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The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1917-04-06

Max Newsom, Olive Shick, Elmo
Russell, yelton Read.
8. Vocal solo.
4. Declarations, Division G:
Velma McAlexander, Audra Win
ship, Ethel Woodruff, lone Garden,
Mildred Winship, Elizabeth Math-
ers, Betheen Read.
5. instrumental solo.
8. Defamation, Division B:
Zola Keen.
z. Grafton, Division A:
Florence McLennan.
8. Vocal solo. Jeanette Miller
Decision Of Judges.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1917-04-06
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The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1917-04-06
UNITED STATES ENTERS WORLD WAR
HOUSE FAVORS RESOLUTION $3.50

and people of the United states of
America, therefore be it
Resolved, by the senate and house
of representatives of the United
States of America, in congress assem-
bled, that the state of war between
the United States and the imperial
German government which has thus
been thrust upon the United States is
hereby formally declared; that the
President be, and herebyis authorized
and directed to employ the entire nav
al and military forces of the United
States and reserve army to carry on
war against the imperial German gov
erment; and to bring the conflict to a
successful termination all resources of
the country are hereby pledgedrby the
Congress Of. the United States. I"
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1917-04-06
SUNDAY SCHOOL
INSTITUTE HERE
TWO DAYS SESSION PROGRAM
Delegates From the Walla
Walla District and Others to
Be in Attendance.

Following is the propram Of the
Sunday School Institute which will he
held at the Methodist church next
Wednesday and Thursday Anril II
and Ia. The townspeonle of Athena
and also the people Of the surrounding
territory are cordially invited 70 at.
tend. A large delegation of ont If
town people Is expected
Wednesday Anr;l 11tb
900. Deyotions led bv Rev IN cook
9.l5 Imnortance of ohsar,,;rr c. c.
c;aI n,vs IN the snnda, s.heoI s p
Pow n C.oh,
400 The Sunday School 80 on Fee
oe,;st;c Aoencv
Rev M weavor 80 Seattle
s45 The Rook Va Teacb and Its
place in tbe s,,rdov School
Rsv pow,s
Evan;no co..;or ~
7.a0 Dsvotions Id hy Raw c,ork
7a5 AddresS Of Wolco,,a hu w n
Emmel Sunt Athsna 9 Sohoo,
s.O0 Rasnonsa Pav D T. Corn.u
s.l6 Address n, pna.a,,
Thursday Morn;,n
600 Devotions lad Nv Pev corr;cL
ou6 sunday ScbooI o.ra,,;,ot;on and
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One Copy, one year, $i.5o; for six
months, 75c; for three months, Soc;
payable in advance, and subscrip-
tons are solicited on no other basis
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1917-04-06
Humorist- hilosopher.

Ralph Parlette. Americas foremost
platform humorist-philosopher, has
been secured to appear here on April
II, at the Christian church, where he
will give the last in the series of ly-
ceum attractions. For twenty years he
has been growing in demand until to-
day we are fortunate to have him for
he cannot fill half the engagements
offered him. This is your only chance
to hear him this season.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1917-04-06
Local Tryout April 18th.

Much interest is being shown in the
Athena school in the local declamatory
and oratorical tryout for the County
Contest of April 20. The tryout will
be held in the school auditorium on
Friday evening, April 18th. The
Athena school in every contest in the
past has won a medal, and the winners
in the coming contest will make a
strong effort to keep up the reputation
of the school. The program.of the To-
cal tryout is as follows:
/. Instrumental solo, Velva Mansfield
2. Declarations. Division D.;
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1917-04-06

With the House Of R representatives
voting at three o'clock this morning
in favor Of the resolution by the de-
cisive majority of 37s.t so, the Unit
ed States enters the World war. The
Senate had previously passed the
Resolution by vote of 50 to 6, the
dissenting Senators being Gronna, La
Toilette, Norris, Lane, Stone and Var
daman. ~
The war Resolution was strenuously
debated in the House and the mem-
bers we're weary when the long session
ended this morning. The Resolution
is as follows:
IN Whereas, the Imperial German
government ( has committed repeated
acts of twar against the government
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1917-04-06
School Notes.
lContributed.]


Preparations are now being COM
pleted for the last public exercises of
the High school, the Baccalaureate
service and Commencement exercises.
Rev. W. S. Gleiser of the Methodist
Episcopal church will deliver the Bac-
calaureate sermon. The service will
be given Sunday evening. May 18th,
at O'Clock in the High school auditor.
rum. The program for the Com
mencement exercises is complete with
the exception Of the choice of speaker.
An effort was made to secure Dir. PEN
rose of Whitman, to give the address,
but he was unable to comply with the
request. The program will appear
later.
Every effort is being exsrted by the
High school students to make the last
meeting of the Literary Society, to be
held on Thursday, April ~ instead of
Friday, the 18th, as previously an
nounced,, the best and most entertain
ing of the year. Special features of
the meeting will be the reading of the
society paper, "The Spectator, con-
tanning Senior Glass history and
"will' and the closing address by
Supt. Russell. The program:
Song, by the Society.
Stunt, - Henry Koepke.
Reading, Evelyn Hurd.
Faculty quartet, Prof. Russell. H. A.
Post, W. D. Allingham, Miss Brierley.
Society Paper, Annabel Mcleod.
Frenchman Interpretation of Mac
Beth, .- Mr.. H. A. Post.
Farewell Speech, Edna McAlexander,
president of Senior Glass.
Piano solo, : Belle Pambrun.
Debate, Sylvester Crabill and Carrie
DeFreece.
Piano, solo, Velva Mansfield.
Closing address, Supt. Russell.
Report of Critic, Areta Littlejoha.
Last Friday afternoon the Athena
High school base ball team opened the
season by defeating a picked town
team on the local diamond by a score
of l5 to 3. Booher, the schools pitch
er, was the star of the game, striking
out lamen aad allowing only three
hits The fielding of the high school
nine was erratic, three runs being
made by the town team on three hits.
Much improvement has been made in
the defensive work of the team during
the past week however, and clean
fielding is expected from now on.
The High school team will play either
Helix or Weston on the home diamond
this afternoon.
The lecture given last Monday eve-
ming by W. D. Allingham, Manual
Training instructor, on "Inside Paint
ing and Vanishing" was greatly ap-
preciated by the audience. Demon
strations were given in polishing and
vanishing wood surfaces, how to re-
move varnish, etc. The increased au-
dience showed much interest in the
course of lectures, and many are anx-
ious to obtain the information offered.
Advantage should be taken of the last
lecture next Monday evening, when
Mr.. Allingham will finish the course.
At the election of the May Queen
last Friday, Helen Russell was chosen
to represent the school in the May
Day Festival. Annabsl Mcleod re-
ceiving the next highest number of
votes, was chosen Maid Of Honor.
n
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To Appear in. Recital.

At eight o'clock next Tuesday even
ing in the High school auditorium,
Mrs. Nellie Whiting Mcdonald will
present two pupils, Kathren Froome
and Thelma Sailing, in piano recital.
Both girls have displayed marked tai
ent and the program will be of much
interest. Miss Edna Sailing, violinist,
will assist. The program:
Gavotte Bach-Saint Saens
Thelma Sailing.
Sonata in c Major Mozart
Second piano - Greig
Kathren Froome.
Mrs. Mcdonald at second piano.
Titania Holiday
Legende Torjussen
Hungarian Rhapsody Koelling
Thelma Sailing.
Erotic--Danse Caprice
Wedding Day at Troldhangen Greig
Kathren Frooms.
Rondino Kreisler
Mignonette Friml
Miss Elna Sailing.
To the Spring Greig
Albumleaf -
Scandinavian dance Petersen
La Regatta Venetiana Lszt
Thelma Sailing.
To the Rising Sun Torjussen
Drifting Friml
To Water Lily MacDowell
Military Polinaise Chopin
| Kathren Froome.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-06-21
New York City
Borrowing Will
Test Market
$55,O0O,OOO Offering of
4l-2 Per Cent Securities
Announced for July IL

Announcement was made yesterday
at the Office of the City Controller
of the completion of plans for the sale
On July 10 of s55,O00OOO of New York
City securities, consisting of si7,50o-
O0c of Az per cent gold corporate
stock payable July I, 1867. and $500
600 ~ per cent stock, maturing serial
Is from July /, 1918, TO July I, 1882.
This is the first time the city has en-
tered the bond market since the spring
OF last year, when an issue of "A 5 was
sold at a substantial premium.
The fifty-year bonds are TO be issued
to redeem notes sold to defray the cost
OF income producing public works. such
as subway construction, docks, water
construction, etc. The income from
such public works is used TO pay in
terest and sinking fund charges on the
bend issue. The ffteen-year serial
bonds are to REDEEM notes issued to pay
for non-income producing improve
ments.
In Wall Street circles much interst
was aroused by the news that the fnan-
cal heads of the city had determined
10 make test of the general bond
market, particularly at this time, when
money rates are the highest in months
and investment funds have been large
ly absorbed by the United States gov
eminent Liberty Loan operation.
Bonds Sell on Curb
The interest rate fixed on the i'm
pending city offering is a full l per
cent above the rate on the Liberty
Loan. Some of the leading bond men
in the financial district predicted that
the offering would bring better than
l02. Others were not so sangune. The
new bonds were traded on the Broad
Street curb yesterday on a when, as
and if issued" basis around 1917 and
102.
The last previous public offering Of
New York City bonds was IN April,
1916 when an issue of $4,000 900 of
"A per cent fifty-year bonds and Slo,-
OO0. 900 of serials were sold. Kuhn,
Loeb & Co. and William A. Read took
the bulk of the $+0O00,000 with a bid
o. l02.6l7. The fifteenyear serial bonds
went at an average Of l0l.4O.
Many Cities Fare Badly
The outcome Of the impending offer
in., will be awaited with great interest
bv investment bankers, owing 10 the
fact that since the United States gov
eminent entered the war, many num-
cinalities throughout the country have
met with considerable difficulty in sell
inr their obligations. In one or two
cases no bids were received at all, and
the municipal authorities were com
PEELED to raise the rate Of interest TO
a figure that would attract investors.
1t is believed here that the Az per
cent rate is high enough to make the
New York City loan 90 well, despite
the condition of the general investment
markets where bonds are now at the
lowest level in months. This IS the
fourth time in seventeen years that
New York has sold Az per cent bonds.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-06-21

Mackay Faction Out
Of Federal Sugar
Claus Spreckels Ends Fight
on Management by Pur-
chasing Stock

The factional fight among the direc-
tors OF the Federal Sugar Refining
Company was ended yesterday through
the purchase by Claus Spreckels, presl-
dent. Of the holdings OF Clarence II.
Nackay, head of the Msckay Com
NAMES. and William W. Cook, another
director. Announcement OF the sale
was made by c. D. Barney Co, who
acted as brokers for Mr.. Mackay and
Mr. Cook.
The price at which the Mackay- Cook
holdings were bought was $50 a share.
Mr.. Mackay owned about $4,000 shares
and Mr.. Cook $4,000 shares. Stock
holders in the sugar company who sent
their proxies TO this group to be voted
at the annual meeting. which was ad-
iourned on Monday until June 26, are
offered the same price for their stock
bv the management. This information
was revealed in a letter issued by Mr..
Nackay to shareholders announcing the
terms at which his holdings had been
taken over.
Settlement Of the differences be-
tween Mr.. Mackay and Mr.. Cook with
President Spreckels and other direc-
tors Of the Federal Sugar Refining
Company cleared up the mystery sur
rounding the adjournment OF the an
nual meeting. Both the management
and the opposing faction claimed that
they had a sufficient number OF proxies
to elect their ticket. Each contended
that they represented more than ma
iority Of the 100000 shares outstand-
ing.
II developed, however. that certain
stockholders had sent in their proxies
10 both sides. so that it was decided
that either the present management
would quit or that Mackay and Cook
would retire from the board and dis
pose Of their holdings.
81 am ready to either buy or sell.
Mackay is reported to have said. I'VE
will buy" was the reply Of the man
agement.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-06-21

In banking circles much criticism
is heard of the failure Of Secretary
of the Treasury McAdoo to redeposit
with the local banks the funds turned
in at the New York Federal Re-
serve Bank in connection with the
initial payments on the Liberty Loan.
While it is known that the Treasury
Department announced some weeks
ago that such redeposits would be
made as soon after July 2 as prac-
ticable, the fact remains that the
present situation in the local money
market would be much relieved were
the Secretary Of the Treasury to an
ticipate the date originally fixed and
turn the funds over to the local banks
Immediately. Heavy payments have
already been made on account of the
Liberty Loan, but heavier ones are
ahead with S360,000,000 due toward
the last Of the month, IN addition to
interest and dividend disbursements
Of upward of $35O,OOO,OOO. The
amount which is tied up in the local
Federal Reserve Bank probably ex-
ceeds S2O,OOO,OOO. No doubt the
local money market is affected to a
greater extent than is indicated by
this figure, as it is likely that interior
banks in other districts, which have
funds tied up similarly, are drawing
on New York temporarily. II is re-
ported in financial circles that the
Treasury Department is contemplat-
ing another 5000, 100000 issue of GER
tifcates Of Indebtedness. If this is
true it will only serve to aggravate
the situation now confronting this
market.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-06-21
Elections

Organization of the National Aniline
and Chemical Company has been com
pleted, with the election of the fol-
lowing officers and directors: William
H. Nichols, chairman of the board; j.
F. Schoellkopf, president; ". Beckers,
first vice president; l. +. Stone. second
vice president and treasurer; c. 7.
Hugo Schoellkopf. third vice-qresident;
William f. Miller, secretary. Directors
arc: j. f. Schoellkopf, J. f. Schoell-
kopf, jr.. c. p Hugo Schoellkopf, all
of the Schoellkopf Aniine and Chemi-
cal Works, Inc; W. Beckers. Eugene
Meyer, jr., Charles J. Thurnauer. all
of the ". Beckers An,line and Chemi-
cal Works, Inc; Messrs. Meyer and
Thurnauer are also of the firm Of
Eugene Meyer, Jr.. & Co.; |. +. stone
National Anilne and Chemical Com
pany: William II. Nichols, Genera!
Chemical Company; Henry Niggles-
worth j. VI. Goetchius, GenerO Chemi-
cal Company and Benzol Products Com
pany: r. VI. Rianhard. ". y. McllraVy
Barrel Company and Benzol Products
Company; II. II. S. Handy, h. l.. Pierce;
Semet-Solvay Company and beh1o'
Products Company.
Three new vice presidents have been
elected by the directors of the Westlng-
house Electric organization as follows
II. d. Shute. who has been treasurer OF
the company; II. T. Herr, who has been
vice president of the Westinghouse Ma
chine Company, now merged with the
parent company. and Walter Cary, VINO
has been vice president of the Westing-
house Lamp Company. II. F. Baetz sue
ceeds Mr.. Shute as treasurer and as
sistant secretary.
Frank VI Crockard has been elected
president of the Nova Scotia Steel
Company to succeed Colonel Thomas
Cantley, who becomes chairman of the
board. Mr.. Crockard has been vice
president and assistant 70 the presl-
dent of the Tennessee Coal, Iron &
Railroad Company.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-06-21
Wednesday, June 20, 1917

Trading on the Liverpool Cotton
I Exchange was suspended temporarily
to permit the officials to take action
restricting further speculation Tor
the rise. This action comes after
prices for cotton have advanced TO a
point where the cost to manutactu-
rers has become exorbitant, II not
prohibitive. and the stocks in sight in
the United Kingdom have been
bought up for future delivery many
times over. If nothing were done TO
curb further buying it is conceivable
that spectators could put the price
up to almost any figure they might
see fit. knowing full well that only a
comparatively few Of those who have
made sales of cotton for July, Sep
tember. or even October, will be in a
positjon to fulfil their contracts by
making actual deliveries. The gram
exchanges in this country were con-
fronted by similar situation a few
weeks ago, and in order to put a
stop to runaway markets estab-
lished maximum prices and limited
trading in future contracts to
liquidating sales. Advices from Liv-
erpool indicate that the officials of
the Cotton Exchange over there Will
adopt practically the same meas
ures. What action the domestic cot
ton exchanges may find it necessary
to take has not yet been determined.
In this connection it would seem that
what Mr.. Hoover said in regard to
keeping speculation within bounds by
means of governmental control, or
threats of governmental control,
relative to food supplies might apply
with equal force to the staple from
which the great bulk of the clothing
worn by the people in ordinary walks
of life is made.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-06-21

The news from Washington played
the leading part in shaping the
course of prices in the days stock
market dealings. Apart from a few
industrials which were plainly domi-
mated by special influences, or pool
operations. the trend of the general
list was Enthusiastically downward,
with the more important issues in
which trading was heaviest showing
ret losses Of fraction TO a point.
Wall Street frankly does not care for
the recommendation of the Federal
Trade Commission that the govern
ment take over and operate as a unit
the coal and transportation indus
tries of the United States. Such a
move, it argues, is but step in the
direction of governmental control of
all industries. In fact, much was
heard during the day about the pos
sibility of the government not only
taking over the coal mines and the
railways of the country, but also TAX
ing over and operating the copper
industry, the iron and steel indus
try-in fact, all of the basic in
dustries of the United States. The
proposal of Secretary of the Navy
Daniels that the Trade Commission
investigate the cost of production OF
copper, iron and cement, as well as
coal and oil, was not of a nature tC
improve Wall Streets frame Of mind
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-06-21
Money and Credit

Money rates were firmly maintained
yesterday. Leading banks continued 70
restrict their offerings, and at the Stock
Exchange call loans held at per cen,
throughout the day.
The situation in the market for time
loans against brokers Stock Exchange
collateral vas unaltered, with the vol
umc Of funds available 20 borrowers
extremely limited Industrial collateral
loans were quoted at per cent for all
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-06-21
G COG n0O
The Dollar in Foreign Exchange

Foreign exchange rates moved irreg-
ularly in the local market yesterday.
Sterling bills were steady on the fresh
arrivals of gold, but francs developed
reactionary tendency on light dealings,
selling off at 5.774 Italian lire under
went moderate recovery from the re-
action Of the preceding day. Russian
rubles rose from $3.50 TO 23.55 cents
on a slight increase in the demand.
Closing rates yesterday, compared
with a week ago, are given in the table
below. American bankers have sus-
pended all dealings in German and
Austrian exchange, so that daily quo
tations for either marks or kronen are
no longer available.
Week
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-06-21
Other Cities

Sale of C., II. & ID. Authorized
Columbus. Ohio. June Sale to the
Baltimore g. Ohio Railroad and reor-
ganization of the Cincinnati, Hamilton
& Dayton Railroad. with a capital stock
of s40,O00,000. were authorized to-day
by the State Public Utilities Commits
sion.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-06-21
Current

The above rates express the cost Of
foreign money in terms of the Ameri-
can dollar. You buy an English pound
sterling at, say. s4.75h. The intrinsic
parity is s4S6as per pound. Thus, you
say either that pounds are at dis
count or that dollars are at n pre-
MUM. which is owing 70 the fact that
in England the demand for dollars
with which TO settle accounts in this
country is greater than the demand in
this country for pounds with which TO
settle accounts in England.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-06-21
Teleph hone:
Hanover 1914

maturities, while mixed loans were
TO 5ia per cent.
Ruling rates on money yesterday
compared with a year ago, were as fol-
lows:
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-06-21

Gold Currents.-Another sl1,OOo,ooo
consignment of gold arrived here from
Canada and was deposited at the Fed
eral Reserve Bank TO the account OF
J. p. Morgan G. Co. This brings the
total inflow this week to s44,OOO,OOO
and since the first Of the year TO $685.
100000.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-06-21

Cities Service Company. Gross earn,
ings for May were sl.565,425, compared
with S709,0s5 for the corresponding
month of 1915. The balance available
for dividends was Sl,536,s50, an in
crease of 1891 ,999.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-06-21
Dividends

Lehigh Valley Railroad. Regular quarterly
diyid,n of 2ia per cent on the preferred
and common stocks. payable July II to stock
of record June 30.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-06-21
Pullman COMPANY This issue vas

Pullman COmpany.-This issue was
weak yesterday, dropping as low as ~
and closing points off at 1873. with
the exception Of the panic price OF
1854, made in 1907, this was the lowest
the stock has sold at since 1898. Sales
Current weakness of the Pullman
shares is based on the belief among
investors that the plans to increase
railroad efficiency by cutting down pas
effect on the company's earnings.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-06-21
Commercial Paper

Commercial Paper.-Rates were un-
changed yesterday at 5i4 to 5le per
cent for the best regular maturities.
Official rates of discount OF each. OF
the twelve Federal districts are as fol-
lows:
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-06-21

Sub Treasury.-New York banks
gained from Sub-Treasury S4,6l7,Ooo.
Silver.-Bars in London, 1914 pence;
New York. 777s cents; Mexican dollars
Co.'S cents.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-06-21

Below is given the current exchange
value OF foreign money i'll dollars and
cents, together with the intrinsic gold
rarity, as calculated by the United
States Mint:
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-06-21

Otis Elevator Company. Regular quarterly
dividends OF p per cent on the preferred
and /. per cent on the common stock, paya-
bic July IS TO stock of record June 80.