county goat owners will real ize about $30,000 on mohair this sea son, according to N. S. Robb, county agricultural agent. The resignation of Colonel John L. May as adjutant general for the state of Oregon was received by Governor Olcott, effective June 1. The boys' and girls' clubs of Coob bay held a pig meeting Wednesday In Marshfield. Exhibitions of sewing by the girls and cooking demonstrations were given. Following an attempt at reconcilia tion with his divorced wife, Lee Pat terson, aged 36 years, a resident of Baker, shot himself through the head with a revolver. Roseburg will celebrate the national holiday with a three-day program, July 2-4. The B. P. O. E. will sponsor tne biggest celebration of its kind in the history of Douglas county. Oregon's lumber production has In creased 60 per cent since 1915, accord ing to figures compiled by T. J. Stark er, forest examiner, office of products, United States forest service. Through a system of savings ac counts the Umatilla public school chil dren have earned and invested in war savings stamps and liberty bonds the sum of $720 during the school term. Because of the belief that western buyers are too cautious and that there Is greater competition in the eastern market, a considerable amount of Uma tilla county wool is going to Boston. Governor Olcott has announced the appointment of V. H. Vawter of Med ford as a member of the board of regents of the University of Oregon. He succeeds W. H. Gore, whose term 'has expired. The wool pool of Yamhill county was sold to Nisren Brothers of Bellevuc. Competition In the sales was strong. The entire clip la estimated at about. 50,00 pourds, and the accepted bid waB 50 cents. , Stockmen of Lane county are plan ning a trip by automobile this week from Eugene to the lower Willamette valley points Jo Inspect herds of pure bred cattle and study, methods of handling herds. Umatilla fount, now has $757,000, received from the sale of road bonds, for road work being done in the coun ty. As fast as contracts can be let she road construction planned Is being put,andcr way. S. M. Thomas, deputy game warden of Coceouotv. has been, 1 formed that wild pigeons are s"o numerous on sev eral inlets of Coos bay that ranchers are destined to suffer heavy losses from their depredations. With the election of delegates to the supreme chapter which convenes at Denver, Colo., from September 31 to October 3, the fifth annual convention of. the P. E. O: Sisterhood of Oregon caine to a close at Eugene. , Prosperity seems to have struck a number of school districts of Lane county. New school houses are being planned by, 'some and improvements will be made generally this summer, according to E. J. Moore, county super intendent. Willis Caldwell, a farmer living about two miles from Brownsville, stalked and killed a huge bald eagle, which he lays , he has been trying to get for several years. The bird was a male and measured 6 feet 4 inches from tip to Op. School superintendents and other educators of the state will meet in a series of four educational conferences at the University of Oregon, June 26, 26 and 27, according to announcement by Dr. H. D. Sheldon, dean of the school of education. A heavy frost wiped out the entire crop of tomatoes, potatoes, beans and corn in Lane county last week. Re planting will be necessary in every section of the county except a few pro tected patches along the Willamette and Mackenzie rivers. After holding up three employes and robbing the Bank of Haines of $3115 In currency, a lone robber gave his victims their choice of being locked in the vault, which might have meant death by smothering, or of taking an oath on a Bible that they would not leave the bank or give an alarm for 30 minutes. The three took the oath and kept It. The holdup occurred after banking hours. The bandit escaped in a taxi cab. A '-wo weeks' short course for boys ;md girls in practical agrioulture and home economics correlated with club work is expected to bring many young people to the Oregon Agricultural col lege for the summer aesslou. Articles of Incorporation of "The American Legion" have been filed with the secretary of state and transmitted to Corporation Commissioner Schulder man for approval. The American le gion Is the new nation-wide organlz tion of world-war veterans. With the prospects for the largest fruit crop in the history of the Ump. qua valley, the Umpqua Valley Fruit union has just closed a deal for a lot 50x180 feet at Roseburg, upon which a modern structure of reinforced con crete four stories high will be erected. M. G. Nease of Portland, president of the Central Oregon Oil & Gas com pany; M. K. Baumiestcr, G. E. and G. M. Lawrence were In Burns last week getting leases from land owners In the region of Dog mountain. It la their purpose to start active development at encc. R. C. SEWING DISCONTINUED, KNITTERS TAKE UP WORK The Red Cross sewing rooms will be closed during the summer months, and no meetings will be held until further notice. The local auxiliary this week finish ed and sent in to Pendleton headquar ters, 7f refugee garments, consisting of boy's shirts. This unit has done faithful service, and those ladies whose names have appeared on the honor roll ei c'l week are deservng of the highest praise for their unfailing attendance and faithful work done for the Red Cross cause. Notwithstanding the sewing for the summer will cease, the work will con tinue in the Knitting Club. It is an nounced that 000 pounds of .varn has been received for work in the Umatilla Chapter, and this must be knitted in to childrens' stockings, men's sweaters and scarfs, and women's shawls, with in the coming two months. So the ac tivities of the Athena Knitting Club will go on, and new members and help ers will be gladly received. Chop Mill Building. The chop mill building recently pur chased of the demons estate by B. B. Richards, was moved this week to the Bite piepared for it at the Richards mill on Current street. Mr. Groom, the Milton house mover, had the con tract for taking the building to its present location, and transporting it along the streets was easily done with his equipment. Crossing Main street was timed for Monday evening, when the electric xires were out to permit the building to cross over, along Sec ond afreet. i To Represent Chapter. McKenzie Chapter, O. E. S., will be represented at the Grand Chapter ses- l sion in Portland next week by Mrs. ! R. B. McEwen. Mrs. W. S. Ferguson, ' Mrs. A. B. Steele, and Mr. and Mrs. I Joseph N. Scott, all of whom will leave here Sunday. They will each remain in Portland and the valley for an indefinite visit with friends. 1 Mrs. A B. McEwen, who resides in Portland but who is a charter member of this chapter, will also attend the grand chapter sessions. A Splendid Monument. Homer I. Watts has placed an order with a Baker firm for a splendid rocn ument to be placed at the grave of his departed wife, in Athena cemetery. The monument which iB of granite, will bn of large proportions ami will support a figure of life-size. Tie coHt of the beautiful stone will be approx imately 1. 000 aid it will bear the dis tinction of being the only or.o of its design in the Vest. One was recently put up in a cemetery in the East. Six ty days are required in which to cut the atone. tymvever scarce money may be, there seems always plenty to spend. rigar-counter malches are coming back to a cent a box, and they ureu't worth it. More Rain Needed. rowing wheat in Umatilla county is snowing the need of rain. I be next month will be the critical one for the crop. The month of May fell short of (he normal precipitatioiyfbut with the normal quantity of moisture durin; June, farmers generally predict a good yield with a fair chance of a bumper production. Pioneers' Reunion. Today and tomorrow, the Umatilla county pioneers are holding their an nual reunion at Weston. A large number of Athena people will be in attendance and many automobiles, loaded with people from the districts to the west have been passing through town today. An exceptionally inter esting program has been arranged for the entertainment of the members of the Pioneers' Association and the hundreds of people who are attending the reunion. Cases involving the right of Director General of Railrdads Hines and Post master General Hurhwon to Bet intra state railroad and telephone rates were decided in favor of the government by the supreme court, Tuesday. Although a number of states were prosecuting suits directed at Burleson the decision came in the case carried UP by South Dakota in which the state tried to force a telephone com pany not to change the rates Burleson had set up. The court held the power of setting intrastate phone rates rests in Burleson. The court decided that the director general of railroads has the rigiit to set intrastate as well as interstate rates. This is a reversal of a North Dakota courts decision, which held that the setting of intrastate rates by the director general was an infringe ment on the powers of the state. While the Oregon public service commission is interested in the out come of the test 'case brought by South Dakota to test the jurisdiction of the federal control of railways and wire lines, it was not directly concerned, it was explained Monday at the office of ,1 the commission. the only test brought here was in the ease of the increased telephone' rates. In that case, the postmaster general had suggested to the commis sion that it make its investigation rather on the basis of the merits of the controversy than on that of juris- diction. Following this course, the findings were reached without the con flict of authority that featured the South Dakota case. J. M. Hays has been ill at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Frank Berlin, for some time. F. S. 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