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The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1914-03-27
CITIES BEGIN FLY CAMPAIGN
Others Writing for Directions: 10, 600
Bulletins Ready.

' Twelve Oregon cities are pioneering
in the Spring anti-fy campaign. A
fresh city writes for instructions to
the State University Extension Divi-
sion almost every day, but in the orig
inal twelve the campaigns have b sen
arranged for. The twelve are:
Salem, Portland. Roseburg, Forest
Grove. LaGrsnde. Pendleton, Medford,
Eugene, Monmouth, Astoria. Drain
and Oreswell.
In about week the University will
have ready for distribution 10000
bulletins. These bulletins will tell
Oregon communities how to proceed
Ia fly campaigns. Meanwhile. DR..
Clifton F. Hodge. professor OF social
biology, who is originator of the idea
in this state, is giving directions Ia
Eastern Oregon towns.
Women's organizations are common
ly first to take up the fly campaign.
Immediately the organization tries to
enlist the city officials. appointment
Of deputy with police authority,
who is expected to see that places
where flies creed are cleaned aud kept
clean. is next sought. In Roseburg,
the women's auxiliary of the Com
mercial Club is leading the fight.
The bulletin will contain specifioa-
tions for the easily made and inexpen-
siye fly trap that has been such fac
tor in making campaigns elsewhere a
success. Use of traps early in the fly
season is essential. One such traI
will frequently catch all the early
pairs in a small neighborhood, If prop
eIly baited.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1914-03-27
Includes Panama.

4 Panama is part Of the United
States coast line. declared Senator
George Chamberlain of Oregon Tues
day. He introduced a resolution call
ing for the submission of the expense
accounts on all rivers and harbors
work and a complete itemized state
ment regarding tools and machinery
on all such jobs on United States
waterways, including Panama. The
resolution is frauaht with great posi-
bilities and caused tremendous sen.
sation. II the senate ty passing this
resolution. places Panama as part A
the United States coast line and on 9
similar footing with sll other Y. 3.
waterways, such action will vitally
affect the free tolls question. Cham
terlain's move is said 10 be a strategic
maneuyer to tear the tolls question out
of treaty control, thus fooling the
British and the American railroad
trust and all other interests opposed
to free tolls for American coastwiss
vessels.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1914-03-27
Husband Fails Thrice.

Mary Blehm, of Walla Walla con
siders that In 28 years she has given
Philip Blehm a fair trial as hus-
band and now for the third time she
is seek Ing divorce from him. Two
previous attempts have been success
full, as they have been married three
times. Her complaint gives an ao-
count OF their progressive matrimonial
experiences. First married In Russia
In 1888. they lived together for a
number of years. then Mr.. Blehni got
divorce. In Heppner, Oregon, jan
uary ], 1908. they again heard the
words that made them msn and wife.
They remained together until June 10,
1910, when the court was again called
on to undo the work Of the minister,
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1914-03-27
"The corsican eandit.o

Only those who have Travelled a good
deal in Italy can realize the depth of
the resentment that is still felt there
at the losses the country suffered
through the "CNrsican Bandit" as Ma.
poleon has been dubbed The Italians
have a saying about the French, Are
the French thieyest" "No, but bona
parte "a good pnrt of theml are And
when a visitor goes to one city after
another, sees one building after anOth-
er that was robbed of its chief treas
ures by Napoleon, he begins to under
stand this savage sentiment. 1t Is even
stronger In Malta, which island was
virtually swept clean Of Its splendOrs
of medieval and renaissance art by
the conqueror The Maltese loot Is all
somewhere at the bottom of Alexan.
dria bay, the ship on which Napoleon
loaded 1t having f0undered there.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1914-03-27

When Lord Miner held his first re-
ception at Pretoria the officers and leg
isIators were given to understand that
frock coats and tall hats were expected
Of them. There was only one shop In
the place In which silk hats were sold.
and this bad but four OF them. The
Transyaal legislators rushed of Ia a
body to buy these four. but the halter,
not being mad, saw his opportunity
In their extremity. lie knew there
was no time to get bats from any
where else. so be resolved not to sell.
He offered to let them out on hire at
the rate Of 10 shillings for ten minutes.
His shop was close at hand. -Four
gentlemen could present themselves
before his excellency. After ten min
utes they must silently steal away an
hand over their hired finery to another
painting quartet. It was done.. aud the
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1914-03-27
PARCELS POST TO
CARRY. FARM TRUCK
FROM THE FARM TO THE DOOR
OF CONSUMER DIRECT.
Ten Cities Selected BY De
partment, Where First Test
Will BE Tried Out,

Preliminary steps have been taken
by the PostoffiOe Department to per-
feot its plan for reducing the cost OF
living by having the parcel post carry
products OF the farm diFactly to the
door Of. the consumer. Ten cities were
selected TO begin work OF establishing
direct connections between producer
aud consumer, Postmaster General
Burleson having already issued ans or
der permitting the use Of CRATES and
boxes for tutter, eggs. .poultIy. veg
etables and fruit shipped by parcel
post. Orders went to the postmasters
at Boston, Atlanta, SC. Louis. San
Francisco, Baltimore, Detroit. La
Crosse. Wis. Lynn. Mass, Rock L.
land. ILL.,, and Washington, directing
them to receive the names OF per-
sons who are willing to supply far a
productslin retail quantities by parcel
post.
Printed lists of these names, show
| ing kind and quantity OF commodity
available. will be distributed among
town and city patrons.
"By the usa Of the lists. Fist AS
sistant Postmaster General Roper said,
"the city consumer will te able to
get 10 touch with farmer who will
till his weekly order for butter and
| eggs and other farm products. The
| consumerl will receive the produc,
fresh from the country aud the per
sonal Relationship Established will nc
doubt tend to improve the quality.
The farmer will be relieved OF carry.
ing bis produce to market, as the
rural carrier will make daily collec-
tious at the farmers door of .these re-
tail shipments to CITY conspmers.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1914-03-27
VETERAN MINISTER
DIES IN THIS CITY.
REV. B. +. KING PASSES AWAY
AFTER LINGERING ILLNESS.
w. ]. Wilkinson Put to Rest
Resolutions for Mrs. Lucy
Rogers, Deceased.

| After lingering illness due to old
age. Rev. Bsnjamen F. King, an hon.
ored pioneer preacher OF this county,
passed away atthe home of bis son.
VIM. J. King. Tuesday evening.
March "a, 1914, at the Iipe age of 79
years, eleven months and ten days.
| The funeral services were held
the M. E. church in this city. Thurs
| day at 1880 p. m. and interment took
place in the Kees cemetery, the body
eeing laid beside that of his wife who
preceded him July II, 1904. The SER
vices were conducted Ey Rev. Gornall
| Of the M. e. church.
Three sons and four daughters of a
family of ten ohildien survive him.
They ara: VIM. J. and John T. King
of Athena; Thomas King of Snow.
Idaho; Mrs. Abbie Wilhelm of Rupert
Idaho; Mrs. Mary Jones. OF Juntura,
Malheur county; Mrs. Dolly Haney of
North Yakima, and Mrs. Lula Suther-
land Of Portland. ALI were present
except the son in Idaho,
The following obituary written by
the hand of the subject of the sketch,
himself, tells the story of his life far
better than it could be told by any
other:
Athena. March 18, l905.-Rev. B.
+. King was born May A. 1884. in
Madison county, Arkansas; raised in
the southwest part of Missouri. His
parents both died in 1846. He was
married to Miss Lucinda Schooling.
December 16. 1852, 10 Lawrence.
county, Mo. with whom he lived 81
years, 2 months and one day. She
died July IL 1904. To than were born
10 ohildren--six girls and four boys.
They CROSSED the plains 10 1857 by
OK team. enduring the hardships and
privations SO common in those days to
emigrants on the plains. Six months
were spent on this journey; many
things were pleasant. but there were
more that were unpleasant. They
landed in California in Septem ber,
worn and weary, among strangers;
with no money, and with family to
care for. Remained in California until
August. 1859, then came to Oregon,
remaining in Linn county most of the
time until 1870. Moved to Eastern
Oregon, here to meet the hardships
and responsibilities common in new
country. He was converted in 184S,
and In June 1853 with his wife Joined
the M. e. ohuIoh. South. He was IL
oensed to preach in 1860, In Linn coun-
ty. afterward serving the church as
supply on the Albany circuit, then
preaching in Eastern Oregon and
Washington. As to his success in
this work. he leaves it with God
and the church historian toesay.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1914-03-27
MOVE TO ABOLISH
STATE SENATE ON.
PROPORTIONAL REPRESENTATION
AIM IN DECLARATION.
With End Of Upper House,
Plan Is to Allow Citizen to
Vote for One Candidate.

Declarations for the initiation of
constitutional amendments abolishiug
the State Senate and providing for
proper tional representation 10 the
Legislative Assembly, championed by
officers Of the State FEEDER alton Of La
bor, Farmers Union. Farmers Soci-
ETY. Of Equity, Proportional Represen-
tation Bureau. Peoples Power League
and the Oregon State Grange. were
filed with Secretary Of State Olcott
Monday.
1t is proposed to submit the amend
ment at the election in November.
The proposed amendment for the
abolition of the State Senate saws:
Article four shall be amended by
adding to it,: The Senate and office
Of Senator In the Legislative Assembly
of Oregon are hereby abolished. All
provisions of the constitution aud laws
of Oregon In conflict with this section
are hereby atrogated and repealed 10 !.
sofar as they nonfiot herewith. This
section is in all respects self executing
aud Immediately operative
The other proposed amendment is as
follows:
every legal voter may vote for any
one candidate 10 the state for Repre-
sentative 10 the Legislative Assembly
and no more. The voter may write or
stick on the ballot the name of the
| candidate he or she votes for when
II is not printed on the ballot. The
so candidates who receive the highest
number of votes throug hout the state
shall be thereby elected.
"a candidates name shall be print
ed on the official ballot only In dis
tricts 10 which be or she resides. Ev-
cry candidate nominated for Repesen-
tative may have not more than 90
words printed with bis or her name on
the official ballot. giving the name OF
| the industrial. commercial or political
organization or party by which the
candidate Ia nominated and bis or her
| pledges to the people.
| Tho votes for the election of Repre-
sentative 10 the Legislative Assembly
shall be counted, canvassed and re-
turned 10 like manner as heretofore IN
the election Of Joint Representative
from districts Of two or more coun-
| ties"
The amend ment Is proposed TO it In
between sections l6 and II Of article
Of the constitution and to be known
as section lea. l
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1914-03-27
Bulletin on Bean Culture.

The United States Department of
Agriculture recently issued, Farmers
Bulletin No. 66l entitled bean Grow
ing In Eastern Washington and Ore
gon, aud Northern Idaho. This
bulletin discusses In detail the oultur-
al methods used by the most success
fnl bean raisers in Nez Paros. Lewis
and Latah Counties, Idaho. aud Una
tilla County, Oregon. 1t was found
that farmers are growing as many
bushels Of wheat. oats or farley per
acre following beans as, after an ordi-
nary summer fallow. The cultivation
OF the tean crop replaces the work
necessary to care for the fallow ground
and leaves the soil in excellent condi
tion for the seeding OF winter wheat.
This bulletin Is Of interest to the pao-
pie living 10 the moistsr portion of
the Inland Empire and should Es In
the hands Of every farmer In this sec-
tion. In order TO optain Farmers
Bulletin 58l write TO MI, w. J. Spill
man, Office of Farm Management,
Washington. d. O. or to the author,
MIR. Lee W. Flubarty,s Walla Walia.
Wash. It may also be bad ty writing
to your congressman OK to the Score
tary Of Agriculture, Washington,
ID. O.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1914-03-27
Wat Tyler,s Rebellion.

Attempts to fix by statute the. wages
Of agricultural laborers in England
were largely responsible for the great
revolt of 1881. or wat Tyler's rebel
lion" 1t represented the despairing
effort Of landowners to get back to
the level Of wages before the black
death came to make labar dear But
the lord Of the manor oyershot the
mark He wanted the day wage kept
lo@i 10 cents to cents day Had
hp pui g cents to rents In the sched.
ale iIlrrc might have been no rebellion
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1914-03-27
Card Of Thanks.

W.. J. King, trothers and sisters,
wish b thank their friends for the
help ard Kindness bestowed during
the illness and death of their father,
Kev. y. =. King. TO those who as
sistea in the choir sinainsg, who oon-
tributsc the floral offerings and to
many Others. their gratitude % extend
ed.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1914-03-27
RESOLUTIONS OF SYMPATHY

Cambridge, Idaho, March 20, 1914.
We, the committee appointed BY
the Z. e. @. U. Of A. of Dixie Local,
No. 32. in the death Of Sister Lucy
Hansell Rogers, would respectfully
submit the following:
Whereas. it has pleased the Heaven
IL Father TO call orr bsloved sister,
Mrs. Lucy Hansell Rogers. and
Whereas. we realize that in her
death We have lost a faithful mem ber,
fhs husband loved companion. the
children a loving mother, and the
parents daughter whose memory will
be cherished always, Be 1t therefore
Resolved: That copy of these res
olntions be presented to the relations,
one spread on the minutes of our L0.
cal. one each in the National Field.
Cambridge News, Midyale Reporter
and the Athena Press.
Mrs. Matte Moore,
Mrs. Nellie Curtis.
Mrs. Caroline McElroy.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1914-03-27
w. ]. wilkinson Buried.

The funeral Of the late VIM. j.
Wilkinson was held last Sunday after
noon at the family residences in this
city. the body having arrived Saturday
evening from Twin Falle, Idaho.
where his death occurred. A large
number were present In token of
friendship for the deceased and family.
and the tribute of flowers was pro-
fuse. A short service was conducted
at the home by Rev. w. S. Payne
OF Weston, and the beautiful burial
service of the Woodmen of the World
was conducted at the grave by mem
bers OF that order. The local lodges of
Women of Woodcraft and Rebekahs
were also represented
William J. Wilkinson was torn in
Hastings, Mimi. February 81, 1866,
and came TO Oregon in 1881. He was
married at Dot, Wash. June 80, 1885
to Alma A. Cham berlain. In 1909
Mr. Wilkinson went to Idaho. where
be has since resided. His two child
rem, Miss Velma. aud Craig. both OF
this city, were at his bedside when
he passed away.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1914-03-27

Frank Ely. who spent bis boyhood
days in Athena, was In the oity Sun.
day from his home at Boise. visiting
bis mother. Mrs. Henry ,Pinkerton.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1914-03-27
Copyright, 1914, by American Press Association.

halter still repeats dreamly as ne re-
calls the moment of his life, 1T would
not have been fair to have sold them,
not fair to my customers and not fair
to myself"-London Globe.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1914-03-13
WALKING TO ASIA.
This ls Not Difficult When Berins
Strait Is Frozen.

On Aug. 10 We sailed through Be-
ring strait and were mt last In the
arctic. The straits are thirty-six miles
wide. with East cape. II rounded, dome
shaped mass of black baSalt. ON the
Asiatic side and on the American side
Cape Prince of Wales. headline of
sharper outline, but neither so lofty
nor so sheer. In between the two
capes and in line with them lie the
two islands of Big and Little Dlomede.
Through the three narrow channels he
tween the capes and the islands the
tide runs with the Swiftness of riv-
er's current.
The EskimOs constantly cross from
continent to continent in small boats.
In still weather the passage can be
made in n light kyack with perfect
safety. The widest of the three chan
nels is that between Big Diomede and
East cape. and Is, | should say. not
more than fifteen miles across. While
We were passing through the straits
we saw party of Eskimos in skin
boat padding leisurely across from
America to Asia. They no doubt had
been on a visit to relatives or friends
on the neighboring continent. We were
told that in winter. when the strait
is frozen solidly. the Eskimos frequent
ly walk from one continent to the 9TH
er.-From "A Year With a Whaler." by
Walter Noble Burns.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1914-03-13
II Saturday
Sert11oflette

: The Gentleness of Gods Leading: .
So will lead on softIy-according J.
Eas the children be able to endure" +
Genesis 1914. 4
i These are the words of Jacob, i
+ or,rather, Israel (for Jacob had !.
i just been knighted of God as +
Prince of His realm) to his broth +
er, Esau. Yet they might have i
! been Gods own words as to His +
j. own leadership. For they finely l.
! interpret His leading. Just as Is =
Frael proposed to lead on softly,"+
ESQ God was actually leading him +
Eat that moment. This had just +
been demonstrated. He had ex- f.
spected and feared a stormy time j.
*with his brother at meeting af- +
ter long years of estrangement j.
sand endured wrong. But all was i
.gentleness over this critical part d
'of the way of his return. God +
made it SO; and it is the gentle +
fness of Gods leading that is en- +
sphasized to-day. o, of course, at +
: times the stream of our lives is +
J. fretted into rapids. But mostly J.
: it is led on in the deeps of peace. +
Show this is shown in the expert +
Fence of Elijah, after his flight +
+ from Jezebel. To His beloved s
sservant God gave sleep. Then +
+ His messenger reused the sleeper +
J. and bade him eat. Then more +
+ sleep. Then a second summons +
! to refreshment from the angel in T.
{ the words: "Arise, and eat; be- +
+ cause the journey has been too +
+ great for thee" 1t is like a +
i grooming mother comforting her T.
!. tired child. How the sense of +
! this gentle leading leaps to the 1.
! lips of the Psalmist! In the IS
+ sweet shepherd Psalm" he says +
+ of the Lord: "He maketh me to !.
+ lie down in the pastures of tender l.
: grass; he leadeth me beside the +
+ waters of quietness." How gen +
: tie the leading! Again, from God +
! he got the message: 81 will guide 4
+ thee with mine eye." And as +
! this man of great estate summed i
*up all his success, he did it in +
+ the devout declaration: "Thy gen. +
+ tleness hath made me great +
now InlS SeHCleHeSS ol ledulng =
+ breathes forth in the message of T.
: the Christ, who is God manifest +
: in the fesh at is l; be not I.
! afraid" "Be of good comfort" T.
! LET not your heart be troubled" =
J. "Peace l leave with you, my peace y
+ give unto you; not as the world +
: giveth, give unto you. Let not +
: your heart be troubled, neither let =
! it be afraid" +
: Inspired by such sweet assur- +
: ances of the leading of God, we +
! sing: T.
+ Gently, Lord, oh, gently lead US, +
: Through this lonely vale of +
! tears;
: Through the changes thou'st de- +
+ creed US, +
: Till our last great change ap- T.
f pears
+ When temptations darts assail +
= us,
: When in devious paths we stray, +
+ Let thy goodness never fail US, +
!. Lead us in thy perfect way" =
+ J. NJ. B. +
+ : + + : + + 4 4 II + a*++++++
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1914-03-13
Comments Of State Press,
A Frank Confession

A Frank Confession
| Tampa Tribune: 1t is not often
that we hear of men who have filled
public office confessing that they are
incompetent. So unusual is this that
the Tribune chronicles the fact with
the assurance that not all men are
vain-glorious and self-appraised be-
yond their real worth.
1t is a Florida editor who thus leaps
into the limelight-E. A. Williams,
who guides the destinies of the
Holmes County Advertiser. Mr.. VII
liams represented his county in the
last Legislature. Now he says:
Before we knew as much as we
do now, somehow we nourished the
idea that we were competent to FIJI
the office. And compared with tie
services of others who have filled e
same office, we perhaps were. Z 1t
our experience in the last Legislature
convinced US that the position was che
which required more ability than we
possessed"
We tremble to think what would De
the consequences should each meml II
of our Legislature institute such keen
and unsparing introspection as Edi-
tor Williams here discloses.
And we regret to have brother
newspaper man confess the lack OF
sufficient ability to be member OF
the Florida Legislature!
Whatever may be Mr.. Williams
Legislative qualifications, he evidently
is not shy on newspaper common
sense, judging by the success he has
made in conducting his paper.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1914-03-13

J. Ferd de Berry of Plant City who
expects to jump from a drummer to
seat in the Congress of the United
States at one leap, has started a pa
per called The Arrow, which he ex-
poets to use as pole to help him
make it. Fred begins right. He says
in his bold-faced salutatory; "Our
editorial columns will be the finished
work of a pen dipped in ink we'll fill
ed to the brim with love for the COM
mon people" Pity some of the poor
common people" in the First con-
gressional district.