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The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1918-08-09
HARVESTING OF THE
1918 WHEAT CROP

The present week has put the bulk
of the 1918 wheat crop of the Athena
district in the sack and warehouse.
The new departure of handling wheat
in bulk has been tried out sufficiently
to prove that its adoption materially
lessons the labor of handling grain in
the harvest field. having the advan-
tage of putting the grain in the ware
house with the last round made by the
cutting machinery.
In Athena, two firms are handling
the grain this season, the Preston
Shaffer Milling Co. and the Farmers
Grain Agency, the latter loading direct
into cars because of the fact the new
elevator is not completed.
The yield on summer fallow land,
sowed last fall varies from 80 to 40
bushels per acre, the general average
seemingly to be turning out between
30 and 35 bushels. The late frosts,
more than lack of moisture, undoubt-
edly controlled the quantity of yield
this season.
In the near vicinity of Athena, and
south on the reservation fields. the
effects of the damage by frost is more
extensive than in the territory extend.
ing north and northwest of town. In
that locality number of 40 bushel
crops are reported. while not that high
comes from the reservation district SO
far.
Harvest Notes.
Three different fields, farmed by
Marion Hansell approximating 500
acres located north and northwest of
Athena averaged 40 bushels of WHEAT
per acre and is of splendid quality.
McEwen brothers report yield of
between 30 and rs bushels per acre
from $40 acres.
A high wind yesterday forenoon,
preceding a shower of rain, forced the
Cannon stationary outfit to quit thresh-
ing.
Threshing was finished on the Sheard
place Saturday afternoon. The field of
100 acres averaged better than 40 bu-
shells to the acre.
Alex. Mcintyre is we'll pleased with
his yield under present conditions. He
has in 800 acres and three quarters of
| it is fall sown which is averaging 40
bushels per acre.
On the Otha Reeder place, the frost
hit the low ground heavy, and his acre
age of 440 acres averaged over 30
bushels.
E. A. Dudley reports his crop near
town at 80 bushels per acre.
French Criglar received an average
of 36 i-2 bushels to the acre.
Henry Barrett threshed an average
of 30 bushels of Jenkins club from a
200 acre field. aud is now in German
red that is averaging better than that.
Sim Culley, who is harvesting 1000
acres of grain, says his wheat is aver
aging better than 80 bushels.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1918-08-09
Vimy Ridge Survivor,

George Wells. who in 1909 was en-
ployed by Taylor q LeGrow in the
Athena Meat Market, was in the city
Sunday recounting to his friends his
experiences in the great world war.
Wells has been honorably discharged
from the 50th Canadian Rifles on ac-
count Of physical disability as the re-
suit of being shrapneled in feet and
legs in the battle of Vimy Ridge, last
year when the Canadians and the Aus
tralians showed the bocbe out of that
famous stronghold after weeks of
fighting. Wells has many horrifying
incidents TO relate, ending all with the
statement that the allies are sure to
win in the end. He left Monday for
lone where he was employed prior to
enlisting In the service.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1918-08-09
"June S. 1918.

... "June S. 1918.
"Dear Mother: Will write you a
few lines to let you know that landed
0. K. How is everything in Athena?
l suppose it is getting warm by this
time. This is some place. We only
get mail once month, so answer this
as soon as you get it so it will get on
the next transport.
I'VE had some trip. 1t took US %
days and we stopped at Honolulu for
48 hours. ! sure would like to have
stayed there. but there was no chance.
Where is Bill nowp l suppose he is
still in Boston. l sure would like to
be any place but here, but l guess l
might as well like it for we have to
stay here for Is months. I hope the
war is over by that time.
How are the kids. and are they 60
ing to school3 hope so anyway. for
they will need all of it they can get.
| am going to write Lawson Booher a
letter, and will send you my picture
soon. 1t only takes days to go to
China. / suppose will see it before
get home. With love to all.
Ray Shick,
Marine Barracks, Guam, M. l.
The following letter dated June 30,
although written before the great
counter offensive of the allies, shows
that the writer, John Wall, an Athena
boy, was in the front lines even at
that date. What he has seen a I'd ex-
perienced since that date, when he has
the privilege, will be story to tell:
"Dear Mother: | received two more
letters from you few days go and |
was sure glad to get them. You can
tell Boyd that his paper has quite a
circulation, as / received them in the
front lines. You speak of the eats
over there. wish you COULD see what
we have to eat. We have old dry
bread, coffee and canned meat. and
sometimes we have to rustic it our
selves. But we get along pretty good
do thCLC 10 NultC q iot VI RdiuSH otuA
and some fruit. l don't know where
all the food goes that is saved over
there.
"Athena must be a prettv dead place
now, with all the young fellows gone.
And from the way things look at pres
ent it will be a couple of years before
they get back. l have been in the
army for seven months now.
81 will write to Henry Miller. and
also some of the fellows from home.
81 had a sweater, the helmet and
wristlets and I had to leave them be-
hind, as all we can have now is just
what we can carry with US. Maybe
you can send me some stuff next win
ter. We are having fine weather
here new. Well. there isn't anything
I can write. so will close.
John L. Wall,
H. @. Co., 38th Inf. A. e. F.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1918-08-09
Perfectly Good Beer.

M. J. Mcmillan of Wala Walla be-
lieved he could make beer at home so
good that none could tell it from the
brewery product. He put his theory
to test and the beverage was passed
on officially by Judge Douglas in JUS
tice court. Mcmillan paid $25 for the
test at the suggestion of the judge
He turned over tie money smilngly,
insisting that his opinion had been
vindicated. Sheriff Barnes had heard
of McMillan's experiment and arrived
at the house just when the beer was
getting good.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1918-08-09
Previous Records Smashed.

The hog market went to new high
records at North Portland during Mon
day ard at the same time the highest
summer prices ever known in the Pa
cific coast markets We're achieved for
cattle. One lot of extra good cattle
went at $l2.75 per hundred pounds
but the general market showed no
change whatever. The hog market
broke all previous records, prices were
shot up to 40 and so cents, top hogs
sold strong at $1,000 to Sl0:l5 per
hundred.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1918-08-09
Advertising

The cAthena Press circulates in the
homes Of readers who reside in the
heart of the Great Umstilla Wheat
Belt, and they have money to spend
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1918-08-09

One Copy, one year, $1,sO; for six
months, 75c; for three months, SOC;
payable in advance, and subscrip-
tions are solicited on no other basis
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1918-08-09
FROM OUR
LADS over THERE

Mrs. Mary Shick has received letters
from here two sons, Will. who is in
the U. s. Navy, and Ray. in the Ma
rine Corps, both of which will interest
their Athena friends:
"U. S. S. Shawmut. June 80, 1918.
Dear Mother and Sisters:-I guess you
are wondering where l am. Well: I
am much farther away than I was
when in Boston. We left Boston on
June 18th, and got over here the s9th.
We sure had nice trip all the way,
didn't see thing all the way. ] guess
they knew better than to try to get US,
for we were sure on the lookout for
the submarines. stood the trip fine,
didn't get one bit seasick. l don't
hardly know what to say; the thing
you would like to know. l can't tell,
but will tell you all about it when l
come back home. which don't think
will be such a long time now. Some
of the boys say they will eat New
Years dinner in Boston. don't hard
ly think they will. haven't been
ashore yet but will go tomorrow and
see what kind of place this is around
here. 1t sure looks nice from the ship.
The country looks something like it
does around hume. The crops look
nice and green. 1t makes me think I
am closer home instead of so far away.
Have you heard from Ray or John?
And how does John like the army by
this timer l don't suppose it will be
long till he will be over here too, or
maybe three. l guess the Shicks are
not doing so bad after all-three out of
four. Well, you can tell the rest of
the folks that have made the big trip
across the pond and that am well and
having plenty to eat. Your son,
WILL"
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1918-08-09
Register Sept. 5ttl.

September 5 will be the registration
day for more than $4,000, 900 Amer
leans between l8 and 81, and between
30 and 46, if congress heeds Crowder's
urgent plea by passing the manpower
bill. Crowder warned that registration
must not be delayed If October, Nov
ember and December calls are to be
6lled by Glass ] men.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1918-08-09
Stars and Stripes Received.

A copy of The Stars and Stripes,
famous official newspaper of the Amer
lean Expeditioanry Force. of the date
of June 2s was received yesterday by
Fay LeGrow. Sergeant George Win.
ship being the sender. The paper.
published in Paris, is gotten up by
American soldiers, and is chock full Of
news and pep.
The evening herald., 1918-06-13
LOWER ~
HOUSE CREATES A
DEFENSE COUNCIL
Governor Made Chairman and
Fourteen Members Will Aid
Him; Senate Leaders Expect
Measure to Pass Upper House.
nv Associsrgp sRGss

Phoenix. ArlZ.. june t3.--Thc lower
house of the Legislature this morning
passed q bill creating a state council
uf defense tu consist uf the governor.
who shall bc chairman. and fourteen
members one from each county, To hc
named bN the governor and approved
by the county boards of supervisors.
Tho hill gives the council power to en-
force its decrces and carries an initial
appropriation uf S2j,OGo.
senate leaders are OF the opinion
that the measure VIII pass the upper
uuu-, lud receive the governor up-
prevail
The senate TODAY Us considering
legislation providing for the coufisci
tiuu Of automobiles engaged IN the
illegal transportation uf liquor Sen
itur Rutherford announced that he
would introduce an amendment maxi
ING the purchaser of liquor equally
guilty with the huutlCggcr
Tho house spent portion Of thc
de, debating e proposed hill prohib
ltinr the employment iu hazardous
occupations OF deaf ana dumb per
sons or any one who cannot speak
aud understand the English language
lt was argued hy Representative
Goodwin that such law would re-.
suit u the closing of many OF the
miucs and cut the output uf copper iu
half
The evening herald., 1918-06-13
Food Situation
in Germany Gets
to Acute Stage
~ AssociArIo rsCss

Washington June l9 The tood
situation ~ Germany ~ such that the
best informed nudge u Is somewhat
desperate according tn Professor
Hens article published 900 Cologne.
june q. That probably is the rva-
son why the empire ~ .1pUnuinE 10
send, without reckoning ucr soldiers
tu butChCrN' he says
Dispatches to the ErCu,h embassy
today brought quotations from Hens
arsclc which said the recent rcduD-
ton of the bread ration .iom 20o 10
l,O grams daily has deeply moved
public opinion in German, aud has
raised pcssimistiC comment n the
German newspapers. ton proposes
10 his mpatriots that thu are wrong
in imagining that the trying period
they are passing throu..h dt present
% the worst of the year
You must expect" he says. to
see stll harder times ~ fur our
German corn. considered u tho best
hight and counting upon the most
favorable atmospheric rorditions not
more than half the necessary flour
Wlll hC found Tor the needs of tho
German people That rs the truth I
consider that II would hc detrimental
t. hid" this from the public. who
deceived ~ many times. VIII end by
uouhtng everything n would be
better 10 do this than to let the peo .
plc live Iu confidence until the fatal
moment ot surpris."
The evening herald., 1918-06-13

hcncht from It's splendid climate unul
better sanitary conditions were pro-
,ided Dust he said was the most
dangerous OF all carriers of disease and
dust could only be cont oiled 10y paw
ing. lie advocated concrete paving as
being better. more durable and cheap
81 than bitnlithic. and presented tig-
urcs to show that It could bc laid over
every street In Albuquerque without
any burdensome charge against the
property owners. and at an actual sav-
ing Ia cost of maintenance Of the city
government. through reduced charges
for street maintenance.
Tells or Y. ". &. \. Activities.
Mrs. bowie. president OF the V. W
g. \. of ~ paso. was the first To adj
dress the Rotarians today She gave
a deeply interesting outline Of the
work OF the organization where Il ~ IN
run operation. as tn ~ Paso. and
showed that the Y ". &. \. becomes
I'm every way q tremendously useful So
cial center tor the women of every
community n which IL ~ established.
being of great aid ,n advancing not
only moral, but physical, working and
social coalitions of al women IN that
community. She rayC concrete Illus
trauons 90 prove every point, and al
the conclusion OF her statement Pres.
idput John Milne urged every member
to give heart, support to the drive FOR
funds now being conducted by the Al
buuuorQuc Y. W. e. \.
Lieutenant J Wick Miller, formerly
secretary of tho New Mexico Cattle
f and Horse Growers association. and
now with the 9ist army division at
camp Lewis, told the iOtarians that
he didn't know when he was going %
France hut that he was on his way and
know he was soon to go. Ormond
/ Powell and Charles Lembkc, both OF
Albuquerque. he said. were with the
9ist division. Lieutenant Miller had
Just come from Fort sill, Okla, whore
he has been taking six weeks course
in the artillery firing school He leaves
~ orrc 'or Tacoma % ioin his reg
imont
Eotarmu LLOYD SiuTIrs. who l,a'cs
fur camp cod, SUNDAY 90 take exam
nations Too active service. responded
t. q demand Tor 90 speech with tr,
statement that he was ike Lieutenant
Miil.r aIsu on his way
The evening herald., 1918-06-13
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The evening herald., 1918-06-13
STOP CATARRH! OPEN
h0STRlLS AND HEAD
Says Cream Applied in Nostrils
Relieves Head Colds at Onc..

n your uu.trIs are ologgrd uud
your head D. stuffed aud you can't
breathe freely because. uf u cold cor
catarrh. Just g"t Il small bottl, of
Ely's Cream lHlm Ht any drug store.
Apply little of this fragrant. anti
septic cream into your nostrils and
let ir penetrate through every air
passage Of your head. soothing and
healing the inflamcd. swollen mucous
and YOU gut instant roltrf
Nh' huW good f feel Nuur upt
t.ls sr. up.u suul ho.u D.. ,loNr. uu
more hawking ~uuttuur. blow ug
uu wor" headache dlNUo., ur strug
CLING fur breath EN'- cream Eslw
is iuei what tuff,r,r. FROM head
colds and rltarrh need It's dc.
light
The evening herald., 1918-06-13
Fruit Growers Are
Against Rate Rise
~ Assoc,SrEb -Rrsa

Washington June lS. Southwest
can frmt growers prutos s.od through
senator PoindcNtor, of Washington to-
day against the railroad ddministrs
ttons proposed Increase Of :5 per cont
in freight rates. The advance, they
claimed VII prove discriminatory amt
VIII woIk Il hardship ulon thcm.
The evening herald., 1918-06-13
BEBBER, OPT1CiAN
Citizens Bank Bldg.

Phone >, RED Barn, 5ii West rop-
per, for first class Iiyery W. L.
Trintblc n Go.
The evening herald., 1918-06-13

Don't FORGET NOJH D,E> TO
TtIE "2-BII' RID CROSS CItB.
BONES VI CHAMBER OF CONF
MERGE AND S1I;ONG'S BOOk
STORE.
The evening herald., 1918-06-13
Not to Press Dry
Amendments Now

NdHnugtou Jun, o.. liccuuso o.
resident Wilson's opposition. pro-
hihition leaders an the SENATE VIII not
press prohibition amendments to the
"m"rEon'' aIuDulturai uppl plnpriutiop
hill what steps vill be- takcn To pt.
tempt to put prohibition thIuugu rs
separate legislation viii b. dc,uel
latcf
The evening herald., 1918-06-13
Rail Supervision
REIMBURSEMENT
Time Limit Jan. /

Washington June l3-Thr time
within which the president may rr.
linduish control of any railroad ar
transportation system would he rx.
toudcd from July next to January
D. i'la hy Joint resolution intro,
ducod tuda, bv Chairman Sims of the
h"usr interstate commerce cumrit.
tee
Put IN a HELP WANTED ad. then
read ths SITUATIONS wanted
The evening herald., 1918-06-13
EFFICIENT USE OF
PUBLIC FUNDS IS
WAR NECESSITY
Tax Association Head Warns Ro.
tarians Tax Burden Will Grow
Engineer Says Lack Of Paving
Loses Albuquerque Growth.

That the public debt OF the United
states national. state aud local has
Increased 1--WE times in single year
that the Dar'Ning rhnrgc To- bC bornc
toy taxpayers viii bc enormously in
creased before Tho war ends. AND mat
tu>cs in Nmcric1 Will no longer hc %
Iuko. wen, hard facts told to RotnuJna
Of Albuquerque ~ thcir MONDAY meet
ing today b, \ g. James, director %.
the Sew NcNico Taxpayers asso,ia
ton. Mr. James made no argument tor
decreased appropriations of money tor
public purposes but he made strong
plea tor more efficient expenditure OF
the money appropriated
The war he said had resulted IN
nurN adjustments of public business
which. while increasing expenditures
nationally. had made It possible To re-
ducc state and local costs. lie point
cd To the state corporation commission
OF NCW Mexico as a body left without
regulatory or other duties towards the
railroads since the government haa
taken them over. vet that the commits
sion being provided for IN the consti .
f,loU mu| contnu" To- up,rat, until
pruNISIn made bt constitutions
amendment Thr adiutaut -ruci,l e.
\,v N.N,u. boz" said. hrd r"cn rc-
iu,,d Cos thr national adjustments tp
90 general commanding two majors and
hJll doNu captains.
\lbuquciIu" Nrcd- Paving
" -. bucr. OF Denver. consulting
engineer 10 the CITY of Nlnuuu,ruur
made forcsfui argument for mor,
paving 100 Albuquerque TINS rty. 10,
said could never qualify 49, % hcalt.
resort, ana could not hope to get ful
The daily progressive-miner. [volume] (Ketchikan, Alaska) 1915-1919, 1918-10-29
RELIEF COMMISSIONS
PLANS TO HELP
BELGIAN REFUGEES
Food and Shelter for 100000 Homeless
Slowly Travelling the Roads To
Holland.

The Commission for Relief in Bel
GUM authorizes the folwoing:
Mr. Hoover, as the chairman of the
Commission for Relief in Belgium, has
received messages from Holland
showing that 250,0O0 refugees are es-
timated to be on the roads from Lille,
Roubaix. and Belgian towns near the
front. slowly progressing toward the
Dutch frontier in an endeavor to es-
cape into Holland. The relief COM
mission has settled arrangements for
food clothing and shelter upon their
arrival.
Fate Depends Upon Germans.
If the Germans withdraw from Bel
GUM without selling the native food
supplies and without removing the
population, any greater hardships than
the population already endures will be
prevented during the period of the
evacuation, as the Belgian native
harvest is now in hand and, together
cient tc last the population for a
month If. on tic other hand, the
Germans, in evacuating. seize the in
ternal food supply, and more especial
ly the few remaining dairy cattle on
which the babies are depending. the
situation will be appalling.
Relief Commission Active
The relief commission is making ev-
cry effort to meet the situation and has
during the last month shipped $4,000
tons of food to Rotterdam
Every effort Is being made to in
crease the shipments, and If the Ger
mans do not modest the ships the com
will be in position to pour
in to the Sc 100000 people
sufficient to tide them over until in
ternal transport and government are
reesta blished.
The daily progressive-miner. [volume] (Ketchikan, Alaska) 1915-1919, 1918-10-29
LITHUANIAN EDITORS
ARE CONVICTED OF
ee 4~SEDTTION

PHILA verdict of
guilty was rendered in the federal
court here against Joseph V. Stilson,
national secretary of the Lithuanian
Sociallstic Federation, and Joseph
Sukys, business manager, on charges
of conspiracy in an anti-war propa-
ganda to interfere with the govern
ment's war plans. The convicted men
were officials of the Lithuanian news
paper kova, whose plant was raided
by federal authorities last December
This was the second conviction OBJ
tanned by Special Assistant District
ATTORNEY Owen J Roberts, within a
week, o, editors and officials of for
eign newspapers issuing propaganda
against the. government
A few" days before the five editors
and. members of the business staff. OF
the Ttsoblatt, prosecuted by Mr.. Rob
erts. were found guilty Of conspiracy
10 pub igh seditious editorials and dis
torted news to ala Germany.
The conviction of the two men of
conspiracy to violate the espionage
law in publishing seditious editorials
carries q maximum penalty OF $4,000
fine and 20 years imprisonment, and
the conspiracy to obstruct the draft
Two years Imprisonment and fine Of
$4,000.
The daily progressive-miner. [volume] (Ketchikan, Alaska) 1915-1919, 1918-10-29
ADVERTISED LETTERS

When requesting letters from this
office, please say that you saw the let
ter ADVERTISED, and pay fee OF
one CEN on each letter taken.
All letters not delivered by Novem-
Der ., 1918, will be disposed of accord
ing to law.
Hugo Arcjhgo; Philip Arctaudor;
Tom Anderson 60; Andrew Anderson ;
Ingvald g. Andersen, p Card; Mrs.
w. S Bnkley; Olaf Christianson;
Elias Chester; George Collins; A.
Cos.er: Mrs Mike Correll; Mrs. Dano,
Carl Edwards; c NJ Forsythe; Pete
Gomez: lrl Green; V. Hatfield: Ben
Johnson; Joe Johnson; Elias Knud-
son: Roman Kadgoff; Patrick Kelly,
(2); George A. Like; Victor Lind;
Mrs. Micheal Lonergan. (2): c. Lunde +;
Cecil McKinstry, (2); o. G. Murray
Harold A. Micheals; Fred Matson
Jens II Ness; Odin r. Nelson; Ole
x. Olsen: Andrew Oster; M. J. O'Con
nor; Re.mer G. Phillips, (2): Mr.. and
Mrs. G. Rogenes; Miss Grace Russell F;
George Stanley; Frank X. Stevens;
Jack Smith; Ole Sandvik; Conrad
Herbert Taylor; Bert A. 7. Wig; F.. j
Wilson: James II. Wilson.
J. + WARDER. Postmaster.
The daily progressive-miner. [volume] (Ketchikan, Alaska) 1915-1919, 1918-10-29

one who sells shoes at retail should
write Immediately to the Boot and
Shoe Section Of the War Industries
Board, Washington, p. G.. and ask
for form pledge. Care should be
used II giving correct mailing address
for, on receipt Of the request. the
form will be mailed tothe retailer.
This form, when filed out according
to, pr,nted instructions on the form
itself, is to be returned to the Boot
and Shoe Section In the addressed en-
velope accompanying the pledge form.
A receipt will be given for th9srledge
and the retailer WIN be Supplied with
window card. E.g. -
Compiling Names Of Dealers
The Boot and Shoe Section of the
War Industries Board,is getting from
all organizations in the boot and shoe
industry names Aid addresses of their
members who sell shoes at retail
This census will not be complete, how
ever as many retailers of boots and
shoes, especially country merchants,
are not members of any trade organi-
zation. To insure complete success
for the standardized shoe plan it is
necessary that every retailer cooperate
with me War Industries Board. The
Boot and Shoe Section has decided to
take personal charge of the issuance
of pledges instead of entrusting dis.
trihution Of pledge forms to heindus-
try organization and issues the appeal
to thu patriotism of ALI sellers of
shoes ~ retail to make application for
the n.etge forms.