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Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1917-05-18

cadet became "midshipman. Each
midshipman on admission TO the acad-
envy is required 10 sign articles by
which lie binds himself to serve in
the navy eight years. including the
time spent at the academy in prepare
ton. His pay of. 5000 per year begins
with his admission. and out Of this
amount he must provide the stipulated
uniforms and necessaries specified by
authority. which equipment is itemized
TO cost S23lS4
There are allowed at the academy
two midshipmen for each senator. two
for each representative and delegate
in congress and one from Porto Rico
on recommendation from the governor
Of Porto Rico and two from the Dis
trict of Columbia. Ten appointments
at large are allowed the president.
while the secretary of the navy has
the privilege Of appointing fifteen from
the enlisted men in the navy who have
served one year and can pass the
physical and mental examinations
which every midshipman is required
to do No one under sixteen years old
may he appointed, and twenty is the
age limit beyond which none Is eli
6 le.
Severe Examinations.
The entrance examinations are very
strict and are held by civil service com
missions at places appointed by the
government on the third Tuesday in
February and third Tuesday in April
Physical tests are even more rigorous
than mental Impaired vision. color
blindness or defective hearing would
disqualify any applicant. and every
test is made TO determine physical fit.
ness. The stature of the candidate Is
also considered. and no one under size
is received. The rule regulating height
requires five feet two inches and
weight at sixteen years TO be III
pounds If a midshipman marries be-
fore final graduation he is at once dis
missed After graduation midshipmen
rank as ensigns.
No leave Of absence is granted to the
fourth class Candidates are required
to enter the academy Immediately
after passing the physical and mental
examinations at such time as the sec
rotary of the navy may determine.
The physical examination requires
sound body and good constitution. for
no delicate person could stand the life.
The mental examination comprises
questions in grammar. punctuation.
spelling. geometry geography. United
States history and algebra.
The course necessary to graduation
embraces higher mathematics. chem
istry, two foreign languages. physics
and thousand and one things of
which landlubbers know nothing. but
which navigation requires. besides ex-
pert practical knowledge of machin-
ist. mechanic and up to date electri-
clan. 1t means rigorous training and
hard study with no idle hours
Rules Are Strict.
The life at Annapolis is not one of
ease, for at 6 O'Clock in The morning
when the gun is fred the midshipman
must arise and be ready for formation
and breakfast. Then follows the set
thing Of rooms for inspection: recita-
tons begin at o'clock At dinner
formation orders are read and drills
commence AT 4 o'clock many OF which
in winter take place indoors. Great
attention Is paid to physical exercise
and Swedish movement for strengthen
ing the body. But on Wednesdays
aid Saturdays the midshlpmen are
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1917-05-18
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Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1917-05-18

the shallow pans and wide mouth buck
cts commonly used. The larger vessel
is convenient can for collecting the
milk AT the barn and transferring II to
the house.
These cans may be bought in various
sizes. For handling cream and skim
milk where separators are used or
even where cream is set TO sour for
matchmaking the shotgun can" is
very convenient. IL can be easily coy.
cred and set In water and Is convenient
10 handle.
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1917-05-18
convenisn, TO Handle Mix.

MIX and cream from even few
COWS can be much more conveniently
handled ia regular nix cans than In
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1917-05-18
Corn For Poultry.

DO not supply too much corn to lay
ing hens. IL is very heating. and IL Is
too fattening for hens that are 10 make
eggs. Ii is II good winter feed. but too
much fat stored IN hens body inter-
feres with the laying functions
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1917-05-18
Photos by American Press Association.
Rigorous Is Work of the Midship-
men and Hard the Course of
Study-Patriotic. Spirit Per-
vades Picturesque Annapolis
In Which the Academy Is Stu
ated-Coming Sea Warriors
Rise Early.
"HE EB5Ha] ~ elected An
napolis - for the
Naval adHktny during the adj

miniStratlOu OF President fOlk,
who was Tennesseean. and by one OF
those curious condolences of history
the first admiral our navy boosted
came also from the same state, Ad-
miral Farragut. But long before his
tory heard of these men Annapolis was
playing a conspicuous part in the an
mails of the country. Beautiful for stu
alton, on the Severn river. two miles
from Chesapeake bay. it was In An
napolis waters that Charles Carroll of
Carrollton burned IN broad daylight
the Peggy Stuart. as that vessel was
laden with the obnoxious cargo of
British tea. CAROLS loyalty to Amer
lean independence was also illustrated
when Franklin said at the signing of
the declaration. "Now, we must all
hang together, or we will all hang sep
arately"-the Marylander stepped for
ward and added to his signature,
"Charles Carroll of Carrollton.'
In quaintness of character Annapolis
ranks with Charleston and New Or
leans and is a city where wealth does
not compare with aristoeracy in open
ing the portals Of social pleasures.
The houses are associated with Colo
NAL times. when General Washington
lent his presence to the minuets danced
in the Caryel home, and John Paul
Jones stocky figure was familiar on
the wharfs
1t was due, though. to George Ban
croft of Massachusetts that the coun-
try first established a school for the
preparation of naval officers. As Sec
rotary of the navy in Folks admins
tration Bancroft literally became the
founder of the United States Naval
academy in 1915. Two hundred acres
of land, bounded on three sides by wa
ter, was set aside at Annapolis as af-
fording best advantages for necessary
training in seamanship. target prac-
tice and general familiarity with the
sea.
Removed During Civil War.
As Maryland was a state intensely
southern in sympathies during the civil
war the academy was removed to
Newport. X. l.. and the three upper
classes were detached and ordered TO
sea. while the remaining naval cadets
were quartered ON the Constitution
and Santee. But the c.ose of hos
tilities saw its return TO Annapolis.
and the buildings pervade the old cap
itai of Maryland with a spirit of pa
/. friotism which must be seen 10 be
fully appreciated. 1t is atmospheric
the band plays America" and 'The
star spangIed Banner" for In Annapo-
lis stin lives the daughter Of Francis
Scott Key.
The course at the academy was orig
inally five years. three Of which were
spent on sea, but four years is now
1.-The time prescribed as necessary fo@
the training Of naval officers. By an
act Of congress in 1902 the title naval
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1917-05-18
Feed caIvaa REGULARLY.

Calves should be fed sweet milk Of a
uniform temperature and should not
receive as much milk as they can drink
All calves should be fed regularly
Very young calves should be fed three
times q day
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1917-05-18
CHICKEN LORE.

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The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1917-09-28
Company E. Entrains

Forty more Umatilla county boys
left Tuesday from Boise, lda.. for the
training camp at Charlotte, N. c.,
where they will prepare to go to
France. They are the members of
Company E of the Second Idaho reg
iment. who with other units of the two
batallions that have been at Boise for
the past several months, entrained for
the east. The boys are nearly all vet
Grams of the Mexican border campaign
and have been away from their homes
on this call since last May. They en-
listed for the border trouble when the
Idaho troops passed through here last
fall and the remainder followed them
when the national .guard was called
out on the declaration Of war. They
have been in Boise or on guard duty
since that time.
The company includes Sid Barnes,
Ernie Boynton, Moscow Froome and
Percy Wilson of Athena and number
Of men who enlisted from Weston, all
of whom were at home recently on a
five days furlough. with the exception
of Barnes and Froome.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1917-09-28
Troops Are, Heard From,

The first separate squadron of Ore
gon Cavalry is now stationed at Camp
Greene, Charlotte, N. C. The detach-
ment arrived at the camp September
IA, after an eight day transcontinental
ride by the way of San Francisco, New
Orleans and Atlanta, Ga. The squad
ron left Clackamas September 6.
The squadron which is comprised Of
1896 men is in the most part composed
of Eastern Oregon men.
While the Oregon boyy|are familiar
with the ways of the west. the scenes
around Camp Greene were novelty to
them when they reached the Southern
camp, according to letters received
from them. The Oregon boys, in
cluding George Winship, Sam Starr,
Halle Piersol, Harry Keller,
Edward Sebasky, and Leslie McCub
bins of Athena, are quartered in reg
iment reservation No. near the Wyo-
ming infantry. According to inform
alton received, there is no drill ground
for the cavalrymen, and some concern
is felt by the officers of the squadron
over the lack of place to make use of
the horses which will soon arrive.
The pictures of the Umatilla county
contingent, Troop D, appear in Sat-
urday's Round Up edition of the East
Oregonian.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1917-09-28
School Notes.

Mr.. Schatfner, the manual training
instructor, went on the morning train
1 Tuesday to Walla Walla in order to
consult Specialist in regard to an
abscess in his throat.
! The Athena School is looking for
ward to what is expected to be one Of
the best plays ever presented by the
students of the High school. This
play, "On the Little Big Horn" will
be staged in the near future under the
direction of Mrs. J. o. Russell.
Several students are deriving great
benefit from the new Business. Eng
lish, Spelling and Penmanship course
added to the High school. At present
the class is learning much concerning
business transactions and United States
Postal Laws. They are also getting
much practice in the Palmer Method
of Penmanship.
Supt. Russell has planned for very
interesting and instructive series of
talks to be given by the Fjgh school
pupils at each regular mid week
assembly. These talks will be on var
ious Current Event topics and promise
to benefit the speaker as well as the
audience. Wednesday the Freshmen
class gave entertaining speeches on
phases of the war and next Wednesday
the Sophomore Class will deliver their
current events.
Four new pupils registered in the
grade rooms last week. This makes
total of 1872 in the grades and 1863 in
the whole school at present. The new
pupils are: Lawrence Audett, second
grade. Reeve Belts, fourth grade;
Agnes Audett, third grade and Ivan
Cox, sixth grade.
The third and fourth grade pupils
under the direction of MISS Lawson
are doing some splendid work in art,
which is exhibited on Friday after
Moons. A cordial invitation is extend
ed to the parents to visit this room.
Several visitors to Miss Sherman's
room Of The past week were Miss
Boyer. Mrs. Will Kirk. Mrs. Marion
Hansell and Mrs. Leon Kidder.
Mrs. Russell was visitor of Miss
Wolffe's room on Tuesday.
The girls of the fifth, sixth seventh
and eighth grades commenced Tuesday
on their work in Domestic Art under
the supervision Of Miss Wolfe. The
first article which they will make is
pinwheel but later they will work on
sewing bags.
The largest class in the High school
is the second year English class, which
has an enrolment of eighteen mem
bers. The smallest one is the English
History Glass which has only two
members.
Eloise Bergevin and Claude Baker
entered High sch ool this week.
George Lieuallen started school this
week and is taking two High school
subjects with review of the eighth
grade work.
The first number of the lyceum
course which will be given under the
auspices of the A. H. S. is Eugene
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1917-09-28
STOCK SHOW At PENDLET0N
OF INTEREST TO FARMERS

Farmers throughout the county are
taking a great interest in the Horse
and Mule show to be held in Pendleton
October s, and some of the finest stock
in eastern Oregon will be on exhibi-
tion. The Hereford and Short Horn
stock recently bought by the Pendleton
Meat company and James Sturgis will
be among the stock to be shown. The
exhibit v i'll be at the Round Up park
as last year. Free feed will be fur
nished for the stock and no entry fee
is to be charged any exhibitor.
1t is the hope of the offices of the
show to have good showing of pure
bred cattle, sheep and hogs. For these
there will be only ribbon prizes.
At this time there will be number
of horses shown that will be for sale
and anybody wishing to buy breed
ing animal will do well to attend the
show and see them at first hand.
& The Judges will be me mbers Of the
extension department of the Oregon
Agricultural College.
Any prospective exhibitor who
wants more information can communi-
cate with DR.. Lassen at Pendleton.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1917-09-28
COURSE Of STUDY
IN FOOD VALUES

By the first of October study course
of foods will be open to the women of
Athena and other communities In Um-
atilla county, under the direction of
the Extension Department of the Ore
gon Agricultural College. Every wo-
man is urged to join in an effort to
show what the women Of this commune
ity can do to help win the war by con-
servation at home.
Conservation of the food as it is dali
ly prepared in our homes does not mean
skimping SO that the members of the
family are under nourished. 1t does
mean, however, wise buying, careful
preparation. and the elimination of
vast, both in preparation and con-
sumption. These results cannot be
accomplished unless the housewife un-
derstands food values and the varying
needs for nourishment represented by
her family. And when she takes up
Conservation in a truly methodical
manner, she must know the various
needs of the body; what foods, that
she may select, will contribute the
most to these needs, and how to pre-
pare these combinations of foods in a
pleasing manner. Meals of many
kinds are to be found and simplicity
may be cultivated without fear of!mal-
nutrition.
A course of study, which it is plan
ned for the various groups Of women
who assemble for club work, aid So
cieties or Red Cross work, to take up.
will be forwarded by the district home
demonstration agent, Miss May Muir
ply, when it is hoped the women may
find it possible to appoint reader for
each afternoon, and thus all may be
instructed and benefited.
The course will include: Foods;
household accounting plans; a study of
household textiles, adulterations, etc,
and survey of the modern kitchen
equipment.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1917-09-28
Auto Body Whisky Cache

A broken brake rod. which compelled
L. M. Davidson, said to be from Port
land, TO put his car in a garage, reveal
ed one of the cleverest bootlegging
schemes ever worked in Pendleton, re-
ports the Tribune. The body OF the
car was discovered to be tank capa-
BILE of holding several gallons Of whis-
ky, a little of which remained when
the officers took it Monday morning.
The car body was double, the open
ings being under the pads on arms Of
the seat and under the plate in the
rear holding the rear lamp bracket.
The smell Of whisky, together with the
indication that the screws on the arm
plates had been frequently used, gave
the thing away.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1917-09-28
The Churches.
The Christian Church.

The busy season for the churches is
here, and the Christian church is no
exception to the rule. Sunday more
ing, 1000 o'clock, Geo. r. Gerking
will start the Bible school with the
choir in place and everything ready
for the beginning Of rally day. At
1l:00 a. m. the pastor will preach on
1.-THE Bible School for the Age" In
the evening he will preach on: "lhe
Christian Soldier" a continuation Of
the morning theme. Are we ready
for the conflict If not come and reg
lister and get into line, and make prep
aration for hard campaign for vic
tory. Glasses for everybody, and mu-
sic for all. You are cordially invited
and welcome. Sunday is the Lords
day and should be used in his service,
Comel
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1917-09-28

Laurant, the great magician, with
his talented assistants in February,
1918. In March the Rob Roy Quartet
will be heard with their wonderful
music, impersonations, and magic.
Mr.. Geo. +. Colby, cartoonist will
entertain with his sketches and car
toons in April. The concluding num-
bers of the course will kbe the High
school play to be given in May. The
exact dates and seat sale will be an
nounced later.
AT the beginning of the school year
there was little hopes of boys basket
ball team. but now the prospects are
good. at present Tharp and McPher-
rim are the only old players, Booher
being unable to play on account of an
abscess in the muscle of his leg. John
Saunders is making good at guard and
George Lieuallen will play center. If
Claude Coomans returns, he will play
guard but if not. some new boy will
have to be trained for that position.
The boys are striving to- get mats and
gloves for boxing and wrestling.
The second regular meeting of the
Literary Society is being held this
afternoon in the High school auditor
ium. The special feature of the meet
ing is the initiation of the officers who
were elected at the last meeting. Also
very pleasing program, the first to
be given this year, has been carefully
arranged by the program committee.
The public is cordially invited to at
tend these meetings. The program
follows:
!. Song Society
2. Speech, First Impression Of
Athena, Miss Grant
3. Piano Solo Betheen Reed
A. Reading Areta Littlejohn
5. Vocal Solo Prof. Russell
8. Household Hints, Hazel Mcfarland
2. Song america" Society
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1917-09-28
Thieves at Roundup

That Pendleton was infested by
thieves during the week Of the Round
Up, is evidenced by number Of depre-
dations reported in Pendleton papers.
An effort was made Saturday night
to rob the box office at Happy Canyon.
Holes were cut down through the
grandstand. The money, however, had
been taken away. A handbag ripped
open was found at one end of the room
and sack containing "Buck Notes. "
Friday night someone bursted a board
off the ticket office while Secretary
Cranston was counting the money. He
made a getaway with the money bags
in record time.
The Parker Taxi Cab Office in the
Reetz barber shop was robbed, several
hundred dollars being stolen from a
desk that was broken open. The safe
belonging to 81 Reetz and which con-
tanned s400 in receipts from the Chris
!, tian church dinner, was not molested.
Lee B. Dewitt, Standard Oil company
manager, was loser to the extent Of s4O
when burglar went through his room.
The same operator also annexed $40
from the pocket of a deputy sheriff,
from an outside county, who was using
room adjoining the Dewitt room.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1917-09-28
Peoples Theatre.

Friday Sept. 80, Pathe presents
Gladys Hulette in "Her New York."
Katzenjammer Kids in "Sharks is
Sharks" /"
Saturday Sept. 20, Pathe presents
Ruth Roland in The Neglected Wife"
Mutual presents Helen Holmes in "The
Railroaders;" Also Shorty Hamilton.
Shorty Solves the High Cost of living.
Sunday Sept. 30. Mutual presents
Gale Kane in "Soul's Passion"
Monday Oct. l, Universal Mixed
Program. two reel L Ko Comedy.
a Big U Comedy drama, Current
Events, Seven Big Reels.
Wednesday Oct. Vitagraph pre-
sents Lillian Walker and Everett Over.
ton in "Hesper Of the Mountains"
Thursday Oct. a, Mutual presents
The Great Five reel Feature 1.-THE
Highest Bid" also two reel Vogue
Comedy.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1917-09-28
Methodist Episcopal Church.

Peaching services Sunday II a. m.
and 1880 p. m. Morning topic: "The
Hopes and Fears of New Nation"
The evening service will be the first
of the devotional series which will ex-
tend throughout the autumn months.
Sunday school at 1000 a. m. with
100 present as its aim. The boys
class won the flag last Sunday. Can
they keep itP
Home Coming Day, October IA.
This annual event will be largely at
tended. Basket dinner at noon. Eel
lowship meeting at 2:B0. Rally Day
with the program. "The Flags of
Freedom" October 28. You are in
vited to these services.
Walter S. Gleiser.
Rebekah Club benefit ball at the
Opera house tomo rrow night.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1917-09-28
Montana Conscripts Celebrate

Four hundred and sixty six Montana
conscripts were confined to quarters
on their arrival, pending an investiga-
tion into the death of negro porter on
the train en- route. The riotous con-
duct it is reported marked the progress
of the troop train all the way from
Butte. The condition of the coaches
bore evidence of this fact. Over a
hundred quarts of liquor taken from
the train were confiscated.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1917-09-28
Lost Valuable Horse

Jinks Taylor lost a valuable work
horse Saturday night in rather Pc
culiar accident. While being driven
home with band of other animals
from the Round Up by Percy and Eu-
gene Osborne, the horse fell and when
the men, coming up in the darkness,
discovered his plight, he refused to
rise to his feet. 1t was found that his
leg was broken. but how, could not
accounted for. The animal was
shot.
How cheaply can you heat your home
with Coles Original Wood Heaterse
Better ask--it will surprise you.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1917-09-28
Examinations Limited

The senate limited the exam ination
of registered men in the selective draft
to those who can be clothed, fed and
equipped. This limitation prevents
the examination Of all the remaining
reg istered men Immediately as the
war department desired.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1917-09-28
Free Methodist Services.

Services for Sunday September 80:
Preaching at Weston Mt. li:00 a, m,
Athena 500 and Union school house
7:30 p. m. You are welcome.
Geo. T. Klein.