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The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1918-01-18
KILLED HIS TWENTY MEN.
An Incident Of the War of the Boxer
Uprisinu In China.

Uprisins In China.
speaking of barbaric warfare" said
an army officer who was in China at
the time of the Boxer uprising, II re-
member one day when the company
with which I was attached In China
was in position to witness the execu-
tion of twenty rebels. The men had
been caught with our assistance, and
the leader Of the Cinnamon thought
that we deserved the privilege Of see
Ing them die.
"0ur commander was particularly
impressed with the looks OF one of the
rebels. He was a fine built fellow,
about nineteen years old, and his face,
even five minutes before he was sched.
uled to die, was wrcothed in smiles.
Our leader determined to save the fel.
low If possible and asked the COM
mander of the executing squad to spare
the young rel,el.
"I can't spare him. the man re.
piled. 1 have been ordered to execute
the whole twenty rebels
"After much persuasion he agreed to
allow the man to live. 70 follow out
bis orders, however, he summoned To-.
cal policeman. placed him In the squad
and had his head cut off with those Of
the nineteen rebels. He killed twenty,
followed out orders and pleased WIS.,
itor. He was well satisfied. "-Phila-
delphia Press.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1918-01-18
TICKET SELLING DRIVE
IS ON FOR RED CROSS

The ticket selling drive is on for the
sale of tickets to the High school series
of four entertainments for the Red
Cross benefit, between the school pu-
pills and the committee from the local
Red Cross auxiliary. The telephone
has been made use of and a number Of
orders have been taken by the solicit
ors in this manner.
Grant Shaffner, manual training in
structor In the school has made large
clock face with dial hands which will
point to the number of tickets sold by
the competing solicitors, while the
sale of tickets is on. 1t has been
placed in one of the windows at
Wares Pharmacy, where the tabula-
tion of sales will be made.
1t is important that the season tick
cts, as soon as purchased, be taken by
the purchaser to Wares Pharmacy and
have seats reserved. The rivalry be-
tween the school and the Red Cross
promises to be spirited one. in the
endeavor to secure the honor of selling
the greater number of season tickets.
The net proceeds of the four enter
tainments, which will be given in the
High school auditorium, will be turned
over tn the local Red Cross auxiliary.
The first..number Of the series of en-
tertainments will be on Saturday eve
ming, February 23, when the Rob Roy
Quartette will be the attraction.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1918-01-18
CHANGE IN MANAGEMENT
Of GOLDEN RULE STORE

H. A. Power, for two years past
manager of the Golden Rule store in
this city is making preparations to
leave the city and to establish Gold
en- Rule store in the thriving little city
of Bend, Oregon.
During Mr.. Powers residence in
Athena, he has made host of friends
both in business associations and with
the public generally. He has been
identified with the general welfare Of
both town and community and leaves
here with the record of Give wire"
in all the term implies. Before going
to Bend, Mr.. Power, accompanied by
his wife, will take a short vacation,
going to Kansas City and st. Joseph,
Mo-, where he formerly resided.
The management of the store here is
taken over by Mr.. G. C. Taylor, who
comes from the Golden Rule store in
Pendleton. Mr.. Taylor is well known
to the people of Athena and vicinity,
having for the last Is years been iden-
titled with the mercantile interests of
the county seat. Mr.. Taylor and fam
lily will reside in the residence just
vacated by Mr.. and Mrs. Power.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1918-01-18
SOLDIERS ON THE MARCH.
Distances That Trained, Hardened Men
Can Cover In q Day.

SaU NVNST IN u DAys
The Army Drill Book tells that train
ed and hardened infantry can cover
from twenty to twenty-five miles day
when in small bodies. As the size Of
the command increases the distance
covered becomes less, as the rate is
lowered and time is needed to get all
the units into and out Of camp.
With a regiment or less Of average
troops-regulars- over aver
age roads, the rate should be from two
and three-quarters to three miles an
hour, while division cannot be ex-
pected to accomplish more than twelve
and half miles day,
OF course, all these figures will vary
with different conditions of roads and
weather. Unframed troops could not
approach them until hardened. Though
they might do better for day or two,
they could not keep up the steady pace
Of the seasoned regulars for long dis
tance.
Marching with full equipment is hard
physical work, and, like every other
form Of labor, requires a proper period
Of training. The seasoned force will
keep up steady pace, with ten minute
halts every hour, fifteen minute stop
being made at the end Of the first half
or thrce-quarters Of an hour. Green
troops are apt to straggle badly.--0ut-
ing Magazine.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1918-01-18
FooLIsHNEss OF WORRY.
ForosfuIly Set Forth In the French Sol.
dler's Philosophy.

ForoetuIiy Set Forth In the french Sol
dier's Philosophy.
Everything might be worse than It
Isl is the cheerful conclusion of the
French soldier, according to Kathleen
Burke in "The White Rond to Yer
aun." Here is the way she SUMS up
the philosophy of the man In the ranks;
OF two things one Is certain--eithef
you're mobilized or you're not fnobi-
lzed.
II you're not modified there's no
need to worry; II you're on the front
Of two things one Is certain-either
you're behind the lines or you're on
the front.
II you're behind the lines there Is no
need to worry; II you're on the front
Of two things one is certain-either
you're resting in safe place or you're
exposed to danger.
If you're resting In safe place there
Is no need to worry; II you're exposed
10 danger, of two things one Is certain
,ither you're wounded or you're not
wounded.
II you're not wounded there is no
need to worry; If you are wounded of
two things one is certain either you're
wounded seriously or you're wounded
slightly.
II you're wounded slightly there Is
no need to worry; II you're wounded
seriously of two things one is certain
either you recover or you die.
II you recover there Is no need to
worry; If you die you can't worry.
Not bad philosophy, In the trenches
or out.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1918-01-18
Holland and Flowers.

1t was only after the fall of Con-
stantinople IN 1853 that Holland be-
came such gay land Of flowers as 1t
now is. Many Dutchmen went to the
east during the years Of the great cru
sades, and those Of them who loved
beautiful things brought many home
again with them. Not only did they
carry away with them silks and en-
broideries, jewels, spices and fruits,
but in the bottoms Of their ships they
brought seeds. When these seeds were
planted in the rich soil Of Holland such
wondrous flowers appeared as had
never before been seen in that north
ern country. The people became wild
ly enthusiastic over the new colors and
scents and foliage brought to them
from the east, and in Holland there
sprang up great love for gardening.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1918-01-18
ROY R|TNER FOR
STATE SENATOR

Roy W. Ritner, representative from
Umatilla county in the last two ses-
sions of the Oregon Legislature, an
nounces that e44will be candidate in
the Republican primaries for State
Senator. Mr.. Ritner is making his
announcement through the press of the
county this week as follows:
II have been a resident of Umatilla
county for thirty-fve years and have
been taxpayer ever since have been
of age. Attended school in the public
schools of this county and the Weston
Normal. After teaching school for
two terms went to work in the Pen
dleton Savings Bank, now the Amer
lean National, and was employed there
for ten years. The past ten years
have been engaged in farming and ex-
pect to remain 10 the business,
"Have had the honor of represent
ing Umatilla county in the Oregon
House of Representatives during the
1915 and 1912 sessions. Have intro
duced very few bills, but succeeded in
passing all those introduced. Devoted
most of my energies toward getting
square deal for Eastern Oregon. which
is mans job. Served on the road
and highway committee in both ses-
sions and was chairman of the banking
committee which handled the rural
credit law at the last session.
"lf elected state senator will con-
tinue to work for the best interests of
the state at large and Umatila county
in particular. | believe in putting
politics in the background and getting
behind the President for the successful
prosecution of the war;"
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1918-01-18
Lucille Kemp Married.

Miss Lucille Kemp, former popular
Athena girl but lately of Cotton,
Wash. where she lived with her pa
rents, was recently married to Roy C.
Markee, bandmaster of Oregon Coast
Artillery Band, and stationed with
his company at Fort Stevens. The
wedding occurred in Portland, at the
Catholic cathedral on Christmas Eve,
and the bride is now with her husband,
at Ft. Stevens. The groom is men,
ber Of a well known and highly re-
spected family of Roseburg, and the
bride, eldest daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
l. M. Kemp, was reared in Athena,
where she has host of friends who
will join the Fress in well wishes for
the young couple.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1918-01-18
Reindeer of Alaska,

The Alaska reindeer, which, curious
ly enough, are wards Of the United
States department Of education, have
increased from the small herd brought
from Siberia in 1892 until they now
number well over 10000, that, too, in
spite of the fuct that about 5000 were
killed last year for meat and skins.
Two-thirds of the reindeer belong to
the natives, for whom they are solving
the problems of food, clothing and
transportation. The rest belong to the
missionaries, the Lapp immigrants and
the government.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1918-01-18
EnuIish Prison Pits,

Prison pits were vaults in which
criminals in England were kept at
night, chained together. There was
one at Bristol which was in use as
late as 1915. Down eighteen steps, 1t
was only seventeen feet In diameter
by nine feet high, and seventeen men
were consigned to it every night.
Even more typical was Warwick Jail
pit, which was occupied at least until
1897. 1t was an octagonal dungeon
twenty-one feet in diameter and al
most nineteen feet underground. In
the middle was cesspool, and beside
1t ran a stream of water which served
the prisoners for drinking purposes.
To this awful cell forty-two men were
consigned every afternoon at 3:45, to
remain there until after daylight the
following morning.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1918-01-18
Couldn't Stand Defeat.

Dr. Grenfell tells an amusing story
of the introduction of football in Lab
rador, when defeat was considered 80
uncomfortable modification that 1t had
to be mutually agreed beforehand that
neither side should win. I'VE saw"
he says, "the unusual spectacle Of the
side that had been scored against sol
emnly allowed to walk across the field
and kick a goal to save them the feel
ing of being beaten
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1918-01-18
FROM
OUR SOLDIER BOYS

NThe 14sth Field Artillery, which in
cludes Battery D, of which several
Athena boys are members, is being
held in quarantine, owing to an epi-
demic Of scarlet fever.
The l48th had embarked once for
the trip across, but were unloaded and
placed in quarantine when the epi-
demic made its appearance. The Press
is in receipt of the following letter
from Sergeant George Winship:
II have taken over my newly as
signed duties as Regimental Ordnance
Sergeant. which will throw a change
in my address.
~ find this work is going to keep
me busy as / have charge of every
gun, cannon, and all parts Of them.
also the handling of all ammunition
have to account for every shell and
screw.
II sure hated to leave the boys from
Athena, but in order to progress in
the Army, one has to do lots of things
he doesn't want to do. I know nons
of the fellow who work under me. but
getting acquainted in the Armv is an
easy matter.
"It seems that we have quite a bit
of trouble in getting our mail. Can't
figure out the reason.
1--WE were loaded out once. but had
to unload on account of scarlet fever.
Over half of Battery d are in hospital
with It.
evil he a bappv how when we lick
the Germans and get back to dear old
Athena again"
Maurice Hill writes Interestingly
Of conditions at Kelly Field. San San
tonic where he is training in the
Aviation CORPS In letter to his pa
rents. he saws:
al never saw weather change SO
ouickly as it does here. Day before
Yesterday | was sitting in the tent
writing and every few minutes would
wine the sweat off nv face. and all |
had on nv hack was nv shirt. That
about six o'clock a terrible
northern wind came up bringing all
kinds of dust with it and continued all
night. They call such storms "Tex-
az - In 70 minutes time we had/to
get out our oyercoats and before long
ii began to hail with the dust. which
afterward turned into a sort of dry
snow that continued all night. 1t was
cold enough to burst the water pipes
in the mess hall and bath house. Last
night was even colder. | kept COM
Portable in bed with 8 blankets under
me and Q over besides nv oycrcoat.
'This has proven a yery healthy
climate SO far inasmuch as it is so dry
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1918-01-18
School House Meetings.

School houses throughout the state,
in the cities and in the country, are to
be used as meeting places In which the
lessons of the government war savings
thrift stamps campaign may be dis
seminated. Though the thrift cam
paign. the importance of making thrift
a national characteristic. and the pat
riotic necessity of buying government
thrift stamps and war savings stamps,
will be the first consideration of the
school house meetings. other issues of
the war will be discussed.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1918-01-18
Hay Price Lowers.

The continuation of open winter
weather has served to further lower
the price of hay. Stockmen in many
localities have found it unnecessary to
feed hay at all, and in other sections
of the state but little feeding has been
required. For the most part stock
have continued to do well on the range
where grass has been growing without
interruption.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1918-01-18
Lawson Booher Recovering.

DR.. Akin, operating surgeon, writes
B. B. Richards from Portland that the
condition of Lawson Booher is crafty
ing in every respect. The doctor
states that Lawson "is on full ratons,
half sits up in bed amid in few days
will be able to sit in a wheel chair"
The operation for amputation of the
right limb at the hip joint has proven
successful and with the recovery from
the operation the young mans future
health is assured. The fund at the
bank has increased steadily until now
it amounts to 1875, and is still grow
ing.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1918-01-18

The smallest dependency of France Is
the lie d'Hoedie, situated at the east
of Belle Isle. Its population is 23S.
The people do not speak French, but
Celtic. Fishing is the principal indus
try and all the inhabitants are provid-
ed with food at an inn managed by
women.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1918-01-18
Sen. Barrett to Portland.

Senator G. A. Barrett, accompanied
by Mrs. Barrett, left Sunday night for
Portland, where he will be under the
medical care of DR.. Mackenzie. Sem
ator Barrett has been in declining
health for the past year, and in the
event he does not find relief at Port
land, will proceed to California.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1918-01-18
Mo Shirkar.

"Son, the president Of your college
writes me that you are not doing much
in your studies"
"Don't let that depress you, dad" re-
piled the husky youth. Just drop a
line to our coach and ask him about
ne"-Exchange.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1918-01-18
Tractor TO Echo.

Edgar Forrest has moved his tractor
to Echo, near which place he will plow
large tract of land. He negotiated
the roads, bad as they are, to Echo
in twosdays, from the ranch southeast
of Athena.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1918-01-18

The regular monthly meeting of the
W. c. T. U. viii be held tomorrow,
Saturday, afternoon, at the home of
Mrs. Samuel Haworth, on Adams
street.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1918-01-18

Doctor-what made that mule kick
you? Patient-I may look foolish, but
am not fool enough to 60 back and
ask him. Toledo Blade.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1918-01-18
No Occasion For Alarm.

Briggs-I understand that you have
hired our former cook. Griggs-Yes,
but don't be alarmed. We intend to
discount everything she tells US.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1918-01-18
cosi.

The earliest mention Of coal Is In the
writings of Theopbrastus Greek phi
losopher. who lived about 300 d. G.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1918-01-18

The Athena. Press circulates in the
homes of readers who reside in the
heart of the Great Umstilla Wheat
Belt, and. they have money to spend
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-02-17
PRETTY GIRL FOUND
sTRANClED TO DEATH
Only Clue to Her Identity Consists
of Letters Found i'm Her
Baggage.
FINGER PRINTS on THROAT
ENpensively Clad Young Woman
Discovered Dead in Detroit, Mich.
Boar1ing-House. and Police Are
Raffled-RObbcry Not tho Motive.
'INGER PRINTS on THROAT

DETEOlr MICH. February Is
Stransicd by a man who accompanied
he:' 10 room Friday night and who
was heard 10 leave less than IN hour
afterw ards, The body OF beautiful
cirl about twenty.seven years old Was
found this afternoon here in a lodg
ing house.
i'ha oniy clue 10 her identity consists
OF Two Letters addressed 10 Mrs. Charles
Gates, general delivery. one OF tl.cnr
WAS signed hy aIrs. Amy Mcpoweii,
P.wiucket. r. !. The otEer was eTi.
dcntiy from her sister in Chicago.
Deep mari:s OF mans hnsorS on the
girls throat Dor, mute evidence TO
tl,e manner in which SHE had been
slain. The corner or y oillowelir
"rammed into her mouth served as a
gas.
The Girl was found shortly after noon
L, day clad IN black shoes, white gait
crs and pink silk undcrcarmcnts On
Il ciIeir nearby we're other garments.
including an expensive fur coat
That robbery was not the motive o:
The crime was made plain wher 2
iaisc roll Of bills was found on the
bed beside the dead girl, while two
Naiuatle rings were on her dnec-s.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-02-17
my Associated prcrs.l


NEW YORK, February IU.-Some
hitherto unnnnounccd details of the
causes md results OF the Hye-dny
Industrial suspension md hcntIcss
Mondn! order were disclosed here
to-night by Fuel Administrators Car
Held in m address TO tho alumni or
williams College. DIR. GnrfleId's
theme waS "rhc Spirit OF America
and he praised the people for the
trnnauiliity with which they met
the economic crisis.
As result or tho closing order,
Dr. GnrHeld .aid. $50 ships. cnr.y-
Ing more thnn ",UOO,000 ton. of food.
fuel and munitions md othcr war
supplies, which lind been tied up In
Atlantic ports. were bunkered and
Sent TO scn from January -, the
day the order became effective, to
Januur! 20. 4 normal number OF
ships only rcma ined mt anchor. he
declared, and the How OF supple.
necessnry to the American expcdi-
tionnr! forces aud the allie. hnd
becn re-estabIishcd. In addition.
the fuel administrator continued. the
rails were cleared for important
shipments of steel mud other COM
modities 10 factories, without which
the most essential wnr industries
Inevitably would have been closed.
hut NOT In nm orderly fashion.
Dr. Garfield called attention 20 the
fact that the nations foreign COM
merce had increased from s:.OyU, ,uU0.-
0N In 1919 to $4,000. .OOO, 400, and
.nid there had been placed on the
railroads little more thnn one-hnlf
"' the number OF locomotives need
cd TO cnrc for the Increased trnfir.
the remainder being sent 20 France
md Russia. Almost without ex-
ception, lie continued. the mnnufnc-
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-02-17
AVIATORS
AGAIN BOMB LONDON
Garfield Shows Accompis shments
Of Industrial Suspension Order

ture of war mNtcrmI wns Mt its
height about the FIRST OF last De-
cenibcr. Then came the worst
weather tho country had expert
enccd In twenty years. The rnii-
roads found the struggle against
orerprOductiOn and blizzard. too
much for them. the administrator
said. and somc relief wn. necessary.
Important articles" snid DIR. Car
Held. 1.-The shipments OF steel plates,
essentiaI 4" tho building or our
ships, fell on nearly 80 per cent
during the period from the begin
ming of December 10 the middle OF
January.
Had this decline beer permitted
10 continue. our most essential war
industries inevitably would have
been closed down, hut not in nm
orderly fashion. Co-operntton de-
munds the SHIRE OF losses as well
Ms Enins. Ii IL noteworthy that
the upward trend was resumed for
the week beginning January 20.
"fhc fuel administration, beIiev-
Ing In the democratic idcnI. nskcd
not that sonic. hut that al, partici-
pate In the sacrifice ncccssary to
save us from our own prosperity.
and the A ericnn spirit arose and
asserted itsclf There wuS no crush
Ing OF tho weak in n Rreut ncrnmbie,
hut all stopped except the few an
pointed 4" absolutely ncccs.ury
work.
"'rhe reaction of the American
people In the frce OF the greatest
crI"is which this generation I'm,
been called upon to face proved
that they were true inhcritors OF
the American spirit and practical
advocates OF the principle OF dc
mOcracy."