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The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1917-11-09
WHEAT EMBARGO
NOW IN EFFECT

The effect of the wheat embargo on
the farmer is set forth by the East
Oregonian, as follows:
Making worse situation of which
they had already been complaining,
was an order announced Saturday to
local warehouse operators by Max Hou-
ser, northwest grain administrator. to
the effect that an embargo is to pre-
vent the accumulation of grain at
Portland, Tacoma, Seattle or Astoria
in such amounts that some German spy
could start destructive fire such as
Baltimore had recently. The order was
promulgated from Washington.
The order permits the movement of
grain to terminal and interior mills,
and to eastern basic terminals. In
other words the purpose is to permit
grain to move no faster than it can be
consumed in milling operations.
The grain grower who has been
waiting more or less impatiently to
sell his wheat is confronted with a
new cause of delay. Mills have now
full supplies. One authority said that
he does not believe there is mill in
this territory which could take an adj
ditional carload Of wheat.
With the wheat movement governed
by what the mills can grind, it will
apparently be long time yet before
the grower will get his money. unless
he accepts advances ON the wheat in
his possession and pays interest on
those advances.
The grower has the privilege of
sending his wheat to eastern terminals
but that means that he must take east
ern terminal prices.
While expressing desire to co op-
| crate with the government, local farm
ers believe that the government regu-
lations are unnecessarily severe upon
them. They do not believe they should
be made to suffer financial loss for a
condition over which they have no COLI
troll. Their wheat has been ready for
shipment for weeks, yet they have
been unable to convert it into money
for the reason that transportation
could not be hid. The embargo in
creases the difficulty of realizing on
their grain.
| Meanwhile, if they accept govern
ment advance of 81. go bushel, they
are obliged to pay SIX per cent interest
until the grain is graded and accepted.
| If they do not they must go on paying
interest on borrowed money which
could be repaid could they sell their
wheat. Also they must pay storage
charges and insurance.
| They believe that the government
should at least assume storage charges
after January |, should pay all insur-
ance until the grain is shipped and
should pay interest on the market val
ue of the grain from Nov. l, until the
grain is shipped. In fact petition to
this effect was being prepared for cir
culation at the time the order was
made. The embargo may result in the
granting of relief to the farmers in the
matter of carrying the grain.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1917-11-09
REBEKAR DISTRICT c0NvEN-.
ton LARGELY ATTENDED HERE

The District Convention of Rebeksh
lodges. held in Athena Saturday was
largely attended by the county men,
bership. Surrounding towns sent num-
bers of delegates to the convention,
which was called to order in the |. o.
0. FIX. of P. Hall at 10 a. M. by
Mrs. M. l.. Watts.
Distinguished visitors included State
Assembly President. Mrs. Mary A.
Lancaster and Past President, Mrs.
Nellie Wattenberger, and Past Grand
Master Henry j. Taylor of Oregon
Grand Lodge, /. o. U. F.
M. l. Watts gave the address Of
welcome, which was responded to by
Past President Nellie Wattenberger of
Pendleton.
Certificates of Perfection were CIV
en- members in recognition of merit in
the unwritten work, in which members
of the local lodge excelled.
The afternoon session opened at 1870
with election of next years convention
officers. Weston was chosen as the
next meeting place. At $3.50 BAN
quet supper was served to which $50
persons, including 100 visitors, did
ample justice.
At the evening session Past Grand
Master Taylor Of |. o. 0. F. Grand
Lodge and Grand Chaplain Mrs. Jennie
Watts of the State Assembly were in
trodueed and received by the conven-
tion. Degree work was exemplified
by the Pendleton team and silver
offering was taken to defray the ex.
pense of holding the convention.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1917-11-09
LUKE READ CALLED BY
DEATH WEDNESDAY, EVENING

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Luxe heau' one VI M n.nena ,'ssa W.
KNOWN anu prospetou' y yolns Saath s =. AZ
answered 'he summons unions ~ ~ ,."' usa'" r a. wv wv
nome Oh ms ia.net1,nl,am, u,nIsa. " o,,o. w.
oross' IN .nls ei'y "eunssuay u ~,
ing. ss Tue resu,. ILL.,, " po ="
ness from 'uoereu'osis .,;, .nn,r,n,,,,
Ine young man .h.s4 ,l''ess efs,;at;pa arp tu,S
Degan Win 'nioas ao.; ~ ta;,, W. w
years ago, wnei liz a. hau s; n,o onS;t;on svo ~
hnoseu au. 49, - H.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1917-11-09
ATHENA 5000 FOR
Y. N. c. A. FUND

Of the $4,000 Umatilla county is
to raise for the Y. M. c. A. war fund,
Athena's apportionment is $500. May
ors.Watts and B. B. Richards have
been named as local committeeman to
raise the money here by subscription.
The drive will be made in the county
next week, November IL to IL, inclu-
sive, although some of the towns in
the county have alreadv considerable
amount of the quotsraised. Umapine,
for instance has its entire amount of
$500 in hand.
The county executive committee is
the same that handled the raising of
the first fund some months ago. At
that time Athena,s apportionment was
$240. The cause is recognized as one
most worthy the support Of all patriot
ic citizens, for the good the Y. M
C. A. is doing for the soldiers in camp
and on battlefield is not to be measured
in dollars and cents. A Pendleton boy
at the front, writing home, says:
81 am in the Y. M. C. A. now. This
is one organization l sure think lots
of. Anything given in not wasted.
There are thousands but Of course
we never see them all. The Red Gross
is good but the 'Y' is the one that gets
to business. They have big free writ
ing rooms at every post and furnish all
writing materials free. They give
moving pictures free, have pianos and
all the athletics one wants free. am
writing this in the Y. M. G. A.
never thought much of this organiza-
tion until enlisted. Thsy are the
ones that keep their Mouths shut and
20 ahead and do something practical
for soldier"
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1917-11-09

jury to some extent, while failed
grain will have very much less of
the injury.
In using the formaldehyde and blue
stone methods of treatment, consid-
erable loss in termination of seed or
failure to make a good stand If grain
are often reported. Experiment has
been shown that perfectly uninjured
wheat suffers little or no injury to
termination from either method Of
treatment.
Grain that is cracked OF kernels that
are scratched, especially over the
germ end so as to break through
seed coats, are liable to have their
powers of termination destroyed or
their vitality injured because the
chemical used in treating is able to
get into the interior through these in
juries. The loss in termination in
this way is, henproper precautions
are observed in treating, not so severe
in most cases as would have been the
loss from smut. No grower would be
justified in discontinuing treatment or
this account.
In order that injury to seed vitality
may be reduced to the minimum part
icular attention should be given to the
following points:
!. Do not soak seed longer than re-
commended.
.. Spread out to dry at once.
8. In the bluestone treatment use the
lime bath at once before drying.
4. In the formaldehyde treatment, if
grain is not to be planted at once,
wash in pure water before drying and
then dry thoroughly before sackIng up.
5. Never allow grain to stand arounc
in sacks any length of time with the
grain wet or moist
g. Where injury to termination i
suspected, termination tests with
treated grain are recommended and the
drill should be set to SOW more heavily
according to the results Of the tests.
1 The loose smuts of wheat and bar
ley are not controlled BY either of the
above methods of treatment. These
smuts, however, are not ordinarily
serious in Oregon.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1917-11-09
DIRT AND DISEASE.
Man Alone Has Typhoid Fever, and
He Gets II From Filth.

Man Alone Has Typhoid Fever and
He Gets Il From Filth.
To be the consort OF queen and yet
to die Of q disease that Is caused by
flth!
That was the fate Of Prince Albert,
consort of Queen Victoria, who died at
the prime age of forty-two from ty-
phoid fever, disease that is wholly
preventable.
Typhoid fever Is found only In man.
It is caused by short rod shaped NIL
croscopic vegetable which enters the
body through the mouth and leaves 1t
In human discharges to enter another
human mouth, to which II Is carried by
fingers, flies, fluids and food.
1t Is essentially disease of young
adult life. Older people are less apt to
have 1t, probably because they have
suffered from nn attack Of the disease
in their youth.
Typhoid fever is known by various
names-"slow fever" low fever"-but,
whatever name 1t is called by, 1t kills
about s per cent Of those whom 1t at
tacks.
recover become carrlers-tnat is, per-
SONS who, though well, secrete the or
ganisms in their discharges.
Carriers are largely responsible for
the perpetuntion Of typhoid fever. but
the installation of proper sewer sys-
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1917-11-09
Funeral of A. w. Nye

The funeral of the late A. w. Nye,
Pendleton pioneer who died last week
in Portland was held Sunday afternoon
at the Finley chapel in Portland.
The Masons conducted the ceremonies.
Interment was made in the city cem-
etery of Vancouver where the body Of
Mrs. Nye rests. The pail bearers
were Pendletonians or former residents
of this county. They were: DR.. G. j.
Smith. John M. Bentley. DR.. E. A.
Vaughn. 7 g. Taylor, Richard Deich
and DR.. j. W. Morrow
Mr.. Nye. was a brother of Mrs,
Martha Mays OF this city, and, was
well known and loved in this vicinity.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1917-11-09
Oriental Jussice.

A young man going on journey In
trusted hundred dinars to an old
man. When lie came back the old man
denied having had any money deposit
ed with him, and he was had up before
the cadi. "Where were you. young
man. when you delivered this money!
"Under tree" Take my seal and
summon that tree" said the Judge
go, young man, and tell the tree to
come hithcr, aud the tree will obey you
when you show It my SEAL The young
man went in wonder. After lie had
been gone some time the cadi said
to the old man: lie Is long Do, you
think hc.,has get there yet?" Me-
said thr 4,id man "itsia nt same .1tal
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1917-11-09
GIRLS WHO DISAPPEAR.
Tragedy of the Thousands That. Sink
Into Oblivion Yearly.

Police statistics Of New York city
show that at least two. girls disappear
from home every day in the year. 4,
They vanish into oblivion. Soon they
are forgotten, but tho heartache of the
mother left behind is never stilied, 1T
will ache OH through the remaining
days of her life. r''s
And what becomes Of the girls who
disappear?
That is a problem that We will not
attempt to solve. We only know that
they are swept away by the great
whirlpool of life.
The federal statistics furnished by
the bureau Of vital statistics show that
$4,000 persons di&ppcar each year,
They vanish into oblivion. A greater
proportion Of these are young girls.
The men who disappear turn up sooner
or later In most cases, but the girls, as
rule, ATE forever lost Having cut
away from their social ties. having
burned their bridges behind them,
these disappearing girls abandon usti-
ally all thought or hope Of returning
and become isolated members of the
socidl colony of which they once were
members. They prefer to struggle on
as best tkav can 4
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1917-11-09
piphtheria Germs.

Diphtheria germs multiply SO rapidly
that in the course Of twenty-four hours
there may be many Millions Mean
while they are producing diphtherla
toxin, one of the most powerful polsons
known, which is absorbed by the body
and causes the general symptoms Of
the disease.
The germs enter the body through
the mouth or nose. They may be trans
ferrcd by kissing, coughing or sneez-
ing, or they may be transferred to the
lips By the use Of the common drinking
cup or other ntensil or by fingers soiled
by touching some object which on In
fected person has just used.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1917-11-09

81 ate next to a red headed woman"
snid the fresh young man after the din
ner party.
"And ate next to nothing" replied
the woman alluded to- who happened
to be within hearlng.-Iflorida Times
Union.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1917-11-09
Had to Swallow Many Things.

An amusing anecdote is related Of
the inte Hungarian statesman Tisza,
who when one day dining at the Hot
burg with the Austrian emperor placed
large pear upon his plate at dessert.
The emperor remarked to his minis
ter that cold fruit after hot dinner
was injurious to the digestion.
Tisza replied, '1The stomach Of a
Hungarian prince. your majesty, is
Obliged to he strong one"
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1917-11-09
TAYLOR Tells of Fight

"Til' Taylor, sheriff vf Umatilla
county, in federal court in Portland
Saturday identified George Pellissier
as one of the two men he trailed after
the robbery of the Hermiston postoffice
last spring. Sheriff Taylor's tes-
timony, says the Tribune, brought out
incidents of the wild, cross country
chase which ended in the capture and
confession of Frank Mason now serv-
ing four year term in state prison
for having participated in the robbery.
By means of footprint measurements
the sheriff said he tracked the culprits
from Umatilla, where they had trav-
eled on hand car. The men were
found near the 0.-W. railroad right
of way and battle with sIx-shooters
ensued. Mason was captured, but the
other man now asserted to have been
Pellssier, escaped.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1917-11-09

A man must first govern himself be.
fore he he ct to govern a family and
his family ere lie be ct to bear the gov
crnment In the commonwealth. Sir
Walter Raleigh.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1917-11-09

tnnce. lie hns not got there yet"
How knowest thou, old man." cried
the cadi, where that tree is?'' The
young man returned and said the tree
would not come. "He has been here.
young man, and given his evidence.
The money Is thine. - Oriental.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1917-11-09
Msauor Achievement.

"Methuselah was the oldest man. 4
"Yes," replied Mr.. Groucher. "But
so far as I've been able to find out he
wns one Of those men who devote their
time strictly to growing old and never
attcmrt anything else"
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1917-11-09

mo waste, now. ma; no waste. We
all gotta help"
"You attend to your own business"
snapped ma with some acerbity. "The
only things | throw nway are tea
leaves and eggshells. Kansas City
Journal.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1917-11-09

Our history contains the name Of no
one worth remembering who led q iife
pf ease. Roosevelt.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1917-11-09

N. A. Miller represents the Berry
Monument Works of Walla Walla..
See advertisement in today's Press.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1917-11-09

The cAthena Press circulates In the
homes Of readers who reside in the
heart Of the Great UmstiIla Whcar
Belt. andsthey have money, to spend
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1917-11-09

One Copy, one year, $3.50, for six
months, 7sc; for three months, SOC;
payable in advance, and subscrip-
tons are solicited on no other basis
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1917-11-01

school auditorium Monday after
noon, November 6. at 4:3O o'clock.
All members are urged to be present.
Don't forget to put 3-cent stamp
on your letters if you mail them at
ter the office closes tonight.
Rev A E Riemer, for some time
pastor of the Kingstree Baptist
church, having resigned. left last
week for somewhere in France. "
to engage in Y &c A work. Mrs
Riemer has gone to her old home in
New Orleans.
Prof George McCutchen. of the
University of South Carolina, issoon
to take up his work with the federal
trade commission at Washington.
His valuable services as secretary of
the agricultural committee led to
his being asked to take up this i'm
portant work. Prof McCutchen is
a son of williamsburg, and his
friends here and elsewhere are graf
flied at these just recognitions of his
ability.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1917-11-01
LEAVES FOR ANDERSON.
Rev S P McChesney. of the Presbyterir
Church, Says Farewell to Kingstree.

Rev S P McChesney. of the Presbyterin
Church. Says Farewell to Kingstree.
The Rev P S McChesney, who has
been pastor of the Presbyterian
church here for the past six years,
preached his farewell sermon to the
congregation Sunday morning, and
left yesterday for Anderson, where
he has accepted a call as pastor of
the First Presbyterian church, of
that city. Mr. McChesney and his
family are held in the very highest
esteem here by all denominations
and expressions Of regret over their
departure are heard on all sides.
AS q token of the high esteem in
which this popular young pastor was
held by his congregation the male
members presented him with a
handsome gold watch. The lady
members of the congregation pre-
sented Mrs McChesney with beau
tiful silver set of table ware at q
farewell reception rendered her at
the home of Mrs Chas Singleton yes.
terday afternoon.
Mrs McChesney and children will
not leave for Anderson for about
ten days.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1917-11-01
Why Don't YOU2

Won't you read the date on the
label of this paper and see if your
subscription is due? If it is, won't
you kindly come in and pay up? We
have no cotton, corn. hogs or other
product to sell at the prevailing
high prices. We have not increased
the price of the paper. yet we have
to pay the greatly increased prices
for everything we buy, whether for
use in the making Of The Record or
for bodily nourishment, and if YOU
don't pay US. how can you hope to
receive the paper. and how are we
to keep the wolf from the door?
Certainly we have been sorely tried
in the past. but we have kept the
faith. Why don't you, brother?
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1917-11-01
News Items from Salters.

Salters. Rt l. October 29:-Kar-
vesting is about over except scrap
ping cotton and peas.
Messrs H H Carter and Isaac
Bradham attended the Baptist con.
ference at Ehingham last week.
The box supperat Mulberry school
Wednesday night netted $500.
Misses Eva and Sadie Lewis are
Kingstree shoppers today.
Mr. and Mrs J L Gaitley and Miss
Modena Minis of Kingstree were in
our vicinity yesterday.
Mr. H H Carter was guest of Mr.
and Mrs R D Bradham yesterday.
Mr. and Mrs E F. Bradham Of
Greelyville were guests of Mrs r F
Lewis yesterday.
Mrs ] ] Bradham was at Manning
for the weekend.
Mr. R D Bradham had business at
Lanes Saturday. -.
Miss Ethel Mcknight attended the
State fair.
Mrs W n Easler is in Charleston.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1917-11-01
With Our Advertisers.

Mr. M F Heller has received an
other carload of choice farm mares
and horses.
Mr. w E Jenkinson has two ads in
this issue offering many articles in
dry goods at lowest prices.
NTH Miller is prepared to in.
stall an electric lighting plant in
your home at reasonable rates.
Avoid chilly rooms in the morning
by using Coles Hot Blast Heaters.
They prevent colds and sickness.
The Williamsburg Live Stock Co
will receive carload of high-grade
horses and mules in a day or two.
A representative of the Lewis &
Lewis Optical Co is at Watts jewel.
nv store and will treat all defects OF
the eye.
Go to the Kipgstree Furniture Co
for the famous Hoosier kitchen cab
met, fine organs or grafonolas and
records.
Silverman's Department Store
specializes on American Lady cor
sets, Florsheim, Douglass and Dolly
Madison shoes and Lion Brand shirts
and collars in its change of ad today
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1917-11-01
MRS HAGUEWOOD TELLS
OFSTRANCE EXPERIENCE
ANDERSON WOMAN DECLARES SHE
WAS FORCED TO ENDURE MUCH
DETAILS REMARKABLE.
She Has Words of Advice for Those
Who May Be Suffering from Same
Troubles She Did.

Think every ailing person should
take Tanlac," declared Mrs Gertie
Haguewood, of 60 Riverside, An
.derson, in a statement she gave May
26. Il suffered from an aggravated
liver trouble and kidney trouble and
| was on the verge Of a breakdown
when | began taking Tanlac. |
frequently had dizzy spells so severe
that | could hardly walk, and really
| was in considerable pain, too. My
back was so weak and hurt me SO
much | had to have help in leaving
my bed, and had the most awful
attacks of sick headaches. could
do no work and was Just able to be
out of bed.
But the Tanlac got me in fine
shape and | am strong and hearty
now. My skin has cleared up a lot
and | do not have those dizzy spells
now. l have fine appetite, too,
and never belch up my food as |
used to. The Tanlac got my kid
neys and back in fine shape, too,
and Pm not troubled with head
ache. 1t is great medicing, Tan
lac is. ;"
Fanlac, the master medicine, is
sold by Kingstree Drug Co, Kings
tree; Mallard Lumber Co, Greely-
Vile; Farmers Drug Co, Heming-
way; S S Aronson, Lane; r P Hin
nant, Suttons: w D Bryan, Bryan.
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WANTED: - Every young landy land
man under military age) who is making
under $lO0 per month and who has a
good common school education, TO write
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