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The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1916-06-16
GOPHER GUN

A Gun that does the Work. NO EXPLOSION.
Boy ten years old can operate it. Forces deadly
fumes into the holes Simple. Nothing to get
out of order Also kills ground squirrels, rats etc.
II not satisfied your money refunded. Agents
wanted. Write us about it. FORDE PRODUCTS
SALES CO.. so Grand ave-, Dept 2. Portland, Or.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1916-06-16
Fate's Substitution.

"The things we fear most never hap
pen," said the optimist.
YES" replied the pessimist, "but
we generally get something equally
bad. Washington Star.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1916-06-16
Adept,

"And is your wife good house
keeper?"
"Oh, wonderful, motheri She can
heat coffee perfectly with an electric
curling iron. kansas City Journal.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1916-06-16
Cynical Definition.

Father" said the small boy what
is bandit?'
"a bandit, my son, is man who
holds people up and depends on physi-
cal force instead of legal TALENT
Washington Star.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1916-06-16
Naturally Inferred.

Suitor-What makes you think, sir,
that will not be able to support your
daughter?
Her Father-The difficulty I've had
in doing it myself-Boston Transcript.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1916-06-16
Euphemistic.

would you call Uncle Peter a
stingy mani"
"Well, no; I'd merely say that he
had all his generous impulses under
perfect control. Boston Transcript.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1916-06-16
Time Somebody Smoke.

He (after receiving a leap-year pro-
posal)-This is so sudden!
She-Nonsense! You must have
known for four years that it was COM
ing.-Boston Transcript.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1916-06-16
Il Cures While You Walk.

Aliens Foot-Ease is certain cure for hot,
sweating, cal llus, and swollen, aching feet Sold
by all Druggists, Price 25c. Don't accent any
substitute. Trial package FREE. Address
Allen s Olmsted. LIE Roy. N Y
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1916-06-16
Ever Notice?

They've got one thing absolutely
standardized"
"What is that?"
''The speaking voice of the sou.
brette. They all talk alike. Louis.
vile Courier.Journal.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1916-06-16

Dr. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets for the
liver and bowels have been favorably
known for nearly so years.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1916-06-16

"Anuric" cures Backache, Lumbago,
Rheumatism. Send 10c DR.. V. M.
Pierce, Buffalo, N. Y, for large trial
package,
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1916-06-16
A Remarkable
STATE TEMENT
Mrs. Sheldon Spent $1,000 for
Treatment Without Bene-
fit. FinallyMade Well by
Lydia E. Pinkham's Veg
etable Compound.

Englewood, Ill. =" While going
through the Change of Life | suffered
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-09-12
JAYMAWKER JOTS

Here's a shoe that will fit many a
foot uncomfortably. and it was really
unkind of the McLouth Times to toss
1t out with such a reckless abandon:
A cheap automobile, like Il cheap man.
can only attract attention by being
noisy.
A new fashion for Fords, as noted
by the Smith County Pioneer: Ladies
with babies, instead of holding them
on their laps, hang a little hammock
from the bows of the car over the
pack seat, and it makes a fine place
for baby to ride. The hammock is in
the center of the car, and the seat re-
mains plenty roomy for two
The Canton Pilot does well to call
attention to warning that has been
issued to farmers by Uncle Sam. and
which is, in effect, that they should
be extremely careful about buying
Farm Loan stock or travelling So
licitors, under the impression that thew
are getting in on the ground floor of
such rural credit organizations as NAV
be formed under the new rural cred
its law The government announces
that when this new law is ready for
operation due notice will be given and
the farmers loan clubs will be legally
organized.
A woman. whom the Lebanon Times
is undoubtedly cor, ect Ii nabeling as
understanding advertising. is quoted
by that paper as observing: mo
woman wishes to be looked upon as a
shopping fiend, she does not care to
so into a store and have the merchant
show all the stock in order to find out
whether he keeps what she wishes to
purchase and whether the article is
sold at price she can afford. 1t is
much easier and pleasanter to look
thrue the advertising columns of a pa
per than it is to bore the clerk and
waste her own time. Next to the local
news items the advertisements of a pa
per stating articles for sale with prices,
will keep much of the money that goes
to the large cities at home''
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-09-12

cd of advertising. attracting the buy
er to his product? Last year 1 en-
closed two small display cards in each
box of Winesaps. These cards are 6
by X inches, a little larger than a
postal card. / procured the services
of a sign painter to make a drawing
of my idea. A zinc etching was then
made of it at a cost of $500 1 am
now able to have as many cards print
ed as I desire at a small printing
charge plus the paper charge. This
figures a cost of about one, zenith of a
cent apiece. They are printed on a
light cardboard. These cards are
used by the retailer, by displaying
them on the box of apples. 1t draws
the customers attention 20 the fact
that these apples are Winesaps in good
condition and a fancy pack. Estab-
fishing a brand or trade name for your
product is a good advertisement. This
may be done by stenciling your pack
age or FASTING an attractive Autograph
on the end of the barrel. Don't keep
your light under a bushel. Grow and
pack your product SO you will be
proud to have your name III it,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-09-12
Expect Heavy Vote in Colorado.
EXPECT FAIR WEATHER
State House Prophet Brings Joy to
His Satellites.

Clear skies and pleasant weather for
the free state fair. That is the wealth
er forecast. No, not from the weather
bureau. 1t is the prediction of John
McBee, state house guide. But Nc
Bee has batting average as weather
prophet that rivais-maybe it sur
passes-that of the local government
station.
Saturday McBee went to the state
mouse dome and took note of the at
mospherer the clouds and the land
scape. Then he ventured the predic-
ton that rain was coming. Mon
day morning he looked again He saw
more rain. His guesses came true.
This morning when the skies were
clouded, McBee took another look
around. He came down with the in
formation that the rain was over, that
clear skies were ahead and that the
fair association need not worry. The
wind is in the northwest and it won't
rain soon,'' was McBee's prediction.
And state house attaches who consult
McBee regarding rains and drouths
and sleet and snow and cold waves,
are preparing for a pleasant week.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-09-12
FINANCE AND TRADE.

The financial markets show re-
markable resisting power a;,ainst ad-
verse news" writes Henry Clews, the
New York banker, in his weekly fl
nancial review under date of Septem-
Der 9. Neither the threatened strike
of the railroads last week nor the at
tempted tieup of transportation in
New York City this week exerted any
noticeable effect upon the Stock Elk
change. The concessions demanded
by railroad labor created surprisingly
little alarm. probably because of a be-
lief that present trade activity would
largely compensate the railroads for
increased OUTLAWS and that net earn
ings, though diminished, would not
seriously suffer. In the case of the
railroads. it was noted that the new
arrangements for an eight. hour law
did not go into effect until January
list: that its effect was to be studied by
the government, and that if really in
furious to the railroads the Interstate.
Commerce Commission might be in
duced to grant them an advance in
rates as compensation. Further, the
constitutionality of the new law is to
be tested before the Supreme Court,
whose decision will be watched with
widespread interest. General busi-
ness has slowed down somewhat, bank
clearings now running only about 20
per cent ahead OF last year, as against
40 and so per cent ahead a few weeks
ago. Nevertheless. trade has been
more active than usual at this season !;
and, as summer draws to a close, all
indications point to an active fall
trade. A most important factor in
this connection is the immensely in
creased purchasing abilities of the
masses, resulting from the active en-
ployment OF many classes of labor at
unusually high wages, particularly
those engaged in the making, or hand
ling of munitions. The war, the stop
page of emigration and the great de-
mand for hands in many plants have
created a serious scarcity of labor,
the result being that labor as a
class is unprecedentedly prosperous
and inclined to spend freely and de-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-09-12
MARKETING APPLES.

'Ninety-five per cent of the apple
crop is marketed in the middle west
in barrels" writes Dan LIE Gore in
Farm Life. Il have found it profit
able to market the fancy grade of my
Winesaps and Jonathans in bushel
boxes. In that way 1 compete with
from 40 to As cents advantage in my
favor of freight charges. Only the
fancy grade of the high quality apples
should be marketed in boxes. The
standard bushel apple box -osts about
IA cents compared with the barrel at
IS cents. The merchant and manu-
facturer advertise their product. Why
shouldn't the farmer use some meth
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-09-12
CHAPLIN IN CITY
King of Movie Comedians Here
Next Week.
VIII Meet Topeka Fans at
Door of Cozy.
HE WAS HERE SUNDAY TOO
Fled From Admiring Crowd in
Lobby of ThrOOp.
Right Now He's Doing "Wild
and WOOlly" Near Salina.

Charles Chaplin, king of motion pic
day night and this week he is acting
in q wild and woolly western" picture
near Salina. Next week Chaplin will
return to Topeka and Lew Williamson,
manager of the Cozy theater, has ar
ranged for him 10 meet Topeka peo-
pie in front of the theater during the
performance of one of Charles mas
terpieces.
A quiet sort of chap was sitting at
a table in the Hotel Throop dining
room Sunday evening and he did not
attract any undue attention. He was
attired in a natty brown suit and en-
joyed a dinner of baked ham. Just
before he finished the word was
passed turnout the hotel that Charles
Chaplin was in the dining room. When
the movie star walked into the lobby
there were scores of people there to
greet him.
Hello. Charlie shouted a dozen
threats, and many hands were thrust
out to grasp his.
Chaplin sat down, lit a cigarette,
picked up a newspaper and tried to
be comfortable. But he was surround
ed by admirers. He did not get to
read a line about the Maine election
forecast, in which, he told a friend.
he was very much interested. So he
gave up the battle and retired to his
room. The next morning he took
train to Salina.
Chaplin and Lottie Pickford are the
stars in a film play now being pro-
duced near Salina. Lottie Pickford is
a sister of the famous Mary.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-09-12

mand still higher wages. The strikes
of today are melted by proaperity and
not by wage reductions; .hey are a.
part of the general irflationary move
ment which is spreading over the
whole world, and which has appar-
emily not yet run it's full course. One
of the results of the war has been to
immensely stimulate the industrial ac-
tivity that would in any ent have
developed in this country, though in
a much less degree. This war stimu-
lus will extend for some time yet, some
authorities saying the war will last
for another year at least. The prog
ress of the Allies is exceedingly for
powers of the Central Powers are
doubtless much greater than common
ly supposed; as the Allies progress, the
more desperate the resistance they will
have TO encounter The managers of
our industrial plants are, therefore,
calculating upon a continuance of this
all-powerful stimulus of war orders,
which in turn induces continued heavy
exports, huge trade balances, gold i'm
ports and further foreign credits, loans
or bond issues. For another year at
least, New York promises to be the
only free money market in the world,
and this means further prolongation
of financial, industrial and CONNER
cial activity, increased to a still high
er degree by an enormous gold supply
and the new banking system, both of
which have permitted a huge but
sound expansion of credit Beyond
question, the war is impressing its
effects upon this country more and
more as time progresses. and initiation
must continue until credit contra tion
is enforced, either thru exhaustion or
the close of the war, which would per-
NIT Europe to recall a portion of its
gold. For the time being tn war is
quite powerful enough to offset an un-
satisfactory harvest. a disturbed labor
situation, a threatening political cam
paign and a flood of anxieties which
concern the managers of big business.
There are quite enough problems
awaiting solution to sober unreason-
ing enthusiasm; nevertheless the gem
eral business outlook is promising,
credit is sound and confidence in the
future is undisturbed.'
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-09-12
JONES AT HEAD
He Is Elected President ReOr-
ganized School Board.
Relieves w. f. AtchisOn From
an Embarrassing Position.

In reorganization of the Topeka,
school board today at noon l.. NJ
Jones. superintendent of telegraph for
the Santa Fe. was elected president,
vice w. E. Atchison. resigned as presi-
dent. Mr.. Atchison will continue to
be member of the board. Mr.. Jones
was president of the board in 1914-15.
Atchison, who is county attorney,
was elected president of the board a
snort time ago. He protested because
acceptance of the office would put him
in an embarrassing position. A court
action may be taken against the coun-
~ to collect back tax penalties on
school ievies. Atchison. in such a
position, would be expected to lead the
action- As county attorney he is coun-
SCI Tor the county in any legal actions
taken against it
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-09-12
GLOBE SIGHTS
[From the Atchison Globe. ]

IFrom the Atchison Globe ]
If you must get tired, don't get tire
some.
If your temper has you going, go
away back and sit down.
Most of the campaign issues are
forgotten after the campaign.
There are a number of other fool
ways of wasting money besides buy
ing champagne.
Your prejudices may be of some
satisfaction to you, if you can refrain
from betting on them.
The only reason an Atchison man
talks more in summer than in winter
is the days are longer.
A good average man proba bly, leads
the most satisfactory life, and attracts
the least attention.
1t has always been a little hard to
understand why the Ben Davis apple
doesn't grow on a cottonwood tree
When a man goes home sick, he
wants his life to look worried, whether
he feels that way about it or not
How doth the little busy bee man
age to loaf all winter and maintain a
reputation for Industry A tired bust
ness man wants to know.
From time to time it is necessary to
enlarge the penitentiaries to make
room for the crooks who think they
are smarter than the other crooks
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-09-12
.RMENIANs AND sYRIANs.

In response to the recent proclama-
ton of the President of the United
States designating Saturday and Sun
day, October 81 and 22, as days for
the relief of the suffering Armenian
and Syrian people, that is one of the
many terrible incidents to the uro-
pean war, the Federal Council of the
Churches of Christ in America has
issued a proclamation, in turn, ear
nestly urging upon all of the churches
of the thirty constituent bodies of the
Federal Council. and upon all Chris
tan people, that Sunday, October 90,
be set apart for earnest intercession
in behalf of these stricken races.
Announcement is also made that
the Federal Council will send to all
the pastors of it's constituency full in
formational material for use in pre-
senting this great cause to the people,
and it recommends that contributions
at all of the church services on this
day be set aside for distribution thru
the American Committee :or Arme-
MAN and Syrian Relief.
This is relief movement that
JuSI DIS responsive d
chord with the generous people of
these United States as have the sim
liar efforts in behalf of the Belgians
and the Poles.
The Armenians and the Syrians are
among the innocent bystanoers in the
Old World who have felt the heavy
hand of the great war in all of its
extreme cruelty. The ruthless Turks
have well-nigh snuffed out the lives
of most of the able-bodied Armenian
males in 1nassacres that are almost too
horrible to think about, let alone that
their details be set down in black and
white. The women and children of
Armenia are in the sorriest of plights.
And practically the whole of the Syr-
ian race, at its native firesides, are iii
just as deplorable a situation.
Will the people of the United States
do less for them than they have for
the non-combatants of Belgium and
for the innocent victims of the war in
Poland?
It's to be hoped not.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-09-12
ST0Rk VERSUS EAGLE
Member of National Guard Deserted
Because Wife Expected Baby.

Dallas, Texas, Sept. 12.-Mark Nc
Leroy had to choose between the stork
and the eagle. He chose the stork,
and is now branded by the United
States government as ''deserter."
McLeroy went to the border with
his company of the Texas National
Guard. He refused to take the fed
eral oath because he believed it would
mean an indefinite absence from home
and he feared to be away from his
wife when an expected interesting
event took place.
Thrown in the guardhouse with his
brother, Tom, Il, who also had re-
fused to take oath, McLeroy bided
his time. When the opportunity came
he and his kid brother escaped.
They eventually made their way to
Dallas and were arrested Friends
are seeking their release thru habeas
corpus proceedings. They were ar
raigned before Judge Seey today and
will be given a hearing Saturday.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-09-12

Not only was the first session of
the saith congress a most trying one
on the representatives ana senators
who comprised its membership. 1t
was also the most expensive one for
the people of the country in the en-
tire history of the nation. And, If
such a thing could happen. the body
of that sterling American and Dem
ocrat, Grover Cleveland must be I'M
easy in its grave those days. In his
efforts to promote a reasonable econ
omy in the conduct of the country's
affairs, he belabored right and left
the appropriating tendencies of the
congresses of his presidential career
because they approached the billion
dollar mark for a single congress,
that is for all the sessions, regular
and special, for the two-year period
that is the life Of a congress But
here come his Democratic brethren
of the next generation appropriating
approximately two billion of dollars
at a single session of congress.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-09-12
SPEND MILLIONS
Primary Costs Illinois Candi.
dates $2,5OO,OOO.
Five States Holding Primary
Elections Today.

Chicago. Sept. 12.-The statewide
primary campaign which closed today
is regarded by political observers as
perhaps the most holly contested in
the history of Illinois, The candidates
for state offices alone expended
s2.500,0eo in their campaigns.
First Direct Primary in Vermont.
Burlington, VT, Sept. 1.-THE di-
rect primary was given its first test
IN Vermont today with popular inter-
est centered in the TRIANGULAR fight
Tor the Republican nomination for
United States senator
Primaries in Three Southern States.
Atlanta, Ga, Sept. 12-Democrat Is
OF three southern states: Georgia,
South Carolina and Louisiana TODAY
are ballot1ng in statewide primarie
Tor nominees for the November cleo
uon. In South Carolina the voters
were asked to choose between Cover
nor Richard /. Manning and former
governor Cole L. BleaSe in a run-off
primary for governor. Blease led in
the first primary.
Expect Heavy Vote in Colorado.
Denver, Sept. 12.-Fair weather ia
Vored heavy vote in Colorado's pri-
mary election today. The campaign
between Gov. George A. Carlson and
samuel ID. Nicholson, of Leadville for
the Republican nomination for the
governorship was hard fought Julius
e. Gunter was unOpposed for the Dem
ocratic nomination
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-09-12
MEMBER:
Associated Press.
Audit Bureau of Calculations.
American Newspaper Publishers
Association.
MEMBER:

General Rain, or one of his cousins.
A. Local Downpour, managed to reach
Topeka in plenty of time to be on
hand for the opening of the gates Of
the great Topeka free fair. And while
there is seldom anything to be gained
in crying over split milk, the Topeka
free fair management may well have
been pardoned if it helped to muddy
up the fair grounds Monday morning
by adding a few of it's tears to the
rainfall However, these fair grounds
are well drained and have pretty sub
stantial walks, and the grounds will
dry out quickly, and the rain of Mon
day morning was just what was need
ed, perhaps, to lay the dust on them.
and place tie race track in par condi-
ton. So II it isn't followed by too
much more during the next few days.
the fair from the attendance stand
point will probably be as successful
as it deserves. And rain ~ no rain,
the friends of the Topeka fair from
other parts visited it in larger num-
bers last year than ever before in the
history of Topeka fairs. So there is
no reason why the Topeka fair enthus-
lasts should be discouraged because
of the rains of Monday and even a
few more that may follow during the
week. Then. too. there is a famous
old saying that a bad beginning makes
for good ending, so let's all cheer
mp over the weather prospects for the
ensuing days of the fair.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-09-12

Just who may be getting the best
of 1t in what may be called the Ru-
manian arena of the war is surely a
matter of doubt in view of the con-
flicting reports that emanate from it
and other sources of war news, and
because SO much active fighting is be-
ing staged on SO many Rumanian,
Bulgarian and other fronts that have
developed since Rumania entered the
war. But from the reports of the
slaughtering that is going ON in these
ends of the war it is certainly appar-
emit that all sides to them are getting
the worst of it.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-09-12
WON'T ENFORCE 8-HOUR
Gulf, Colorado and Santa Fe An
nounccs 1t Will Test New Law.

Galveston, Sept. 12.-Officials of
the Gulf, Colorado and Santa Fe rail-
way TO-DAY began serving notice on
employees and the public along all its
lnes that the recently enacted s.
hour law for trainment would not be
obeyed except upon orders from the
court of last resort
The order of the Gulf lines in direc.
llne with the statement made in To-
peka by E P. Ripley, president of the
santa Fe system. Mr.. Ripley said in
ERECT he would not observe the S-hour
Jaw until compelled to by the United
states supreme court. Topeka Off
Gals of the Santa Fe say they know of
no such order being issued get on the
eastern or western lines of the Santa
re proper. but cite Mr.. Ripiey's state
neht and take it for granted that such
an order will be issued