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The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1917-05-18
WOMEN WILL MD
IN FRUIT HARVEST.

Girls and women of the state, it is
now forecast, will play a prominent
part in harvesti ng the fruit and berry
crops this summer and fall, for the
men and boys will be occupied fully in
the heavier farm operations.
1t is said that unless the feminine
population of the state come to the
front for this work it is more than
likely that the fruit crop will be vast
ed to large extent by reason of the
fact that there will not be sufficient
labor available for picking.
An effective step, it is believed, was
taken when the suggestion of R. p.
Bonham, inspector in charge of the
United States immigration Service at
Portland. was adopted whereby enlist
ments blanks for farm labor will be
supplied at each recruiting office, SO
that when the applicants for enlist
ment are not able to comply with the
physical requirements they may be en-
rolled in the farm labor army. 1t will
be explained that this service savors
just as much of patriotism as bearing
arms in the ranks or fighting the Ger
mans in hand to hand encounters in
the trenches.
The Oregon Congress of Mothers
and the clubwomen of the state are
allied with the Oregon Agricultural
Coll ege staff in making the food drive
most effective and they will cooperate
in recruiting boys and young men for
field tillage this spring and summer.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1917-05-18
Aged Recluse Leaves
A Fortune In Gold

On investigation Of the death Of
johnson W. Willard. an aged recluse
of the farming district southeast Of
Milton, Coroner Brown discovered gold
coin and certificates of deposit
amounting to more than SIC, 900. They
were tucked away in. every conceiv-
able place. An old vest hanging in a
closet yielded several hundred dollars
in gold.
Three or four purses were found
packed with coin. In addition to this,
Mr.. Willard owned the ranch where he
lived, valued at $50, 600. One daughter,
Mrs. Hill, survives. Her home is in
Montana.
Mr.. Willard lived entirely to himself
since the death of his wife three years
ago and the room she used to occupy
had been locked. 1t was there, in the
bottom of a trunk, that several of the
certificates of deposit were found.
During the. past few years Mr.. VIII
lard leased his ranch, retaining only
the house and bit of ground where he
raised small garden. He settled on
homestead in 1869, just after the
war, and, in the typhoid epidemic of
1878, lost all his children but the one
daughter. Mr.. Willard was s6.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1917-05-18
Subscription Rates

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payable in advance, and subscrip-
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The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1917-05-18
M'PHERR|N'S GOATS BEAT
THE COLORED TIGERS.

Clutch" McPherrin's aggregation
of ball tossers defeated the Pendleton
Colored Tigers in a we'll played game
Sunday afternoon; score four to three.
Pambrun started for Athena and
during the four innings he pitched,
allowed but two hits, but these coupled
with errors, netted the Tigers their
three runs. They scored one in the
third inning and two in the fourth,
then Andre took up the "white mans
burden" against the colored players,
and allowing but two hits stopped fur
ther scoring.
He was given almost flawess sup
port, and the home team began to perk
up and bing the. ball on the seams.
One score came across in the fifth,
two in the seventh and the winning
tally in the eighth.
While the Tigers were able to gar
ner only four hits off Pambrun and
Andre, "Pasco" for the Tigers pitched
good ball, allowing but six hits, His
support WEIGHED" on him in the
pinches; otherwise victory might have
found roosting place in the Tiger
camp.
The game had plenty of pep, was
clean one and Omar Stephens, New
som, Littlejohn and the rest of the
fans got their moneys worth.
Weston has organized her usual
strong team for the seasons playing
and will open the schedule with Athena
Sunday, on the Athena grounds. The
game will start promptly at $3.50 and
the regular admission price Of 26c will
be charged.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1917-05-18

The eAthena Press circulates in the
homes Of readers who reside in the
heart Of the Great Umstilla Wheat
Belt, and they have money to spend
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1917-05-18
ASKS
FOR ROAD BONDS
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Governor Withycombe was the guest
Of honor at a luncheon rendered by the
men and women of Ashland, Tuesday
in connection with good roads meet
ing, an6 delivered an address.
The Governor, prefaced his remarks
with an appeal to the citizenship of
Oregon to realize the seriousness of
the greatest of all world wars in which
this country is now engaged. He re-
marked his high regard for German
efficiency, regard which has been
fostered by his study of German meth
DDS during his connection with agricul-
tural extension work several years ago.
'This country does not realize what
it is up against, said the Governor.
81 believe that within one year the
United States will have ] 900, 600, men
fighting in Europe. The stupendous
size and possibilities of this conflict
are not realized by the American peo-
Pile.
If we lose this war;" he continued,
this country will become vassal to
Germany and will be the first to be
levied upon because of our immense
| wealth."
Mr.. Withycombe called attention to
the fact that Oregon ranked with the
first in recruiting In Honor Guard, Red
Cross, Y. M. C. A., and like work and
urged that every Oregonian do his or
her part in efficient mobilizing of ev-
cry resource of this state in order that
this state may continue to rank first in
preparedness measures.
He urged that the possibility of an
invasion of America be taken not too
lightly and proclaimed the necessity of
good roads system in Oregon as a
measure of military preparedness and
patriotic duty as well as a necessity
in order,to develop the great agricul-
tural, mineral and timber resources of
the state. He commended the present
road program highly, stating: "Nev-
er before in any state has such splen-
did method of building highways been
devclved, :" and his hearers to. use
every effort in forwarding sentiment
favorable to the 1000, 900 bond issue
measure. -e,r- '@ ~,
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1917-05-18
Roll of Honor.

For last month, ending May 18, 1917:
Grade Athena Russell. Raymond
Burke, Florence Ross, Hollis Dennis,
Esther Helms, George Pambrun, Car
olyn Kidder. Lepha Cox, Wanda Holt,
Dorothy Bear, Kathleen Radtke, Doris
Schubert, Dorothy Geissel, Weldon
Bell, Kenneth Maestretti, Beatrice
Dickenson, Bessie Price.
Grade 2.-Ronald Lieuallen, Roy
DeFreece. Lahman Maestretti, Freddie
Radtke, Dale Stephens, Lorena Schu-
bert, Belle Anderson, Lucille Smith,
Lois johnson, Clifford Wood, Joseph
Engermaun, Lorena Dennis, Edna De-
Freeze, Majorie Booher, Melvin Cop
pock.
Grade a,-Gale Anderson, William
Coppock, Merl Dickenson, Clara Eng
ermann, LEONARD Geissel, Ellen Henry,
Alice Huffman, Ray Huffman, Harold
Jackson, Vera Miller, Wilford Miller.
Dean Pinkerton, Arthur Taylor, Mary
Richmond. Chester Cox.
Grade 4--Stanley Bush, Frank Car
stems, Wilber Harden, Arthur Holt,
Blanche johnson. Marvel McAlexan.
der. Harold McIennan, Fay Pambrun,
Eppa PiersoL Elmo Russell. velton
Read, Itol Schubert, Dalberth Taylor,
Ruth Hutt, Neil Mcintyre, Cecil Macs
tretti, Rush Klein.
Grade 6.-Brooks Anderson, Vernon
Miller, Tom Kirk, Donald johnson
Alton Lieuallen, Lorain Shick, Rich
ard Cartano, Thelma Crabill. Beult
Banister, Dorothy Koepke, Gertrude
Martin, Elsa Ringel, Ethel Geissel
Myrtle Downing. Mildred Mathers
Ivan Cox.
Grade 6.-Eddie Evans, Leslie Mar
Continued on Page B..
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1917-05-18
MUST REGISTER
ON THE DAY SET
PRESIDENT TO NAME The DAY
Useless to Ask Registrars to
Excuse Anyone Within Age
From Registering.

The war department has made the
following announcement regarding the
registration of citizens liable to draft:
1.-THE war department wishes to i'm
press upon the people that there is only
one day for registration. All males
between the designated ages must reg
lister on the day set. The fact that FIVE
days were allowed for the placing of
the necessary blank forms in the hands
of the registrars appears to have mis-
lead some headline writer's. One day
only-the day fixed in the presidents
proclamation-will be devoted to reg
istration.
"The war department is gratified by
the spontaneous offers of uncompensat-
ed assistance in carrying out the work
of registration.
zone father in offering to serve as
registrar, writes: 4 have two sons
in the guard and one in the regular
army, but want to do my little bit.
This is typical of hundreds of letters.
All such offers properly should be made
to the governors. who are the heads of
registration machinery in their respec-
tive states.
1T should be clearly understood that
no male resident of the United States
between the designated ages is excused
from registration unless he is already
in the military or naval service of the
United States; that is, a member of
the regular army or navy, the marine
corps. coast guard service or that part
of the national guard now actually in
the federal SERVICE. Registration is
a necessary preliminary to the later
process of selection.
1t is useless to ask registrars to ex-
cuse anyone from registration. The
registrar has no such powers. No one
can suspend the law requiring all to
register.
1T is important that all shall under
stand the significance Of registration
and 1t Is hoped that the day will be ap-
preached in the spirit with which the
government has appointed it. Demo-
crat is its essence. No person can alb
sent himself, nor can the well to do
man hire another to represent him or
the occasion. The country's manhood
will present itself on this day and by
SO doing will say in effect, Here am,
take me-
"Not only has the individual citizen
ry of the country made remarkable
response to the registration call but
the states though their official heads
have indicated such zeal that there is
great rivalry among some of the COM
monwealths for the honor of making
| the first complete registration returns.
1 MANY questions are asked daily at
the war department concerning the
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1917-05-18
Club Leader Starts Work.

E. W. Montell who has been engaged
to act for two and one half months as
county club leader, began his work
Monday. His expenses will be shared
by the County Court and the Pendleton
School Board. Mr.. Montell will de-
vote his time for the next few days,
until the schools close, to organizing
industrial clubs, and during the re-
mainder of the summer will act as their
instructor.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1917-05-18
Liquor Sales Cost $25.

On charge of selling intoxicating
liquor to Indians, George R. DeMott,
proprietor of tobacco store in Pend
Teton paid fine of $25 in the City Court
says the E. 0. DeMott was distribu-
ting lemon extract at 81 pint, and
considerable store of it was confisca-
ted by the officers and destroyed.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1917-05-18
Ballot List Is Limited.

Only those bills specifically SO refer.
red to the people by the legislature will
be voted on at the special election in
June, was the statement made by Sec.
of State 0lcott, to relieve a misappre-
hension which seems to be quite gener-
al. None of the measures upon which
the referendum was invoked will be
voted on at that time, nor will the mea-
sures relating to establishment Of a
home for state wards, and providing
for normal schools in Southern and
Eastern Oregon. These latter two nea-
sures were specifically referred by the
Legislature to the general election in
1918.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1917-05-18
Totahpoints ss4 sSs1S s4s s4s 2ss X

I The Athena High School baseball
season has ended; individual batting
averages have been figured and some
remarkable results obtained, The
local team was strong at the bat, four
players slugging three hundred or over.
The individual batting averages are as
follows: McPherrin, 500; Booher,
.408; Crabill, .S0S; Saunders, 300;
Dudley. .242; Lieuallen, PAP; Banis-
ter, .ls2; Ralph Richmond, .l00;i
Evening star., 1917-11-25
FOR USE AS HOSPITAL BASE.
U. S. May Take Over Land Offered
New York for Park.

NEW YORK. November 24.-Fifty
acres Of land in Upper Manhattan re-
Gently offered the city for park pur-
poses by John D. Rockefeller, jr.. may
be acquired by the United States for
a great hospital base, it was learned
today. Negotiations. 1t was said. are
now going forward between the War
Department and Mr.. Rockefeller.
The proposed site overlooks the Hud-
son River. north Of Riverside drive,
and is said to have cost Mr.. Rockefel-
ler more than 100000. The location
is considered ideal for hospital pur-
poses,
Evening star., 1917-11-25
Will Observe French People.

Once necessary official consultations
are concluded, the colonel expects to meet
and converse with number Of individuals
not connected with the government.
From these talks he means to gain a
comprehensive idea of the true state OF
mind of the French people. the fashion
in which they are bearing the increasing
burden of war and the diverse currents
of opinion running through the country.
He wants to know what the man in the
street thinks of the situation and how
he feels about the United States. The
light in which the French nation views
American efforts in the war is matter
of keen interest to him.
Meanwhile his associates have most OF
them actually started series of confer
ences on technical problems they Will
hold with the authorities here. Gen.
Bliss has been in almost continuous con-
sultation with Gen. Pershing and will
meet Gen Petain tomorrow. He also Is
expected o call on Gen. Joffre. Admiral
Benson spent several hours today clos
eted with the naval experts in the min
istry of marine. Mr.. Crosby went to the
ministry of finance. Mr.. Mccormick to
the blockade department and Mr.. Colby
to the shipping bureau.
Evening star., 1917-11-25
Arouses French Enthusiasm.

Oscar T. Crosby, assistant secretary
OF the United States Treasury, speak
ing alternately in French and English.
aroused the enthusiasm of the French
men present by saying:
Everything we have that you need
shall be placed at your disposal. You
must not forget, however that 5000
miles of ocean separates us. That is
the only thing which prevents US from
assuming our share of the burden as
rapidly as we would like"
Col. House was entertained at lunch
con. together with the other members
of the mission; William Graves Sharp.
the American ambassador. and the en-
bassy staff, by President Poincare at
the Elysee Palace. Marshal Joffre, Gen.
Petain and ex-Premier Viviani were
among President Poincare's guests at
the luncheon. Only informal conversa-
ttonS occurred.
Evening star., 1917-11-25
POWDER AND FUSE IN
COAL FOR WASHINGTON
Second Instance Of Pro-German Ac-
tivity in Mines Of Georges
Creek District.
Special Dispatch to The Star,

Special Dispatch to The Star.
BALTIMORE. Md, November 24.-Fol-
lowing closely upon the finding of the
can OF explosive powder in the car load
or coal at the plant of the Greenwald
Packing Company Thursday comes the
information from Powells Bend. near
Williamsport. of the finding of can of
powder with fuse attached on a canal
boat load of coal destined for Washing
ton.
The cargo of coal in both instances
Evening star., 1917-11-25

came from the Georges Creek mining
district. near Cumberland. These two
instances have aroused government OFF,
cials to action, for the authorities admit
it shows conclusively that friends of the
kaiser are at work with their barbarous
methods in the coal mines. The two cans
of powder found within such a short
space Of time fully eliminates any the
ory held in some quarters that the can
found in the Greenwa1d cargo of coal
was there through accident. -f.2
Evening star., 1917-11-25

that the roads were creased toward q
sentence for violation of the local op-
ton law.
But-and here's the kick of this story
labor is mighty scarce out Rockville
way. The court was informed that Of
futt works regularly.
So, rather than deplete the towns
labor supply. Judges Peter and Worth
ington suspended sentence in Offutt's
case.
Evening star., 1917-11-25
New York city?' the distinguished

New York city?' the distinguished
visitor inquired.
mo. you don't even know anything
about New York." was the reply. and
Col. House went on to explain that mo-
body could gain any real understanding
Of America from talking with the men
who are running things at Washington or
New York. and the foreign envoy hao
talked with nobody else.
Col. House is resolved to acquire o
larger knowledge of France than that
visitor obtained Of the United States;
To the interallied conference the colonel
will. of course, devote his first few days
here. comforting with the members OF the
ministry and other governmental person
ages He had a long conversation with
the premier this morning and was de-
lighted with Clemenceau's fluent command
of the English language, which enabled
the statesmen to talk together without a
third person being present.
Evening star., 1917-11-25
USE GAS TORCH ON VAULTS. :
Robbers Cut Through and Loot
Rank in Dana, Ind.

DANvILLE. ILL.,. November 24.-Rob-
bers using gas torches cut through the
vaults of the First National Bank at
Dana, Ind. forty miles south. early this
morning and escaped in an automobile
with about $4,000 in currency and Sc
curities.
In cutting through the vault the money
Evening star., 1917-11-25
COL. HOUSE TO ACT
ON HIGH WAR BODY
To Have Gen. Bliss as Military
Adviser in Deliberations OF
Supreme Council.
ECONOMIC BODY IN VIEW

By the Associated Press.
PARIS, November 24.-Col. E. M.
House, head of the American mission
to the interallied conference, in speak
ing today of the conversation that ne
had yesterday with Premier Clemen-
ceau, said it was most satisfactory and
comprehensive. Col. House added that
he hoped to continue his conversation
with the French premier at various
times.
On being reminded that no announce
ment had been made here concerning
American participation on the supreme
war council, Col. House said that Presi-
dent Wilson had directed him to repre-
sent the United States government
with Cen Bliss as military adviser ana
that Admiral Benson and other mem
bers of the American mission woulo
take part in separate consultations with
the corresponding representatives OF
the various governments.
The interallied conference. wnlcn 70
to meet Thursday. will be composed OF
the enyoys of all the nations. large ana
small. that are in alliance against the
central powers.
Evening star., 1917-11-25
.SHRAPNEL
.
Sidelights on the War
by
OLIVER OWEN KUHN.

Army terms oftentfmes are tke sub
ject of jest in the trench papers pub
lished by the soldiers. Here is one pur-
porting to be definition:
CAMOUFLAGE-From camel and flag,
referring to a device adopted by this
animal of tying flag to his tail, thus
Disgusting himself as a ship Of the
desert. Hence-to deceive.
Fate has played largely in the life of
General Smuts. the Boer leader, now q
member of Britain's war advisory COM
mittee- He said to a group of friends:
when ] was at Cambridge College
had some one remarked that some years
later j would be leading a Boer army
against the British 1 would have de-
clared him mad. And IL when 1 was
fighting the British he had prophesied
that would be a British general and a
member of the British war cabinet I
should have denounced him as madder
than ever"
Once the kaiser's chief hobby was the
navy. He grew beard to make him
Then he took a trip to Paris, incognito.
King Peter of Serbia is the only
monarch OF Europe who was seated on
the throne by the voice and votes Of his
people
Sir Arthur Currie. who commands the
Canadian forces on the westernLfront.
once was a school teacher. Three years
ago he conducted a real estate office
in Victoria. B. C.
British soldiers tight the Germans for
smiling a day. Australia pays sfx
shiilings, New Zealand i've, South Al
rica three and Canada four.
Evening star., 1917-11-25

French, italian and British representa-
tivee on questions relating to the
blockade. particularly as 1t AFFECTS
Switzerland
The interallied conference will be
In session for three days Premier
Clemenoeau will preside. Premier
Costa and former Minister Soares will
attend the conference for Portugal.
Greece will be represented by Premier
Pachitch.
Foreign Minister Pichon, at yester-
days banquet of the Anglo-American
Press Association. said: THE war will
perhaps last a long time yet, but we
tory in large part to Great Britain and
America"
Evening star., 1917-11-25
ROCKVILLE SHY ON LABOR.
Which Is Why Court Was Willing
to Suspend Offutt's Sentence.

ROCKVILLE. Nd. November "a
Frank Offutt, colored. of Rockville. sold
the booze, SO the Indictment said, and
so the court decided.
Frank was careless enough to sell
it to a detective. Alva Ricketts,.
It looked bad for Frank. It seemed
Evening star., 1917-11-25
Free Grape Vines

You can receive free three Bearing Size Best
Grape Vines, red, white and blue. II you have
a back yard. just send your address to the Fruits
and Flowers Association, s. Cortlandt St. New
York. and learn how they sre encouraging the
planting Of bearing size fruit in the back yards
Of the nation. Now Is the time to plant.
Evening star., 1917-11-25

In addition to plans to bar aliens from
New York city's skyscrapers and other
puiidlnss where view of the water
front may be obtained, a plan is under
consideration which calls for the finger
printing Of every male German subject
above the age of fourteen years in the
city. ~
Evening star., 1917-11-25
To Include Four Nations.

This conference. which will last only
a day or two, will be followed by the
supreme war council In which only
France. Great Britain. Italy and the
United States will be represented Tnis
council will be permanent one, under
the present arrangement. Col. House
said today, and it will deal only with
questions relating to military opera
tions on the western front, which now
include the Italian front.
War aims, Col House said denn1tely,
would not be discussed at either the
interallied conference at either the
council He added that the Ameriean
mission was here solely for the purpose
of furthering the prosecution OF the
A second permanent body. Col House
declared. would be the interallied con-
ference dealing with finance. shipping'
munitions and other economic and IN.
dustrial aspects of the war. Assistant
Secretary of the Treasury Crosby Is TO
be Americas representative at this con-
ference, the headquarters OF which may
be in London.
President Wilson's permanent repre-
sentatives on the supreme war council
Col House said. had not yet been
definitely determined upon.
Evening star., 1917-11-25

If you want work read the want - (
umns of The Star.
Evening star., 1917-11-25
Meets French Aviation Chief.

Admiral W. S. Benson. chief OF naval
operations, called yesterday on Com
mander Cone. head Of the naval avia-
tion service in France, and later vice
Admiral Weynss of the British ad-
miralty called. on Admiral Benson for
a conference.
Mr.. Crosby conferred with Col.
Joseph E. Willard. the American am
bassador to Spain, regarding Spanish
questions. and DIR. Alonzo E. Taylor OF
the United States food administration
and Vance Mccormick. chairman of the
war trade board, conferred with