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The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1915-04-23
ELEEcY STAPLE MUST PAY RAN
SOM INTO THE GOLFERS OF
WAR.
Nation Rings With Cries OF Stricken
Industry.
BY Peter Radford
Lecturer National Farmers Union.

1y FCtCT ndutofN
Lecturer National Farmers Union.
King Cotton has suffered more from
the European war than any other ag-
ricultural product on the American
continent. The shells of the belliger-
ents have bursted over his throne,
frightening his subjects and shatter-
ing his markets, and, panic-stricken,
the nation cries out God save the
.king!"
People from every walk OF life have
contributed their mite toward rescue
work. Society has danced before the
king; milady has decreed that the
family wardrobe shall contain only
cotton goods; the press has plead
with the public to "buy a BALE;
bankers have been formulating hold
ing plans; congress and legislative
bodies have deliberated over relief
measures; statesmen and writer's
have grown eloquent expounding the
inalienable rights of 'His Majesty"
and presenting schemes for preserv-
ing the financial integrity of the
stricken staple, but the sword OF Eu-
rope has proved mightier than the pen
of America in fixing value upon this
product of the sunny south. Prices
have been bayoneted, values riddled
and markets decimated by the battling
hosts of the eastern hemisphere until
the American farmer has suffered a
war loss OF 100000, 900, and bale
Of cotton brave enough to enter a
European port must pay ransom OF
half its value or 60 to prison until the
war is over.
Hope Of the Future Lies In Co-opera'
tIon.
The Farmers Union, through the
columns Of the press, wants to thank
the American people for the friend
ship. sympathy and assistance given
the cotton farmers in the hour OF dis
tress and to direct attention to co
] operative methods necessary to per
manently assist the marketing OF al
/ farm products.
The present emergency presents al
j grave q situation as. ever. -confrontes
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1915-04-23

We need social centers where our
young people can be entertained,
amused and instructed under the d.
rection of cultured, clean and COM
petent leadership, where aesthetic
surroundings stir the love for the
beautiful, where art charges the at
mosphere with inspiration and power.
and innocent amusements instruct
and brighten their lives.
To hold our young people on the
farm we must make farm life more
attractive as well as the business of
farming more remunerative. The
school house should be the social unit,
properly equipped for nourishing and
building character, so that the lives of
our people can properly function
around 1t and become supplied with
the necessary elements OF human
thought and activity.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1915-04-23
FARMERS UNION OFFICIALS
THINK RAILROADS ARE EN-.
TITLED TO MORE REVENUE.
Products Of Plow and Farmer Who
Lives at Home Should 30
Exempt From Increase. II
iT4
BY Peter Radford.
Lecturer National Farmers Union.

LECTURER NdtluIlak \ CdIAhoio OhAoAAs
The recent action of the Interstate
Commerce Commission in granting an
increase in freight rates In the eastern
classification Of territory; the applica'
tion Of the roads to state and inter-
state commissions for an increase IN
rates, and the utterances OF President
Wilson on the subject bring the farm
ers of this nation face to face with the
problem of an increase In freight
rates. It Is the policy OF the Farmers
Union to meet the issues affecting the
welfare of the farmers squarely ana
we will do so in this instance.
The transportation facilities OF the
United States are inadequate to ell
fectively meet the demands OF COM
merce and particularly In the South
and West additional railway mileage
is needed to accommodate the move
ment Of farm products. II in the wis
dom Of our Railroad Commissions an
increase In freight rates Is necessary
to bring about an Improvement In our
transportation service, and an extern
sion OF our mileage, then an increase
should be granted, and the farmer 10
willing to share such proportion OF
the increase as justly belongs to him,
but we have some suggestions to make
as to the manner in which this IN
crease shall be levied.
Rates Follow Lines Of Least Resist
ance.
The freight rates Of the nation have
been built up along lines of least re-
sistance. The merchant, the manu-
facturer, the miner, the miller, the
lumberman and the cattleman have
had their traffic bureaus thoroughly
organized and in many instances they
have pursued the railroad without
mercy and with the power OF organ
lied tonnage they have hammered the
life out Of the rates and with unre'
strained greed they have eaten the
yitals out Of our transportation system
and since we have had railroad COM
missions, these interests, with skill
and cunning, are represented at every
hearing in which their business IS
| involved.
The farmer Is seldom represented
at rate hearings, as his organizations
| have never had the finances to EN-
pIoy counsel to develop his side ol
| the case and, as a result. the products
of the plow bear an unequal burden
Of the freight expense. A glance a
the freight tariffs abundantly proves
| this assertion. Cotton, the leadint
agricultural product Of the South, al
ready bears the highest freight rate o
any necessary commodity In com
merce, and the rate on agriculture
| products as whole is out OF pro
| portion with that Of the products 0
the factory and the mine.
We offer no schedule OF rates, bu
hope the commission will be able Y
give the railroad such an increase Il
rates as Is necessary without levyinI
further toll upon the products 0
the pIow, The instance seems to pre-
sent. an .onDortunity to the Railfoa'
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1915-04-23
Billiard Tables on soi,o Rock

Billiard tables supported on +0iid
rock are among the novel features pi
q thirty.siS room concrete residence
located on one OF the islands Of the
San Juan archipelago In finger soonn
Each table rests on uiassive concrete
bose. which extends through au open
Ing In the floor and mas its footing Oh
bedrock and Is therefore NJ soti1 sno
as free from vibration as Il y we're 4
part of the island ITSELF iUpniaf aiv
chanira
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1915-04-23
WE ARE LONG ON PRODUCTION,
SHORT ON DISTRIBUTION.
BY Peter Radford

Lecturer National Farmers Union.
The economic distribution of farm
products is today the worlds greatest
problem and the war, while 1t has
brought its hardships, has clearly en-
phasized the importance of distribu-
tion as a factor In American agricul-
ture and promises to give the farm
ers the cooperation of the govern
ment and the business men the
solution of their marketing problem.
This result will, In measure, COM
pensate us for OR war losses. for the
business interests and government
have been in the main assisting al
most exclusively ON the production
side of agriculture. While the depart
ment OF agriculture has been dumping
tons of literature on the farmer telling
him how to produce, the farmer mas
been dumping tons Of products In the
nation's garbage can for want OF
market.
The World VIII Never starve.
At no time since Adam and Eve
were driven from the Garden OF Eden
have the inhabitants Of this world
suffered from lack Of production, but
some people have gone hungry from
the day Of creation to this good hour
for the lack OF proper distributor
Slight variations In production have
forced change in diet and one local.
ity has felt the pinch Of want, while
another surfeited, but the world as
whole has ever been land OF plenty.
We now have less than one-tenth OF
the tillable land of the earth's surface
under cultivation, and we not oniy
have this surplus area to draw on put
II is safe to estimate that In case OF
dire necessity one-half the earths
population could at the present time
knock their living out of the trees
of the forest, gather 1t from wild
vines and draw 1t from streams. NO
one should become alarmed; the
/ world will never starve.
! The consumer has always feared
that the producer would not supply
him and his fright has found express
sion on the statute books of our stateS
and nations and the farmer has been
urged to produce recklessly and with
out reference to market, and regard
less of the demands of the consumer
4 Back to the Soil.
The city people have been urging
each other to move back to the farm.
but very few Of them have moved.
We welcome our city cousins back to
the soil and this earth's surface con-
tains 1902, 100000 idle acres Of TIL
able land where they can make
living by tickling the earth with
forked stick. but we do not need them
so far as increasing production is con-
cerned: we now have all the producers
we can use. The city man has very
erroneous ideas Of agricultural condi-
tions. The commonly accepted theory.
that we are short on production Is all
wrong. Our annual increase In pro-
duction far exceeds that OF our in'
crease in population.
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The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1915-04-23

i hos,. pu5iishe'! III japnn 1902
yaa;., ,s.o natfs fhat At tini tif'" 9e3d
FIJI: was alrp'''t pr0 ,lrnA ~ i@y'it%
Eve ryoyinces OF that country.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1915-04-23

Old men have visions, young men
have dreams. Successful farmers
pIow deep while sluggards sleep.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1915-04-23

The growing of legumes will retard
soil depletion and greatly add to its
power to produce. ...-.s..--f
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1915-04-23

Education Is developing of the
mind. not stuffing of the memory.
Digest what you read.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1915-04-23

Teacher Johnny. name some myth
ical creature. Johnny The goat we're
always afraid some one will et.-Ex.
change.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1915-04-23

There Is still enough to satisfy one
in spite OF all misfortunes. Goethe.
The Nome daily nugget., 1915-06-15

l.. Seppala was hauled before Judge Grimm yesterda afternoon on the charge of riding through the streets at rate of speed in excess of that allow ed by law. Judge Grimm assessed the offender fifteen dollars and also de- livered some pertinent remarks anent merchants will do well to heed. The court stated that fast riding or driving through streets, narrow as are those of Nome, was ineXcusable and must he stepped, further intimating that he will Vialt dire punishment on all offenders tNno may be brought before him
The Nome daily nugget., 1915-06-15

The Victoria will leave for the out side tonight if the weather permits ac- cording to an announcement given ou
 at the office of the Alaska steamship this afternoon. The vessel left St Michael this morning and is due al Nome about eight tonight. The fol lowing is the passenger list: Miss Stel- la Harris. Earl Stokes, MT. and Mrs. F. R. Jordon, James Clark Fred Cowden
 Mrs. H. s. Riley, Mrs. B Morris, Mrs A. N Kittlesen, A. w. Murray Mrs Chas. Herringer, Mrs. w. c. Mcclure Hans Vitleson. Rev Jos. Bernard, T. H. Johnson. John Ryan. Wm. Hartley Robert Hawkins, John Payne, Miss Bessie Conn and Axel Operchia. The authorities are also sending out one prisoner and two insane persons. the prisoner being Mike Hatzaoff and the insane patients John Patrick and Mary Kuderliks There will also be some half dozen steerage passengers
The Nome daily nugget., 1915-06-15

The fact that there have been but fuuf dog taxes paid for so far this year indicates that a somewhl, slack interest in the enforcement of the city Crd1nance on the part of the Ifciais weose business it is to look after s,ic l r tiers The same cond' tion has prob &tly I!e> ailed during previous 'dmn- istrations as the records of the city clerk show that only seventy-eight dollars were collected from that source last year
The Nome daily nugget., 1915-06-15

The latest addition to the list of trophies to be offered the members of the Nome Gun Club this summer is the handsome cup donated by William Webb for competition in the Fourth of July shoot which will be held on Inde- pendance day. The cup is now in ex- hibition in the show windows of the Segerstrom X Hagen jewery store The club is negotiating with several of the big powder concerns on the out side looking to secure some of the fine trophies offered for trap shooting.
The Nome daily nugget., 1915-06-15

Sergeant Jolls of the city telegraph office desires to call the attention of the public to the fact that the office will receive messages only in the regular hours between a. m. and p. m. The public are evidently under the impress sion that the office is open for business day and night The sending station is open at all times but does not trans
The Nome daily nugget., 1915-06-15

But three of the new auto cars due to arrive have been landed and the remainder are still on one of the The Pioneer Company have landed one truck and also touring car. The only other to arrive so far is ma chine belonging to the Powell dredge owners.
The Nome daily nugget., 1915-06-15

certain young lady of this city has some idea as to how the tide works as she was overheard to remark some days ago while looking at the Corwin lying in the roadstead. Here it is: My the tide must be high today. Look how low the Corwin seems to be in the water"
The Nome daily nugget., 1915-06-15

The postoff1ce will receive mail of all classes until some definite knowledge of the movements of the Victoria are received
The Nome daily nugget., 1915-06-15

MT Leo Sidenverg Is now in charge of the Cheap John store of Kracower Brothers which he purchased this spring on the outside. The former owners will probably remain in Nome until the next fleet
The Nome daily nugget., 1915-06-15

The repairs on the Mielke building at the foot of Hunter way are fast nearing completion and the store will soon be ready for occupancy.
The Nome daily nugget., 1915-06-15

The main line of the Moonlight Wa ter Company developed several breaks during the last few days but were re- paired with little inconvenience to the city water consumers.
The Nome daily nugget., 1915-06-15

The public are notified that the city to eleven tonight in order to make re- pairs to the mains.
 s. K. Gudmandson was the lucky ed by Mrs. Jolls. The winning number was No. 31
The Nome daily nugget., 1915-06-15

Mir. Henry Fries expects to get away for the 1nmachuk as soon as the storm goes down. He will go overland as it is desired to avoid the long wait for navigation to open to far northern points. Mrs. Fries will remain in Nome until the boats are running.
The Nome daily nugget., 1915-06-15

The Dream threaten announces that the six part Call of the North which ilas been announced for presentation "Wednesday and Thursday will not be shown until the installa tion of the new projecting machines which are on the steamer La Touehe. The presentation will therefore be postponed one week
The Nome daily nugget., 1915-06-15

Reports received by the local radio station this morning at 11:25 a. m stated that the steamer Victoria left St Michael for Nome at 11:15 The message gave no indication of whether the cargo had been unloaded or not.
The Nome daily nugget., 1915-06-15

The new dry goods and gents fur nishing goods store of J. Kirstane was opened this morning with an excellent display of the latest in those lines. The windows particularly displayed some dainty confections in ladies wear
The Nome daily nugget., 1915-06-15
NEWS NOTES

There being no quorum the city council held no meeting last night.
The Nome daily nugget., 1915-06-15

init messages except through the city office.
The Nome daily nugget., 1915-06-15

The Daily Nugget. $2.00 per mon.h.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1915-07-01

oring American bottoms is obstructed
by treaty provisions to the contrary"
declares the argument for a review,
''and Congress was fully advised Of
the purport and existence of these
treaties. II no precise or ineligible
meaning can be given to the law in
question, consistent with the manifest
intention of Congress, it must be held
to be void and Of no effect.
"If the initial clause and the pro-
viso of the section are irreconcilable, !"
and the government so contends, "the
statute is void. Better that the words
used should be declared inadequate
for the purpose intended than that in
depreciation should usurp the function
of legislation.
The Department still further en-
phasizes its belief that the act Of
Congress was absurd by quoting with
approval the Senate committee report
which rejected the offending section.
"Your Committee struck out the
provision" says the report as quoted
by the government brief. at was in
of some nineteen or
twenty treaties of the United States.
In our opinion it could have led to no
good result, as every other country
could have retaliated and all the
in the end would have been
just about where they started. We
were not only inviting an endless re-
but retaliation where our
would have had in nearly
every case the better of it, and in
many cases infinitely the better"
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1915-07-01
WHAT WILL BE THE ANSWER?
u. S. Department of Justice Asking
Aid From Suprem Court

Washington, d. c., June 23-Thore
is war between the executive and leg
islativc branches Of the Democratic
administration.
The Department of Justice has ask
ed the United States Supreme Court
10 declare null and void q statute upon
which tic Democratic Congress labor
ed for more than six months to enact
iao law.
This amazing spectacle has its
origin in The clause CT the tariff act
proposing to give five percent dis
count on all duties imposed on nler-
ehandise imported in vessels admitted
TO American registry. Its history is
well known. The Court CT Customs
Appeals recently upheld the law in
divided opinion. From this decision
the government has appcaied.
In its brief asking the Supreme
Court TO review the case, the Depart
ment Of Justice severely criticises
Congress for blundcring.
"The Congressional purpose Of fay-
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1915-07-01
GEN. l.. G.. kINSLEl
DEAD AT RUTLAND
Served with First Vermont Regiment
in Civil War. Retired Merchant and
Ex-Mayor,

Served with First Vermont Regiment
in Civil War. Retired Merchant and
Ex-Mayor>
Rutland, June 2S-Gen. Levi G.
Kingsley, SO, Civil War veteran and
retired merchant, died Saturday night
at his home on Pine street.
Gen. Kingsley served with the LIST
Vermont Volunteers with distinction
in many battles. He was charter
member of Roberts Post, G. A. r.,
and had served as commander two
terms.
For 46 years Gen. Kingsley conduct
ed a hardware and furniture business
in this city, selling out in 1905. He
held offices in the town and served as
the second mayor of Rutland city. He
was the oldest member of Center
Lodge, F. & A. M.
Gen. Kinsley is survived by one son,
Harvey r. Kingsley, of this city.
The funeral services will be held at
Trinity Episcopal Church, Tuesday af-
ternoon at 2:30 o'clock. Burial will
be in Evergreen cemetery.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1915-07-01
NEW EDITOR FOR THE ADVANCE
Former Mayor of Salem, Mass, to
Edit Vermont Paper

Burlington, June 1S-Guy B. Hor-
ton, president of The Advance Com
pany, announced to-day that the new
editor Of The Advance beginning at
once will be Arthur Howard, remem-
bered by many as the young man who
in 1908 without q dollar of capital
founded the Morning Despatch in
Salem, Mass, and in less than year
was elected mayor in that city by an
overwhelming majority.
Mr.. Howard was born in Washing
ton Square, New York, his father be-
ing the founder of the oldest and now
one Of the largest jawelry houses on
Fifth avenue. With this company the
new editor was connected for q years
when he established the Arthur How
ard Co. Of London, shipping agents
and clearing house for American jew
elry firms. Financially broken by the
panic of 1907 he went to Boston with
S25 in his pocket and soon to Salem.
The story Of his life in Salem reads
like romance including much of melo-
drama. His newspaper grew from
joke in the community and unable to
buy its owner square meal, to a cir
culation Of 10000, while to it was add
ed the Salem Evening Gazette and the
Newburyport Item. He announced
himself candidate for mayor and was
elected head Of city Of $4,000 people
which he had only recently entered un-
known and penniless. For showing up
a leading politician he was thrown into
Jail on a charge Of criminal libel from
which he was released on bail furnish /
cd by 500 Of the Leading women Of
Salem and on trial he was unanimous
ly acquitted. His administration was
remarkable for efficiency and economy |
as well as for reforms accomplished.
In the last state campaign he was
candidate Tor Lieut. Governor Of the
Prohibition party and received three 4
times the largest vote ever given that
party.
Mr.. Howard was a member Of the
-taff CT McC,ure's Magazine for near
" two years, Of the Boston Post for
one year, and has been frequent con-
tributor TO leading New York and
Boston papers. He is the author Of
several books and has travelled exten-
sively in this country and Europe.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1915-07-01

Henry Clifford went to wallingfoci
Monday where he has employment for
the summer.
Mrs. Della Sears was in Dorset
Hollow last week sewing for Mrs.
William Kelley.
Mrs. b. Z. Bowen was In Manchester
Monday, the guest of her sister, Mrs.
0zro Buffum.
DR.. and Mrs. Harold Bufum and
daughter Harriet, of Wallingford,
Conn, are visiting relatives in town.
Mrs. Helen Bufrum is in Shushan.
N. y, visiting her daughter Mrs. H.
M. Hall.
Frank Lapham, who has been visit
ing friends in town, returned to Glens
Falls, N. Y, Monday.
Mrs. Martha Griffith left last Fri-
day for Pasadena, Cal. She expects
to be gone two months.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry G. Stone and
Miss Gertrude Brophy were in Airing
ton last week.
Harry Peters of Florida, and Chas.
Beach of Bennington, were Sunday
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. G. L. Coping.
Miss Agnes Streeter Of Bennington,
is guest Of Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Me-
Daniels.
Miss Jennie Y. Leary and Miss
Grace Sexton spent the day Saturday
in Manchester
Mr.. and Mrs. G. +. Sexton entcrtain-
ed at dinner Thursday last Mrs. Helen
Mrs. G. E. Coping, Mrs. l..
J. Abbott, and Miss Natalie Abbott.
Tom Griffith, who has been attend
ng school at the Vermont Academy,
Saxtons River, is spending his vaca-
ion at home.
VIM. G. Wilson was in Mortified,
IT., last week in attendance at the
commencement exercises at Norwich
University, at which institution he is
student.
Report of East Dorset Primary
School for spring term ending June 18,
915 Not absent during the term, Hill
ah Beland, Helen Brock, John Cum
ingham, Katherine DeJordy, Marian
,rifith, Robert Griffith, Nelson Par
inson, Donald Stone, Grace Shelter,
lara Whitney, Lois Whitney; absent
ne-half day, Lois Brophy, Edward
Warner; absent one day, Jennie
'rophy, Katherine Griffith, Edward
Gordon Griffith, Ethel
Iebert, Frederick Hulett, Mary Nc
iuigan; absent enc and one-haf days
'eulah Beland. Enrolled &c pupils:
verage attendance 30G. Mrs. L. l..
Whitney, teacher.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1915-07-01
GET $4,000 CONTRACT
Cahee House Furnishing Company to
Refurnish Bedrooms and Lobby at
The Bardwell.

The management Of The Bardwell
have awarded to the Cahee House
Furnishing Company of Rutland the
contract to refurnish the bedrooms
and the lobby of the hotel. The con-
tracts calls for furniture Of a high
class and it is stated that the sum
involved is approximately $4,000.
The new fitting for the lobby will
include 20 pieces of heavy furniture,
consisting of seven-foot davenports
and Turkish rockers, all upholstered
in leather. For the bedrooms the Rut-
land concern is to furnish 100 brass
beds, 100 box spring mattresses, 100
South American hair mattresses and
a large number of mahogany dressers
and chiffoniers.