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The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1917-12-21
Two Military Terminals.

The method of handling the mail for.
the expeditionary forces is to forward
to the central distributing point at New
York In the Grand Central Terminal all
matter mailed east of the Mississippi i
and to the military terminal point on
Wabash avenue, Chicago, matter
mailed west of the Mississippi. At
these two distributing points the mail
is sorted and labeled to each of the.
units and dispatched by the first avail
able steamer.
Letters originating with American
troops In France are censored by the.
American authorities at regimental-
headquarters and after being passed
are turned over to the postal author
tiles to be dispatched to the United
States. Unpaid letters from soldiers
in France upon their receipt In the
United States have been taxed at a
single rate, and the postage collected
from those to whom the mail Is dellv-
cred, but by the provisions Of the war
revenue bill letter mail sent from
France by members of the American
forces will be delivered postage free.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1917-12-21
Hotel Hoyt

Corner Sixth and Hoyt Sts.. Portland. Ore.
LOU HINES, Manager.
RATES.--75c to 81. SPECIAI--Week or Mont
Valdez daily prospector., 1917-01-25
JAP BIRTH RATE IN
 LOS ANGELES IS HIGH

LOS ANGELES, Jan. 25.-Dr. J J. Pomeroy, county health officer, has issued a report in which the figures show a remarkable increase in the Japanese native born population o: Los Angeles county. It is shown in the report that 25 per cent of the birth rate in the rural districts of the country are Japanese children.
 For the fiscal year ending in July the figures showed that in the rural districts, exclusive of the incorporat-
 ed cities, the total of reported births was 1765. This is among popula- Ition of about 100000. Only 52.5 per cent were native born whites.
Valdez daily prospector., 1917-01-25
Two Visiting Cards.

In lS44 when Nj. de Lagrene was sent under Louis Philippe as minister ex traordinary to China the courtesy Of the ambassador greatly impressed the Chinese statesmen. particularly their "doyen." After the negotiations had been completed and NJ. de Lagrene was ready to embark a delegation brought him great roll of paper. The ambas sador seeing this parcel at once thought this was present, knowing Chinese methods. but to his surprise they start ed to unroll the cylinder. which extend ed to about fifty meters of paper, over 162 feet. Then he learned that it was the visiting card of the "doyen." In re turning his modest little bristol boaru the humiliated ambassador added q few words, which read, The ambassa dor of France regrets that he is able to offer only these simple words to your excellency."
Valdez daily prospector., 1917-01-25
THURSDAY, JANUARY 25, 1917
THE COLONEL IN FIJI.

No large Rivers of Doubt steal down from Fijian mountains, since the largest island is but 67 miles in width. There are no man-eating fish, but living men remember the most terrible orgies of human cannihal- ism. There are dead volcanoes that can be reawakened to the strenuous life; cyclones like those that flung your stoutest steamships to roost with the startled crows"; weird rites with red-hot stones, mystifying scientists.
 With the spear that knows no brother and the murderous big stick, Fijians used to killed their fellow man for the cooking pot. In years gone by Hong pig" was a staple diet; today they prey on their fellow men in a more civilized manner. Accord ing to Bishop Stuntz of Buenos Aires, 90 per cent have joined the church. There is a fine police force, now talk ing lessons in savagery somewhere in France" A cable station will en- able the Colonel to tell the scientific world of his discoveries and keep n touch with preparedness.
 Social problems will not be neg 1ected for science. The Colonel may jack up the Colonial administration as he lectured Egypt on its mistakes. He can study evolution in feminine fashions in the cocoanut fibre skirt and the grass hat of near by Samoa The nose-fiute he will hardly expect to supplant the ukelele, but it and other Fiji truck will be fine for Smith, sonian collections.
 The Fiji islands, ill short. have many points for perfect winter re- treat for the Colonel. Its government and he will be in perfect accord and will "Gott strafe Wilson" while not engaged in strafing something else.
 But the only fly in the ointment for the Colonel was that the way to the Fiji Islands led through recreant Cal ifornia.
Valdez daily prospector., 1917-01-25
CHINESE SOLDIERS.
They Are Regarded With Aversion by
 Their Own Countrymen.

Their Own Countrymen.
 The we'll known olden dislike of even contempt for, soldiers common to the industrious masses of China. in town as in country. is based on their experience that the soldier is loafer most of the time and terror to his country when war is in the air. They have not glorified valor or quite grasped the beauty, not to say the duty. of dying for ones country. al though when they do fight they taco death with great indifference.
 Discussing this phase of the Chinese character, Mir. Tone Noguchi, the Jap anese writer. says in the course "f a recent article:
 '.The Chinese hatred of soldiery busi- ness or the encouragement of effemi- nate indolence is well explained in :, famous ballad written by Pc Chui. called The Arm Broken Old Man. This old man was not infirm until he received in his youth an order to be come a soldier and Intentionally broke his arm in order to be excused from such duty. Although his arm pained badly on a cold or rainy day, he was glad to be thankful for it, for, while his friends had been killed in the bat tlcfield. he alone could enjoy long life.''
 What different sentiment from that of us Japanese. whose loyalty to the flag and the imperial house is taught to begin with the sighting of our own lives. East and West News.
Valdez daily prospector., 1917-01-25
DeyOnpOrt Bars Candy.

LONDON, Jan. 25.-Baron Devon port, the food controller, has issued further orders designed to check needless consumption of foodstuffs, effective February 1. After that date it is illegal to manufacture any form of chocolate retailed at a price exceeding threepence an ounce or any other sweetmeats exceeding twopence an ounce. During 1917 no manu- facturer will be allowed to use for confectionery more than 50 per cent of the amount of sugar used by him for such purpose in 1915.
Valdez daily prospector., 1917-01-25

bones of meat are preserved. The matter of luxury is one thing. but the matter of frugality comes first
 In France, the country of remark able menus the chef will take the scraps from the table and the next day will unfold marvels of dishes that will appeal to the most jaded appetite.
 There is something in this that we should consider and it would cause less worry about the cost of living. A well-prepared steak is served in many homes in this country. Part of the steak is used and the rest is gent to the kitchen and thrown away.
 This would be a crime in Germany. It will be a crime in England before the end of the war.
 The remnant of the steak may rot be palatable to look upon but being properly prepared in another form will coax the appetite.
 We waste not only in food but we waste in other respects. We light fires in the back yard to destroy waste paper. This is folly. Waste paper IS in demand. Old rags we burn in the stove. This is a more serious waste. Rags are in demand and the price for old rags is advancing every day
 The American people must leari- the lesson of frugality. They must learn the art of being economical and throw away nothing.
 Save rags, save magazines and newspapers, save everything. Teach your children to save. Teach them the great lesson of frugality.- EK- change.
Valdez daily prospector., 1917-01-25
REFUSED TO OBEY.
Major Butler Carried His obstinao,
 Riaht Into his Coffin.

Major Butler Carried His obstinaoy
 Riaht Into his Coffin.
 An amusing incident of camp life In Revolutionary days is related by tho author of Romance and Realism os the Southern Gulf Coast"
 In 179S the first United StateS troops that came down the Mississippi! were quartered at Fort Adams. Gen eral Wilkinson by some accident go, his cue burned of. Angry at the laugh which followed his mishap, be next day issued an order forbidding any officer to appear with cue Obedient to orders, all the officers but Major Butler cut off their cues
 "The vain old prig," said the major ''I'n see him hanged before cut of my cue to gratify himr' And he bold. ly appeared without changing the style of his hairdressing.
 The major was put under arrest. but he declared obstinately that he would spend the rest of his life in prison be- fore he would comply with such silly command. Soon afterward he was talk en very i'll. and, realizing that he was at the point of death. he gave instruc- uons for his burial. which he knew would be witnessed by the whole com- mand.
 Bore hole," said be. through the bottom of my coffin. right under my head, and let my cue come through it. that the old general may see that even when dead I refuse to obey his order" carried ont
Valdez daily prospector., 1917-01-25
BE FRUGAL.

It was Max O'Rell who declared that the average American family after meal, threw enough food away to keep the family of French peas ant for a week.
 This statement is over-colored. It is not quite possible. But we must admit that the American people are wasteful. They do throw away food that could easily be used again iE an- other form.
 In the matter of frugality the Ger mans are past masters. It is the rule of the empire to waste nothing. Po- tato peelings that we cast aside are used to advantage in Germany. The
Valdez daily prospector., 1917-01-25
Naukins Now on Menu.

PHILADELPHIA, Jan. 25.-Llke a thunderbolt a notice written on lit- tie slips of paper, appended to the menus in a large Market Street res taurant broke the news today that the starchy lunchroom napkin had become a luxury. Henceforth only the opulent can have more than one The high cost of laundering and the terrible ravages of the napkin hog ar twin reasons for the new rule accord ing to the proprietor of the restau- rant. This was the notice: "Custom- CTS using more than one napkin charged five cents extra
Valdez daily prospector., 1917-01-25
Conferedate Congressman Dies

JACKSON, Miss, Jan. 25.-Judge A. P. Campbell, said to be the last survivor of the forty-nine delegates to the Confederate states congress who signed the constitution of the Confederate States of America, died at his home here tonight, aged ST.. He served in the confederate army as colonel and after the war was for eighteen years member of the state supreme court
Valdez daily prospector., 1917-01-25
That Caught Her.

Mrs. Newcomb-GOod morning. I, this Miss Wise's private academy! Mrs. Binks thotly)-No: 1t is not. This is a private house. and these are my own children. Mrs. Newcomb (hastily Why. l thought it must be school. because the children looked so educated and scholarly and-and refined, you know. Mrs. Binks (genially)-Oh. yes. of course Come in and sit down Lucy. call your six brothers and five sisters and introduce them to the lady while just put on my hat to show he; where Miss Wise's school is.-PittS burgh Chronicle Telegraph.
Valdez daily prospector., 1917-01-25

In every line of manufactured ar ticles there is usually one maker who sets the standard of excellence. The Rexall Products set such standard for the United States in Drugs, Per fumes, Toilet Articles and in fact, for every article which they manufacture. The OWL DRUG CO.,, exclusive agents for Valdez. tf
Valdez daily prospector., 1917-01-25

AHA! Another Japanese menace has been discovered by California statesmen. It is shown in report that 25 per cent of the children porn in Los Angeles county are Japanese. We may now look for some rabid leg islation to prevent the Japanese from getting a monopoly of the babies born in that suspicious state.
Valdez daily prospector., 1917-01-25

HOW'D you like to live in Anchor age all winter? The Little Russia" of Alaska is shut off from the Out side for seven months in the year, but it grows nightly. But with it's 57 kinds of foreigners all after the denero things must get mighty inter- esting there in spots.
Valdez daily prospector., 1917-01-25
Suburban Sort.

But I thought you said your new cook was a jewel?"
 "So I did"
 And yet she left the second day?" "Yes. You see. she didn't like the kind of setting we provided for her. Birmingham Age-Herald.
Valdez daily prospector., 1917-01-25
He Hadn't Forgotten.

George. I'll bet you've forgotten what day this is." "No: I haven't. It's either our wed ding day or your birthday. It always is one or the other when you want to make bet like that" ."-Detroit Free Press
Valdez daily prospector., 1917-01-25
MOUTH OF YUKON
 TO BE DEEPENED

WASHINGTON: The House com mittee on Appropriations reported Ifavorably an item of $45,000 for deepening the channel of the mouth of the Yukon river. It is thought that it will find no objection when the bill comes up before the house.
Valdez daily prospector., 1917-01-25
The Most Difficult.

What do you consider the most diff ficult feat in the worldr
 "Well. there may be things harder than proving to your wife that she is extravagant. but don't know what they are."-I.ife.
Valdez daily prospector., 1917-01-25

TOP RENTING room house on Broadway, partially furnished, Mrs. M. M. Hopkins. sf
Valdez daily prospector., 1917-01-25
Twice as Much,

A sailor on being asked how he liked his bride is reported to have remark ed: "Why, dye see, took her for oni; half of me, as the parson says. hut dash me if she isn't twice as much as am. am only a tar, and she's a tar-tar."-New York Telegraph.
Valdez daily prospector., 1917-01-25

For first-class meals and good serv- ice at reasonable prices try the Mer- chants Cafe. If
Valdez daily prospector., 1917-01-25

CONGRESS should be like the eel ebrated Ball Brand" pacs. They never leak!
Valdez daily prospector., 1917-01-25

Rexall stand for par excellence, not alone in drugs, but every article sold under the name. The Owl Drug Store. 1T
Valdez daily prospector., 1917-01-25

Furnished rooms at Mrs Osland's. Prices reasonable.
Valdez daily prospector., 1917-01-25

trospecto tor ads bring results.
Valdez daily prospector., 1917-01-25

For the most efficient service an satisfaction go to the St. Elia:.
Valdez daily prospector., 1917-01-25

You can have your picture taken day or night by Jenner the Photog- rapher. f
Valdez daily prospector., 1917-01-25

Bread. rolls and pastry of all kinds fresh every day. for sale while they last, ct the Merchants Cate 1-S-1m
Valdez daily prospector., 1917-01-25
To Ship Diamond Cargo

AMSTERDAM, Jan. 25.-Accord' ing to the Handelsblad, more than 100000 marks worth of German cut diamonds will be shipped at an early date to America by a German submarine freighter. A combination of German underwriters has agreed to insure the shipment at 8 per cent free of capture" or II per cent against capture.
Valdez daily prospector., 1917-01-25

Fresh candy at the Emporium.
Valdez daily prospector., 1917-01-25

HAND LAUNDRY-Alask ave nue, next to Rudolph Schmidts, work ty the hour. All work guaranteed. tf
Valdez daily prospector., 1917-01-25

Location notices. both quartz and placer, for sale at the Prospector of flee.
The Detroit times., 1917-02-22
mARxPLANS
TOPREvENT
RIOTS HERE
'May0f Thinks Crisis
Will Come In Less
Than Month
ASKS CITIZENS TO
WORK WITH HIM
Will Name Spe CT a ]
Committee To Dis
cuss Problem

Unless food prices begin 10 top
pie soon or some way is found at
an early date TO bring relief to the
many families who are unable 10
meet the exorbitant prices OF the
present day, Detroit faces the Prob
ability OF food riots similar TO those
that have broken forth among New
York's poor during .he last few days.
Exercising forethousht. Mayor Marx
slready is working diligently 10
Fuard against such outbreak. He
looks for crisis In the food s'tua.
tIon here in lees than a month.
The mayors frst move will be to
call into conference. early next
week, committee OF citizens IN
touch with food conditions. With
them he will seek 20 work ON some
plan for slleviating suffering.
The way prices Of food have been
Increasing In Detroit In the last
month is appalling. SAID the mayor.
Hundreds OF families are in want
because Of the high prices. aitho
wages now paid are higher than ever
before. Chicago is facing the same
crisis. but is much nearer IL than
Detroit. Thousands OF hungry peo-
pie there mako the danger t food
riot very imminent.
To-day is the time 10 begin soiv-
ing the problem here, 40 have de-
cided 20 call the committee into con-
ference 10 determine what we can
do"
The mayor has not vet announced
the personnel OF his special com.
mittee, but says that II will he made
public early next week.
Prices OF some foodstufYs within
recent days have advanced far be
yond the means OF the average man
Many housewives have been looking
for substitutes for many OF the more
expensive staples, and have succeed
ed slightly In lesseninS the cost Of
feeding the family.
One OF the housewives latest
finds" is old-faxhioned, yellow ecrn
meal. which now retails Eve pounds
for IS cents. White -four now com
mands $3.50 Wholesale per parreI.
Two years ago potatoes could be
bought from IS Co so cents a bushei
Now one must pay 81 peck. and
many stores are limiting their salas
al this hgure TO peck 90 a Gus
toner.
Cabbage and beans have scared
skyNard in like degree The most
marked incr, ases IN all commodities
have cone within the lsst six
months
Corn IN, al. from which The sub.
stantial and nutritious Johnny
CAKE Is mad. 10 nov requested hy
The Detroit times., 1917-02-22
POTATO GROWERS
HOLDING SPUDS

DENVER. Colo. Feb 22.-with
potatoes selling at cents a pound
on the local market. Colorado pota.
TO growers in the Greeley district
are said 10 be holding nine hundred
carloads Of potatoes for still higher
prices. However. reports that pro-
ducers In Wisconsin and Minnesota
are manifeerfng unessiness over the
freight congestion and would dump
their present holdings on the market
has caused spme alarm among the
fxrmers In Colorado and q more lib
erai movement Of potatoes 20 market
10 expected.
Denver housewives have followed
a policy OF restricted consumption of
i-otatoes since prices reached the
present h,xh levels but there has
been no organized effort TO boycott
the spud
The Detroit times., 1917-02-22

WASHINGTON, Fec. 27.-Tven.
ty-two prohibition states were made
bone dry territory last night by act
OF congress.
Three more including Michigan
will automatically become bone dry
as soou IA the prohibition amend.
ments recently passed by the people
OF these oommonweaiths take efoct.
The house last night by concur.
ring In the Reed amendment TO the
postal bill made II impossible for
outside agencies TO ship one drop
OF 'Hboose" for beverage purposes
into any state now prohibiting the
manufacture and sale Of alcoholic
liquor within its Forderp.
The amendment, which passed the
house by vote OF 3l9 20 70 follows
Whoever shall order. purchase
or cause intoxicating liquors TO
be transported in interstate com
merce." the amendment stipu.
lates. except for scientific.
medicinal or mechanical pur-
poses. into any state or terri.
tory prohibiting the manufacture
or sale therein. OF Intoxicating
liquors FOR beverage purposes.
shall be punished by a fine of
not more than 81 900 ar impriz-
(Cestinsed en- Psge Twe).
The Detroit times., 1917-02-22
LONDON CLUBS
SET EXAMPLE OF
LIGHT EATING

LONDON. Feb. 2S.--Half a dozen
or more Of London's clubs led the
way today To one mestless day a
weak. The day selected was Friday.
Meals IN all these clubs will be
purely vegetarian on Friday here
after. A number Of other clubs we're
expected to follow suit
The plan is one OF many eIpedi-
ents submitted By the food controll.
er. ord Devonport. to reduce the
maximum weekly meat consumption
to four and one-haIf pounds per per
son Unless this limit is generally
adopted thruout England, II Ia ad-
mitted that compulsory rationing
will be resorted 70.
Several London clubs were among
the nrrt to curtail the number or
coursss per meal as suggested In
one OF the first requests OF the gov.
ernment for general economy.
The Detroit times., 1917-02-22
ST0CKSALE
IS BANNED
BY BOARD
Securities Commission
Puts Check On Con-
tinental Motors
SAYS SECURITIES
ARE WATERED
Concern Recently Fig
ured In Merger; Cap
ital Boosted

Further sale OF stock in the Con.
tinental Motors corporation. which
was organized under the laws OF
Virginia. taking over the interests
OF the Continental Motors company
OF Michigan. which has plants IN
Detroit and Muskegon. has been or
dered stopped by the Michigan se-
curities commission. which holds
that the new securities are consid.
erably watered-
Sales on the Detroit Stock ex-
change. altho contrary to the blue
sky Law. are 10 be continued, how
ever. by special permission OF the
commission
Irving Long. OF the law nrm Of
Goodenough q Long. which effected
the organization. was cited TO ap-
pear before the commission. He
brought with him q balance sheet
OF the old company ~ of the date
OF Reorganization. Jan 3, and also
another OF the new corporation as
OF last SATURDAY.
II was an analysis Of these two
statements that convinced the COM
mission the stock 10 watsred.
A formal order was issued by the
commission In which II was stated
that the corporation could not pay
more than ak per cent per annum
until the water In the stock was
eliminated by a reduction in the
capitalization OF at least one-half.
The commissioners frequently re
ferred TO the stock az being va
tered, and II ordered that until such
time as the board OF directors OF
the new corporation shall pass q
resolution couched in unmistakable
terms, reducing the water" in the
stock, sales OF its securities In
Michigan will be regarded as IL
legal.
Figures produced by Long showed
that the old capitalization was So
900, 900. and the new Sis.b0o 900.
or this latter amount. sl0.2e5,ooo
represents patents. good will and
intangible assets. This is the part
which the commission says is twice
as much IA II should be.
William Bonbright & Company
New York and Detroit investment
bankers. figured frequently in the
discussion OF the case before the
commission.
The Bonbrisht company paid the
corporation $500 900. Part OF this
went To retire old stock. pay on
notes. and TO pay a dividend. the
greater portion OF which went 10
stockholders holding so per cent
Of the corporations securities.
You mean to say then" said
The Detroit times., 1917-02-22
FOOD CON ROL DEF |v|AVD
VOICED IN C0NGRES!
MOVE FOR FEDERAL SUPERVISION Of
LIVING COSTS TO Be PUSHED; new
Y0RK'SCRY FOR BREAD STIRS SOl0US

families Of more than moderate "
come" sstf one OF the downhswu
sroccrs. Wednesday. I'VE have Gold
more OF n In the last month than
during the preceding year. And
among families who are having dim
Guilty making ends meet, IL has been
an almost every day article q diet
for months"
Mayor Marx thinks n may become
necessary this spring 10 revert 70
former Mayor PingTes's potato
patch" plan. which gained spcn
marked results 2s years sgo. vhen
q famine was Threatened. m ths
event that food conditions do not
improve. the board OF pubic works
will be authorized 10 plow garden
spaces this fpriSg for poor families.