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The Detroit times., 1917-06-28

Yeuse Mr. Eiser OF the Reds looks
- ~ sbeut the bviahtest spot In
Moety's Ditehfng stan right sew.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1917-10-05
MOTOR FEES VARY GREATLY
States Lack Uniform Basis forl Regis
tratlon and License Charges, Re-
ports Uncle Sam.

It cost motor vehicle owners in the
United States In 1915 an average of
$7.8e per car for registration and IL
cense fees, according to figures conn
piled by the office Of public roads, Unit
ed States department Of agriculture.
New Hampshire secured in 1915 a
gross revenue Of $19.67 and Vermont
$19,02 for every motorcar, while Min
nesota, where the registration is for a
three-year period, received only about
80 cents annually for each car. In
South Carolina and Texas no annual
registration fees were required. A,
No well-developed and definite basis
exists for determining the fees to
which different cars shall be subject.
In some states the fee is based on the
net weight Of the vehicle; In others the
carrying capacity. the horse power, or
some combination of these factors is
used. Requirements for registration
or licensing of chauffeurs, owner
operators, and dealers vary widely.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1917-10-05
sKYScRAPER's SET OF NERVES
Business District of New York Uses
Six Feet Of Telephone Wire to
London's One.

The nerves of the skyscraper are the
telephone wires, of course. And mas
much as progress in evolution is meas
ured by COMPLEX nervous development.
1t is natural that New York's down
town, where business, the highest form
of social biology, has attained Its full
est development, should be an enor-
nous spiders web of telephone wires.
The per capita consumption of tele-
phone wire In New York is six times
as much as in London, Simeon Strun-
sky writes In Harper's. That rep
resents the relative nervous In
tenslty of business in New York and
In London.
Some such excess Of wiring / sus-
pect In the skyscrapers of downtown.
There are hundreds and thousands of
rooms, and In every room one or more
men with their mouths and ears to
the telephone. 1t is all cellular parti-
tons and wire ganglions reaching out
to Chicago, perhaps, or San Francisco;
wires to the stock exchange around
the corner, wires to the assistant in
the adjoining room, wires to the heart
Of the dictaphone into which business
Is being dictated and from which busi-
ness will travel to the ears of the
stenographer who will transfer 1t to
paper. Our ghostly tourist will con-
clude that modern business is mat
ter of conversation.
Downtown, inside of Its tens Of
thousands of skyscraper cells, Is thus
terribly busy--about what? So far as
the eye can see, about nothing In par
ticular. A man with a telephone at
his elbow, flat-topped desk with a
metal basket holding dozen letters,
perhaps, photograph of the mans
wife In silver frame at one end of
the desk, and that Is all. But IL the
cell is q large one, sometimes reaching
the dimensions of an entire floor In a
skyscraper block, the desks, tele-
phones, metal baskets and monographs
are indefinitely multiplied. The sub
stantlalitles of business are not there
the steel, wheat, cotton, bullion, the
beams, casks, boxes and bales which
you recall being hauled toward quaint
little wharves on toy trucks driven by
men In Jumpers and shovel hats In the
pictures in your school geography Ia
beled commerce. BY externals there
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1917-10-05
GRASS CLIPPINGS FOR HENS
Excellent Green Feed for Chickens
During Summer Months--GIve
What They VIII Eat.

Rrom the United States Department of
Agriculture.)
Grass clippings are an excellent
green feed for chickens. The back
yard poultry flock Of family often
lacks sufficient green feed, with con-
seQuent reduction Of egg and meat
production. With the easy available
ity of lawn clippings the city poultry
man can always have green feed
through the summer for his chickens.
The flock can be fed daily as much of
the green clippings as they will eat.
II any continued bowel trouble shows,
the amount should be reduced. The
remainder Of the clippings can be al
lowed to dry and fed moistened dur
ing the time between lawn cuttings.
Amounts in excess can be dried for
winter use. Dried grass clippings are
good green feed for winter. They
can be dried and stored In sacks
These dried clippings, moistened and
fed to the flock, are very fair sub
stitute for the succulent green feeds
of summer.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1917-10-05
GUARD AGAINST PESTS
Many Serious Enemies Can Be
Checked by Use Of Poisons.
Coal Tar Treatment Of Seed VIII
Usually Repel Attacks Of BIrds
and Burrowing Rodents-spe-
ciai Formula Is Needed.

(F5om the United States Department Of
Agriculture)
Animal and insect pests Of corn
prairie dogs, ground squirrels, gophers,
blackbirds, crows, cutwOrms, ear
worms, wireworms, chinch bugs, grass
hoppers-can be effectually combated.
For cut-worms, Jumps Of poisoned
bait, made by mixing about fifty
pounds of bran or corn meal with two
pounds of paris green, six finely
chopped oranges or lemons, and enough
cheap molasses to make stiff dough,
should be scattered along the corn
rows at planting time or as soon as
injury from cutworms Is noticed.
Treating the seed with coal tar will
usually repel attacks of birds and, in
some cases, those Of burrowing rod
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1917-10-05
Poison Gases Produced
From Venezuela Plants

While carrying on botanical
explorations in Venezuela, Dr.
]. N. Rose, associate curator OF
plants In the National museum,
secured specimens Of sabadilla,
Venezuelan plant Of the lily
family, from the seeds Of which
are produced some Of the as
phyxiating and tear-producing
gases used by the Germans In
the present war. 1t is said that
the dust from the seeds In the
field irritates the eyes, throat,
and especially the nose 80 much
that the native laborers are
obliged to wear masks.
Another plant Of the same ge-
nus grows wild In Texas and
some botanlsts believe that
should need for sabadilla arise
In this country, 1t could easily
be cultivated in Texas and
other Southern states.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1917-10-05

ents. A teaspoonful Of tar Is enough
for a peck of corn. Mix the tar with
quart Of boiling water. After the
mixture has cooled somewhat but is
still hot, stir In the corn until every
grain is coated, and then spread 1t out
to dry before planting. Corn may be
immersed several minutes in moder-
ately hot water without affecting ger
mination. The tar treatment does not
repel mice or ground squirrels.
Destruction Of corn by ground
squirrels, prairie dogs, pocket gophers,
or mice is best prevented by poisoning
the animals a few days before the corn
Is planted. Strychnine Is the best
poison in all cases, but to obtain salts
factory results a special formula Is
needed for preparing the poison for
each kind Of animal. Such formulas
have been worked out by the bureau of
biological survey Of the department of
agriculture, and special instructions
will be furnished upon application.
Paris green and strychnine are poisons
and should not be placed where chill
dren or domestic animals can get them.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1917-10-05
AIR STUDY ON GROUND
New Type Of Flying School Is Es-!
tablished by Uncle Sam.
Future Avlators Spend Months Obtain;
Ing Theoretie Instruction Before
Operating AIrplane.

Maj. Hiram Bingham of the aviation
division of the United States army, Is
the father of the new type of ground
school for aviators which has been In
operation on college campuses through
out the country. At these schools en-
bryo aviators spend several months on
the ground obtaining preliminary In
struction before they take to the air.
The course Of training adopted In
these schools has the enthusiastic In
dorsement of experienced foreign avia-.
tors who have seen the work. English
and French fliers are thoroughly alive
to the Importance of theoretical In
struction as the first step toward learn
ing to fly. Many of the most serious
mistakes made by foreign fiotillas at
the early part Of the present war We're
due to minimizing the Importance OF
absolute technique In aerial fighting.
As the war progressed, the art Of
code signaling from the air was devel-
oped, with the same rapidity that was
required in every form Of attack and
defense. So perfect became the COM
munication between the aviators and
the batteries that fire control from the
air has now become an exact science.
Most of the aerial observation in
modern battles Is taken from height
Of about 1000 feet, and the study of
accuracy from this height comprises
one Of the most important-and GER
tainly one of the most popular
courses given In our ground schools.
The idea is to give the student perched
at the top of q ladder the picture OF
the Belgian battle ground as 1t would
appear to one looking down from a
height Of 1000 feet. The students
perch is 18 feet from the ground, and
the picture covers a surface of 10
square feet and has been drawn from
aviation photography. The cadet
works with the key of radio outfit,
which for convenience gives forth Wis
ible electric flashes governed by the
standard code. The instructor stands
at switchboard from which at will
he can flash little electric lights on
any part of the map. Taking note Of
these imaginary explosions, the young
aviator ticks off instructions to the
batteries"
1t Is the idea In modern air fighting
that the aviator shall be something
far more useful than mere flying
man. The ordinary aviator bears the
same relation to an air fighter that a
chauffeur bears to the driver Of an ar
mored motor car. Before he can even
think of fighting the military aviator
must know his machine and be as IA
miliar with all the tricks Of riding 1t as
the old-fashioned dispatch rider was
with his horse.
The up-to-date pilot must know how
to groom his machine and to attend to
every detail of Its inner workings. He
must be expert to the point where his
machine is only secondary and he can
give all his attention to his military
problem. In the experience Of Eng
land it has been found that former Of
ficers Of cavalry and artillery often
make the best aviation officers, as an
able cavalryman is an expert at recon-
naissance and artillerymen are trained
In all the subtle tricks of gunfre.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1917-10-05
Sure! High Heels
Cause CornS But
Who Cares Now


You reckless men and women who
are pestered with Germs and who have
at least once q week invited an awful
death from lockjaw or blood poison
are now told by Cincinnati authority
to use drug called freezone, which
the moment q few drops are applied
to any corn or callous the soreness is
relieved and soon the entire corn or
callous, root and all, lifts off with the
fingers.
Freezone dries the moment 1t is ap-
piled, and simply shrivels the corn or
caIlous without inflaming or even ir-
ritating the surrounding tissue or
akin. A small bottle Of freezone win
cost very little at any Of the drug
stores, but will positively rid ones
feet of every hard or soft corn or
hardened callous. II your druggist
hasn't any freezone he can get It ct
any wholesale drug house for you.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1917-10-05
If Your Skin Itches
Just Use Resinol

No remedy can honestly promise to
heal every case of eczema or similar
skin ailment. But Resinol Ointment,
aided by Resinol Soap. gives such
instant relief from the itching and
burning, and so generally succeeds in
clearing the eruption away for good,
that 1t is the standard skin treatment
of thousands and thousands of physi-
clans. Sold by all druggists.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1917-10-05

decided to try bottle of Lydia E. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound. It worked
from the first bottle, so I took a second
and q third, also bottle Of. Lydia =.
Pinkham's Blood Purifier, and now am
just as well as any other woman. / ad-
wise every woman, single or married,
who Is troubled with any Of the afore-
said ailments, to Try your wonderful
Vegetable Compound and Blood Purifier
and am sure they will help her 10 get
rid of her troubles as they did me. p
Mrs. ELSIE ]. VAN DER SANDE, So No.
York St, Paterson, N. J.
Write the Lydia E. Pinkham Medicine
Co.. (conidentiall Lynn, Mass, II yeu
need special advice.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1917-10-05
More Food is-purpose.

Pullman, Wash. = President E. 0.
Holland, of Washington State College,
has received a request from Secretary
Houston, of the department of Agricul-
ture, asking that arrangements be
made for an interstate conference in
Spokane August.27 and 28 to discuss
winter wheat and rye seeding prob
lens. Seventy-fve persons from eight
states will be in attendance.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1917-10-05
SHEEP AS WEED DESTRoYERs
Animals Keep NoxIous Plants NlbbIed
So Closely That No Seeds Are
Permitted to Form.

Sheep are excellent weed destroyers.
as they keep the weeds nlbbled so
closely that no seeds are formed and
the roots are exhausted.
A small flock of sheep is an excel
lent scavenger on almost any farm,
and they make profitable use Of waste
land, provided that dogs and internal
parasites can be controlled.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1917-10-05
Huoe phosphate Reserves,

Idaho. Utah, Wyoming and Montana
possess vast deposits of high-grade
phosphate rock. Although the phos-
phate areas are by no means COM
pletely surveyed, the amount Of phos-
phate in the known deposits, as esti-
mated by the United States geological
survey, department of the interior. 10
nearly FIVE and one-half billion tons.
An idea OF the immensity of this tom
mage may be obtained by comparing
It with last years production in ! the
-United States Of 1,eS0.00 tons.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1917-10-05
FIRST OF CROP SAFEGUARDS
Farmer Should Sow Nothing But Care
fully Cleaned Seed Of Strong Germ.
mating Power.

The first of the safeguards is good
seed. Only carefully cleaned seed Of
strong terminating qualities should be
sown. The grains should be given the
formaldehyde treatment for smuts,
seed potatoes should be carefully se-
lected and treated for scab and other
diseases, seed corn ought to be tested,
pure grass seed sown, and every pre-
caution taken to avoid failure to get
a stand.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1917-10-05
Impulsiye Resentment.

"Do you intend to, take boarders
this summer"
~ don't dare, replied Farmer Corn
tossel. eff us hard workin' agricul-
turists was to see anybody swingin' in
hammock jes' waitin' fur dinner. |
don't think anything on earth would
prevent us from mobbin' 'em.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1917-10-05
HEAL ITCHING SKINS
With cutIcura Soap and Ointment
They Heal When others Fall.

Nothing better, quicker. safer. sweet.
or for skin troubles Of young and old
that itch. burn. crust, scale. torture or
disfigure. Once used always used be-
cause these super-croamy emollients
tend to prevent little skin troubles
becoming serious, II used daily.
Free sample each by mail with
Book. Address postcard. Cuticura,
Dept l., Boston. Sold everywhere.
ADV, ~
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1917-10-05
GROW VEGETABLES FOR FOOD
No other Farm Crop VIII Give Grower
More satlsfactlon--store Prop
eriy for Winter. !.

No other crop on the farm will give
as much satisfaction to the grower
himself as vegetables.
During midsummer enough truck
can be grown in the farm garden to
supply good change of food during
the winter months, II properly stored.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1917-10-05
Deep Laid Stratagem.

"What was the matter with your
brass band?"
"Well, replied the unskilled leader,
1--WE understood that Germans are par
ticularly fond of music. And if there
were any Germans listening we wanted
to make them feel as badly as possi-
BILE. Washington Star.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1917-10-05
Less Room for Fault.

Mr.. B-Did you make these bis
cults, wife?
Mrs. B+I did.
They're smaller than usual, aren't
they?"
"They are. That's 80 you'll have
less to find fault with. - Yonkers
Statesman.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1917-10-05
The Better Half,

Parish Worker-Ah, Mrs. McGinty,
Industrious as usual am afraid that
you're too good for that drunken hus-
band of yours.
Mrs. McGinty - Too good for him
Sure, | am that; an it's McGinty that
knows it.-Sydney Bulletin.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1917-10-05
Bad Outlook For Willie.

Mother-W What's the use of being 80
strict? Remember you were boy
once yourself.
Father - do remember it. That's
the very reason I'm going to punish
him. My father used to whale the life
out of me for doing just such things. --
Boston Transcript.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1917-10-05
Old Friends The Longest.

81 tell you," said Pat, "the ould
fri'nd is the best, after all, and,
what's more, l can prove it,"
"How are you going to prove it?"
where will you find new fri nd
that has shtud by We as long as the
ould ones have. Last, Word.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1917-10-05
Family Discipline.

"Did you get on well with your IT,
tied son-in-law?"
First rate" replied Mr.. Cumrox.
81 read him the daily news regularly.
I've got him now where he's apologize
ing for not having been born under a
republican form of government.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1917-10-05

Grandmother was teaching Dorothy
to read the alphabet. She got along
fine until coming to the letter "Y" she
said: "Grandma, what's the one that
looks like little man holding his arms
upf"
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1917-10-05
Her Expression.

Slickton-They tell me your daugh-
ter sings with great expression.
Flickton - Greatest you ever saw
Why, her own mother can't recognize
her face when she's singing. Puck.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1917-10-05
Where to Keep Sugar.

To keep powdered sugar from hard.
ening get only 25 cents worth at n
time, put In paraflln-lined oatmeal
carton, put two thicknesses of paratiin
paper on the top, press the lid down
firmly.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1917-10-05
Justified Faith.

Mrs. Barton-Have you any faith in
life insurance?
Mrs. Grill-Yes, indeed; I've real
lied $40, 900 from two husbands, and
they weren't good ones, either.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1917-10-05
Had to Hurry,

He-Darling, love you.
She-Good gracious! Why, we've
only just become acquainted.
He-Yes, l know, but I'm only down
here for the weekend. Exchange.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1917-10-05
Felony to Hoard Food.

First Park Squirrel - Better watch
that cop.
Second Park Squirrel Why, he's al
ways been decent to US,
"But, my dear Whiskers, it's fell
ony now to hoard food. Life.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1917-10-05
Catfish.

Mrs. Al received an awful fright
yesterday afternoon.
Mrs. B. --- Yes, | saw her ringing
your door bell. Boston Transcript.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1917-10-05
Creditors Losing Hope.

Miss Roxley-"Ethel, ! can not live
without you."
Nonsense.
"At least not in the style to which
have been accustomed"
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1917-10-05
Effort.

"Grubbs claims that he has always
worked hard without being appreci-
ated."
"Maybe he's like a singer with a
bad voice. The harder he works the
worse he sounds. Washington Star.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1917-10-05
Nothing Omitted.

~ understand you have bought a
set Of Shakespeare's works."
"Yes," replied Mr.. Dubwaite loft
lily. "A complete set"
"And glossary, too, | presume2"
"0h, yes, yes. In fact, everything
Shakespeare wrote" Birmingham
Age-Herald. n>5
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1917-10-05
Knew From Experience.

She-That Mr.. Gotrox is fobidding
sort of a person.
He-I know it. l once asked him
to let me marry his daughter.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1917-10-05
SHAKE INTO YOUR SHOES

Aliens Foot-Ease. the antiseptic powder. Makes
Bunions, Hot, Swollen. Tender. Aching Feet. Sold
everywhere. 25c. Don't accept any substitute.
Sample FREE. Address. Allen s. 0lmsted. lie
Row NJ Y
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1917-10-05
"Do YOU board here?"

"Do you board here?"
~ do" 60 -&.ih
"She has the reputation of not Civ.
ing her people enough to eat. ;"
"It's this way. get enough.
have seen tables at which could cal
more, however. :" = Courier-J Journal.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1917-10-05
TRAVEL AND PROFIT.

Young men and women with business training
And positions everywhere Go TO Northwest .
largest Business College BEHNKE-WALKER.
Portland, Ore. All courses. Positions guaranteed.
Write for free illustrated cataog.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1917-10-05
The One Cron It's Good For.

"We mustn't kick about that three
days rain. The farmers needed it."
"Great Scott! Are all the farmers
raising watermelons?"- Exchange.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1917-10-05

EG- o. LENE The henless egg: chemists sub.
--@ stitute; big sale; sample hall
DOZEN with details l0c. Ego Co., SomerviIle, N. J.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1917-10-05
Has She Resumed?

Mrs. Pardee, looking up from news.
paper Here's an account of an Eng
lish woman who has sent four husbands
to the front and lost them all. )"
Pardee-' docs the account say the
lady has resumed recruiting?"-Puck,
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1917-10-05

Manage What's the leading lady
in such tantrum about?
Press Agent-She only got nine bou
quets over the footlights tonight.
"Great Scott Isn't that enoughY"
"No. She paid for 10. Eek.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1917-10-05
AN ELECTRIC MOTORS

IN Bought, Sold, Rented and Repaired
WALKER ELECTRIC WORKS
Burnside. cor. 10th. Portland. Ora
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1917-10-05

Tommy. I'm, ashamed of you! Why
did you bite your little sister?'l-
cause you told me mustn't kick or
strike her. Boston Transcript.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1917-06-02
BIG CROP ACREAGE.

During the week the war prepared
ness board issued a bulletin in which
the condition in each county OF
Michigan as reported by the county
agent was given. From hasty glance
over the reports one cannot help but
be impressed by the many reports OF
acreage increases, especially in
beans. A rough guess on the increase
in beans would be 80 per cent over
the acreage devoted 70 that crop last
year. Potatoes do not show so large
an increase as other stuff.
Hay and wheat, judging from the
reports. will not show a normal crop
this year. All Michigan needs -
make this season memorable one
in the food line is reasonably good
weather.