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The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1917-09-14
TUBERCULOSIS A
PROBLEM OF WAR

Alarmed by wars destruction
through tuberculosis as well as bullets,
delegates from Oregon, Washington,
Idaho, Montana, Wyoming and Utah
have been called into conference at
Portland, Oregon. October Is and 10.
1t will be the first conference of the
kind ever held in the Northwest.
The first consideration will be means
of checking the ravages of the disease
in trenches and army camps at home.
Participation of the public is an elabor.
ate campaign as measure of vital
war service will be considered.
On Monday, October Is, there will
be series of reports and analysis on
Diagnosis of tuberculosis in War
Time" Answer will be sought to the
difficult question, "What constitutes a
diagnosis of tuberculosis sufficient for
rejection from the armyf"
The statistics of tuberculosis as a
war problem will be presented at the
Monday afternoon session Of the North
western tuberculosis Conference as
we'll as the Importance of the Red
Cross seals in anti-tuberculosis cru
sades. The Monday evening session
will be mass meeting, its subject,
Tuberculosis in a Nation at War
with addresses from the best informed
men in the country. and illustr ativ
motion pictures and music. !.
The war programs against tubercu
losis, both national and state, viii
be reviewed at the sessions, Tuesday
October IL. Educational methods
best adapted to aid in carrying on thu
work of preventing the disease will b.
discussed and analysed and war pro
grams for local work will be formula
ted along the lines of education, hospi
tai and sanitorium provision, dispen
saries and clinics, open air schools
getting related groups of work, Ret
Cross seals and other methods of finan
cling and organization.
4 While not in any sense snowy, thu
convention, it is said. will be one o
the most important ever held in th'
! Pacific Northwest.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1917-09-14
SOCIALIST ARDOR
URGED FOR WAR

All socialists in the United States,
organized and unorganized, were urged
to "put all their energy. strength, ar
dor and enthusiasm at the disposal of
the government, so that the war may
be carried to rapid and victorious
conclusion in statement issued by
socialist delegates to the Minneapolis
conference of the American Alliance
for Labor and Democracy.
"They will thus be acting in accor-
dance with the noblest traditions and
highest aspirations of America as well
as the international socialist move
ment," the statement said.
"They will thus be acting in the
spirit of the immortal Karl Marx, who
labored valiantly and increasingly for
the success of the Union army in the
civil war. They will thus be working
hand in hand with the tried leaders and
fearless champions of socialism in
all of the worlds democracies.
German autocracy, with its feud-
alistic moves. German junkerdom, Ger
man plutocracy-in short German mill
tarism- constitute the last citadel of
/ the worlds dark reactionary forces.
"We are convinced that the war in
which the United States is now engag
ed is as just as was ever waged by a
liberty loving people against ruthless
aggression, and oppressive tyranny.
We believe that the cause of socialism.
of industrial democracy. of the pro-
gress of the worlds workers toward a
better and nobler life is indissolubly
bound up with the cause of the United
States and its allied democracies.
1--WE believe tina. the cause of inter-
nationalism. the longing Of mankind
for lasting peace and for justice and
honor among the nations Of the earth
depend upon the victory of the United
States and its allied democracies over
Germany and its allied autocracies.
"Let US put at the disposal of our
government, led by our great democra-
tic president, all our resources and all
our strength for the conquest of this
citadel, for the overthrow of these dark
powers, and clear the path for the
march Of the peoples Of the world to-
ward peace and honor. freedom and
democracy, international fraternity
and socialistic cooperation.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1917-09-14
GREATER CROP ACREAGE
DISCUSSED At SPOKANE

Ways to increase fall sowing of
wheat and rye in Washington, Oregon,
California, Idaho, Montana, Nevada.
Utah, and North Dakota. were discus
sed at a meeting of representatives
from these states in Spokane, Wash
ington, August 27th and 2Sth. About
500 million bushels Of these cereals
will be needed by the European allies
of the United States next year.
Present at the Spokane meeting were
farmers, grange and farmers union
leaders, bankers. agricultural expert
ment station and extension service
directors, college presidents, millers,
grain buyers, exporters, and state and
federal crop specialists. They were
informed by Asst slant Secretary R. A.
Pearson, who presided at the meeting,
that this years production Of wheat in
the United States will be approximately
$50 million bushels, production scarcely
exceeding the normal requirements Of
the United States alone. Rye could
supplement wheat in Americas war
exp rts 10 her overseas allies. since the
people of these countries had learned
to use rye.
Winter killing of fall sown wheat of
1916 spring unfavorable to.reseeding
the winter killed areas, and unusual
drought in large wheat zones of the
West had in many of these regions re-
duced farmers to such straits that they
would need financial help beyond the
limits of good banking loan in order
to put in another crop.
Director J. F. Caine, of the Utah
Extension service, stated that the
council of defense of Utah had secured
the cooperation of leading banks of
the state in maintaining fund from
which reputable but needy farmers who
desired assistance beyond the means Of
their local banks might borrow. Last
year nearly $4,000 had been loaned in
this way. This year, $4,000 could
be had If needed. No losses had occur
ed. Deserving farmers had received
prompt help from this fund, the bank 8
taking mortgages for their proportion
ate parts of the loan. The governor
of the state had promised that if losses
did occur, the Utah legislature would
be asked to grant relief appropriations
SO that the loss might be borne by the
state instead Of by individual.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1917-09-14
WASH|NGTON'S COAL
PRODUCTION is SHORT

Declaring that the increase in coal
production in Washington was averag-
ing only $4,000 tons month in the
face of an increased consumption Of
1900 ton over last year, the Seattle
Chamber of Commerce and CONNER
cial club telegraphed DR.. H. A. Gar
field, fuel administrator, asking that
steps be taken Immediately to establish
a government policy guaranteeing the
fullest possible supply of coal, while
protecting the public against excessive
prices.
Action by the commercial organiza-
tion followed conference of coal con-
sumers, producers and importers and
oil dealers. called tog sther by DR..
Henry Suzzallo, chairman of the state
defense council.
The message to DR.. Garfield asserts
that facts submitted by coal operators
indicate that the situation may be re-
medied only by classifying mines ac-
cording to the different characters of
output and establkhing prices on diff
erent qualities of coal from each class
of mine, basing these prices on the
best available figures of actual cost Of
production.
Decrease in coal shipments from
British Columbia, decrease in available
wood because of strikes in mills, and
general increase in industrial activity
are given as reasons for the greatly in
creased demand for coal mined in the
state. The message declares that the
most striking fact brought is the "al-
most certainty of asfuel shortage unless
an extraordinary increase in production
Is secured. /"
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1917-09-14
The Biggest Roundup

This will be the biggest Round Up,
September 20, 81, and %. Pendleton
has ever seen. There will be more
people in attendance and more cham
pions and stars in the contests and ex-
hibition than ever before. Such re.
lay race as the one coming np between
Ruth Parton. Mabel Delong and Bertha
Blancett has never been seen, and
cowboys's relay will be just as good,
the steer roping away above any for
mer year and the bucking contests will
be something worth remembering.
Roy Ritner predicts 10000 people the
first day and this means 100000 on the
last day. The railroads cannot give
more trains because they can't get the
equipment but IL it were possible to
secure equipment the pullman specials
would be doubled.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1917-09-14
OCEAN RATE KEY
TO WHEAT PRICES

A Washington special informs the
Portland Oregonian that unless Port
land can show that it can export wheat
by water to Liverpool more cheaply
than the same wheat can be shipped
by rail to New York and thence by
steamer to England it seems doubtful
if the Administration will modify its
wheat price regulations so as to apply
the Chicago price at Portland.
This question of transportation to
England and obtaining low price to
Eastern buyers appears to have been
the primary consideration on which
the Presidents commission acted, as
borne out by typewriter memoran-
dunn received by Senator McNary from
Food Administrator Hoover.
In this memorandum Mr.. Hoover
saws:
During the whole of the past year
and apparently for some time to come
the cost of ocean freight from Pacific
Northwest ports on wheat to Liverpool
is higher than the cost of shipping the
same wheat from the sea points by rail
to the Atlantic sea board and therefore
the Pacific Coast wheat must come
directly into competition with the
wheat in the Mississippi valley.
IF the Presidents commission had
fixed Portland as base market as well
as Chicago and had placed them on an
equivalent basis, the Northwest wheat
would flow into Portland and would then
have to be reshipped back to the Miss
issiIpi valley with an accumulation Of
freight charges which would make il
some 90 cents bushel higher than the
Mississippi valley wheat.
SIN such case the Government must
take loss of SO cents per bushelyoi
the consumer must pay so cents more
bushel for Northwestern than fol
Mississippi valley wheat. 1t would bt
utterly impossible for miller purchas-
| ing wheat at this increased price to
compete with other millers buying
Mississippi valley on the lower level.
''The marketing of the Northwestern
crop is starting at about so cents |
bushel better than the marketing o.
last years crop started.
"The basis of price and the methot
of differentials for Government pur
ehases was determined by the commits
sion appointed by the President an,
unanimously agreed to by them.6
| "All the National farmers ;associa
tions were represented on the commits
sion and the Northwestern situation
was fully considered by them. !.
at does not rest with the food ad
ministration to alter the iindings o
the Presidential commission,
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1917-09-14
Women Organize

Pursuant to the call as issued last
week, the heads Of the various womans
organizations of the city met Tuesday
afternoon at the M. e. church for the
organization Of the local council Of
National Defense. and for the registra-
tion Of the women Of Athena for
patriotic service.
The following were elected: Chair
man, Mrs. Davis Errett; secretary,
Mrs. VIM. Miller; treasurer, Mrs.
s. f. Sharp. As soon as the registra-
tion cards are received, registrars wi II
be sent out and all women registered.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1917-09-14

Ernest Koepke brought to the Press
Office an egg measuring two inches in
length, seven inches in circumference
and weighing four ounces. This egg
is the product of Plymouth Rock
biddie, and if anyone finds an egg that
will beat it, just bring it to the Press
poultry editor for decision after he
has eaten it.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1917-01-09
With the Other Porkers.

"Stop!" The brakes of the motor
were suddenly applied, pandemonium
of whirling wheels ensued, and the
motorist came face to face with Con
stable Coppem, who had been hiding
in the hedge.
Excuse me, sir" said the portly
policeman, taking cut his notebook
and pencil, ''but you exceeded the
speed limit by two miles over a meas
ured piece of road"
II have done nothing of the kind"
retorted the motorist; land be-
sides"
"Well, if you don't believe me I'll
call the sergeant, bein' as it was i'm
as took the time. Els in the pigsty
yonder."
Don't trouble to do that" was the
prompt reply; II would sooner pay
80 fines than disturb the sergeant at
his meals !'-London Tit-Bits.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1917-01-09
Irishman Founded British Museum.

The British museum had it's origin
in an Irishman's bequest. The person
referred to was Sir Hans Sloane a
celebrated physician and naturalist,
who was born in County Down, Ireland,
April 16, 1860. After receiving a thor
Ough literary and medical education he
became physician-general to the Brit
ish army, physician to the king, and
succeeded Sir Isaac Newton as presi-
dent of the Royal society. He spent
several years in the West Indies. was
much interested in the development of
the American colonies and was an ac-
tive promoter in the settlement of
Georgia. In 1749 he made a will be-
queathing to the nation Il splendid col
lection of books and natural history
specimens which had cost more than
$250,000 on condition that the govern
ment pay his family $200,0OO After his
DEATH in 1853, an act of parliament
was passed accepting the gift and pro-
viding quarters for it. This was the
beginning of the great museum.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1917-01-09

! it up in the annual report so that
you can prove to customer that you
already paid out more than you can
afford to charity, understand, all
you see is: Collected through Felix
Geigermann $102.50,' and the custom
er sticks you another ten dollars for a
free soup society before he would buy
from you another dollars worth
goods"
$50 that's the idea you got when I
tell you that B. Altman collected the
pictures and give 'em to the Metro
politan Museum ~ Birsky exclaimed.
do you think the people which B.
Altman collected them pictures from
gave them to him for nothing"
"Why not?" Zapp said. 'Last week,
Birsky, your wife comes round to my
wife while I am downtown and says
she is collecting for an immigrants
home old clothing, understand, and
my wife gives away on me two suits
and an overcoat which [ wouldn't be
ashamed to wear getting an accommo-
dation at a bank, so becoming they
looked"
'There's collecting and collecting"
Birsky explained. "When 1 say B.
Altman collected pictures, 1 mean he
bought them and paid his good money
for them"
Sand the people which he collects
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1917-01-09

cept the picture department, and when
it come to the pictures they closed 'en
out to the Metropolitan Museum OF
Art for practically nothing"
Birsky shrugged his shoulders.
"Say, what is the use arguing with
an ignerammus like you, Zapp," he
said. Don't you know that them pic
lures which B. Altman left to the Met
ropolitan Museum wasn't taken out Of
stock at all? They were private pic.
lures which he collected?"
$50 he collected them?" Zapp com.
mented. "Well, that's the way it is
with them rich fellers. A big concern
like B. Altman gets the credit for Civ
ing them pictures to the Metropolitan
Museum, understand, whereas the
people he collected them from, no.
body never hears about at all. It's
the same way with them charitable
people which is running all them or
phan asylums and homes. They both
err the life out of you you should give
'em for. ten or fifteen dollars to their
asylumss and when you come to loob
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1917-01-09
CORNWALL

Dick Vandevanter and a crew of men
are shoveling snow off the Raymond
warehouse today.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Struble enter
tanned a number of their relatives on
New Years day. Covers were laid for
IA at dinner. A very pleasant time
was enjoyed.
Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Benton are NOV
ing this week to a ranch near Len
vile where Mr.. Benton will work this
summer.
A business meeting of the telephone
company was held yesterday at M.
Vandevanter
A large crowd of young people came
out from Moscow Wednesday night to
attend the dance at the hall in Joel.
Every one seemed to have a fine time.
Mrs Martha McGarvy, who has been
at Moscow hospital for several
weeks has so far recovered that she
will be able to return to her home
this week.
School began Tuesday after two
weeks vacation Several children are
absent on account of illness.
Mrs. Maggie Alikelson was guest
at the Knapik home on New Years
day.
The club dances at Joel on Saturday
night are we'll attended. They will
continue through the winter months
Every one is invited to attend.
e. W. Vandevanter spent New Years
day in Joel returning to his work in
Moscow Tuesday morning.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1917-01-09
Really Easy.

Jones-I say, Smith, you are a goot
hand at arithmetic?
Smith-Yes; l am considered very
good. Why?
Jones-Well here is little problem
for you: There was man named
Little living in Dublin, who had a
daughter. Now, she was in love with
a chap she knew her pater did not
approve of, so one day she eloped with
him. When the old man found out, he
was very angry, and at once followed
them. Now, then, what time was it?
Smith (angrily)-What time was it?
How on earth do you suppose 1 can
tell you? I give it up.
Jones (triumphantly)-Why, Little
after two, of course.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1917-01-09
DEATH is NEAR
FAMOUS SCOUT
Greatest Plainsman West Ever Knew
Hears Warming Words of Approach
OF the End From His Physician

DENVER, Jan. 9.-The greatest
the warning words of the approach OF
the end of his life last night from DR..
J. H. East, his physician and friend.
| Colonel Cody had summoned the ply
stefan to the home of his sister, where
he is spending his last hours. When
DR.. East walked into his room Col
one Cody said: 'Sit down. Doctor;
there is something l want to ask you
l want you to answer me honestly
What are my chances?"
DR.. East turned to the scout
There is time, Coolnel," he said.
when every honest physician must
commend his patient to a Higher pow
err"
Colonel Cody's head sank.
''How long?" he asked simply.
81 can answer. that" said the ply
stefan, "only by telling you your life
is like the hour-glass. The sand is
slipping, gradually, slowly-but soon
the sand will be all gone. The end is
not far away"
Colonel Cody turned to his sister,
Mrs. May Decker.
May" he said, 'let the Elks and
the Masons take charge of the funer-
al Then the man who made history
in the west when it was young began
nlethodically arranging his affairs.
Dr. East said tonight death would
come within Sc hours.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1917-01-09
7got stuck with a hundred dollar sweat

v got stuck with hundred dollar sweat
shop. When you come to compare pic
| lures with fur overcOats, Birsky, you
| never spoke a truer word in your life,
| because while it's an old saying and a
true one that a cat comes to life nine
times, Birsky, nobody but a fur over
coat manufacturer knows whether the
cat is going to come to life as Persian
lamb, Siberian mink, Hudson Bay
seal, beaver, broad tail, nutria, ermine,
skunk or sable. SO if / would be a
millionaire, Birsky, instead of oil
painted pictures l would go to work
and collect railroads and electric light
plants and traction companies be-
cause while it's true that no million
aire ever got indicted on account of
buying up a lot of competing oil paint
ings or making agreements with the
owners of competing oil paintings to
keep UP the price and limit the output,
at the same time, Birsky, on a $780,
600 oil painting no millionaire could
float a $1,000000 issue of first refund
ing 5 per cent gold bonds of 1885, I'M
derlying $1,000,000 of first mortgage 4
per cent bonds maturing in 1876,
which is first mortgage only on the
back door of the mill, and on the rest
of the mill is subject to an issue of
genwine, all wool, first
31a per cent bonds maturing
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1917-01-09
~ SEEN Max Maikafer in the

! oEEN MIN hldlhdleT Ill LII
subway this morning." salt
Louis Birsky, the real estater
to Barnett Zapp, the waist manuflc
turer, as they met for luncheon at thu
corner table in Wasserbauer's. "H'
tells me he is going to make from hi'
boy painter"
"Some people don't give a swear
what becomes of their children" ZapI
commented.
SIS it such a bad job to be a paint
err" Birsky asked.
Seemingly Max Maikafer don't
think So" zapp replied. maybe he
would enjoy it to see his son break his
neck from ladder Birsky."
"What are you talking nonsense
! break his neck from ladder?" Birsky
exclaimed.
"a scaffold is just as dangerous,
Zapp went on. Yesterday I am seeing
a couple fellers painting from the side
Of a building ten stories high, and
even though one of them was an Ital-
iener, / got so dizzy watching 'em that
before / could eat my lunch at all it
cost me 10 cents for some mathematic
spirits of ammonia. If l would got to
earn my living as painter, would
a whole lot sooner be an aviator, be-
cause while the funeral expenses is
the same as for painter, an aviator
don't linger long enough to run up a
doctors bill on his widow"
{lN
Birsky said. "Maikafer's boy would
be not house painter but picture
painter"
ga picture painter" Zapp cried.
"And 1 thought Max Maikafer was
business man. Why don't he learn the
boy a trade where he could make real
big money, like a buttonhole maker or
a poet?"
"That only goes to show what you
know from poets" Birsky retorted.
'Jake Margonin, from the Fashion
Store, Indianapolis, told me that right
now there is a Teller which from only
being poet is now owning most of
the gilt-edged real estate in the city
of indianapolis"
"Sure, | know" Zapp declared "but
this here Teller was an old established
poet when Hart Shaffner & Marx and
Kuh, Nathan & Fisher was new be-
ginners already. Then again, there is
a bigger opening for a poet than there |
is for a picture painter Take the |
canned soup business, the breakfast |
food business and even some railroad |
companies-all them concerns has got |
working for them poets which they |
already pay them good yearly sal
airy, whereas a picture painter must
got to work piecework, and what for
q wages could a pieceworker on pic
lures make when with my own eyes /
see it bill from a wholesaler in Welt
fisch's art store which Welfisch buys,
1912 doz. assorted oil paintings in
small sizes for $3S.75 a dozen, includ-
ing shadow boxes and frames, terms
ten off sixty days, ninety days net.
Tell me about picture painters ]"
Say, there is a popular price line
Of pictures, and then again there is a
high grade pictures" Birsky said.
even So" Zapp rejoined. "You
must got to admit that a concern like
B. Altman & Co. carries high grade
inc of goods, and when B. Altman
lied the stock was good, up-to-the-
minute stuff in every department ex-