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The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1918-02-28
ARE GUESTS OF MRS.
w. A. JOHNSON.

Mrs. G. g. Johnson and baby Of
Pueblo. arrived here Sunday evening
and viii spend the week in Canon
City as the guests OF the formers SIS
ter. Mrs. W. A. Johnson and family
at Ill Pike avenue. They were ac-
companied by VIII johnson and Miss
Myrtle Phillips. WIN visited friends in
Pueblo Saturday and Sunday
The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1918-02-28
why We SHOULD
EAT MORE CORN
Face the Facts.

Let us face the facts. The war ait.
uation Is critical. Unless the allies
fight as they never yet have fought.
defeat threatens. Hungry men can
not fight at their best. nor hungry ma
tions. France. Italy and England are
going hungry unless We feed them.
Wheat Saving.
They must have wheat II Is the
only available grain food to fight on.
We alone can spare 1t to them. By
saving Just little Qess than quar-
ter OF what we ate last year--we can
support those who are fighting our
battIes). And wo can do It without
stfhting ourselves. We have only to
substitute another food just as good
and better.
The Corn Of Plenty.
Corn is that food. There's a sur
plus Of It. Providence has been gem
erous In the hour of our need. II has
given us corn In such bounty as was
never known before Tons OF corn.
Trainloads OF corn. Five hundred mil
lion bushels over and above our reg
ular needs. All we have to do is to
learn to appreciate It, and then to
use It. Was ever patriotic duty made
so easy? And SO clear.
Americas Own Food.
Corn! isn't one food. It's a dozen.
It's . cereal. It's a vegetable. It's
bread. It's q dessert. It's nutritious;
more food value in It, dollar for dol
lar. than meat or eggs. It's good to
eat: how good you don't know until
you've had corn bread properly
cooked. Best OF all. TIA plentiful and
it's patriotic.
Corn Variety.
How much do you know about
corn7 About how good Il lat About
the many delicious ways Of cooking
TT And what you miss by not know.
ing more about It? There arc so
ways at least to make good dishes.
How many have you tried
The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1918-02-28
UNDER THE CAMOUFLAGE

days since the same thrilling infor-
nation has come to me from at least
a dozen different sources in that time.
With slight variations according to
the wide-eyed susceptibilities Of the
different infqrmants, the central fact
appeared to be as follows:
Christmas Eve the Kaiser was to
make final offer to England to quit.
If early Christmas morning he had
not received a favorable response q
fleet OF one thousand aeroplanes and
a hundred Zeppelins would embark
for London.
BY Christmas night all London
would be lying In ruins. the COM
bined effect of bomb explosions and
fire.
Then there'a to be peace"
Most every teller of the tale con-
cIuded It thus. Asked how he-or
ishe-knew that then there'd be peace
he or she was apt to become evasive
or sulienly suspicious. Sometimes.
however. confirmatory evidence was
offered
MY father was told by man that
read about It on the bulletin board
at the Chelsea Town Hail." said one
leading another to chime in: And It
was posted up in Victoria Station!"
Unless the next hour brings tre-
mendous events. this particular ru-
NOR as applied to this particular
Christmas. will be dead. Perhaps it
will be revived for New Years Day.
though by that time another equally
exciting doubtless will have been
evolved.
On the Underground train this
evening was boy from the U. S. S.
--. He was from New Haven,
other passengers soon gathered; but
not from Yale. it was likewise easily
gatherable. He was regalfng two
friends. evidently from London's
East End, which corresponds to New
York's East Side. with life in America.
"Of course" he said. in New Hay-
en-. everything do. everybody knows
it. And pretty soon my mutter. she
knows it. But ven l go up to New
york-Oi-yoi!"
The roar of the train drowned his
discourse for moment. during
which he talked eloquently with his
hands. shoulders and eyebrows. As
the train drew into the station. he
was remarking, witk his right fore
finger held alongside his eye and nose
-"Rebeccy, she don't say much, but
she listens-oi-yoi. she listens!"
His East End friends were Tearing
forward drinking down every word.
1t was clear New Haven and New
York intrigued them tremendously.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1918-09-27
STRANGE LAWS IN TURKEY
Penalty for Threatening Heavier Than
II You Had struck-Lawyer
Defends Idea.

In Turkey, If you stole horse 1t
entailed from one to three years i'm
prisonment; IL you stole sheep you
were liable to from three to seven
years. While you are figuring at this
] will give you another instance Of
subtle Jurisprudence, John Van Ess
writes in Asia. II I drew a dagger
on you and stabbed you seriously. but
you recovered, / was liable to prison
from one to three years. If, on the
other hand, I drew dagger on you
but did not touch you I might be inn
prisoned anywhere from three to seven
years.
Yusuf Effendi, leading lawyer was
much disgusted with my obtuseness
when questioned the equitableness Of
these penalties.
"Why," said he, ut is as plain as
day. If you go to steal horse the
supposition is you purpose to escape
on the horses back, but If you 60 to
steal sheep, inasmuch as you in the
nature of the case cannot ride away
on the sleeps back, 1t is fair to sup
pose that you come armed and ready
to resist. Therefore, If you steal
sheep you are the more guilty, in in
tent at least, and deserve the greater
penalty. And again, If I draw a dag
ger on you and though I wound you
seriously, yet you do not die. the result
is known-namely, bodily Injury. But
IL draw dagger on you, even though
I do not touch you, yet might have
killed you, and therefore I also In that
case deserve the greater penalty"
Yildlsh.
Yiddish Is dialect spoken by the
Jews of central Europe, consisting of
corrupted Hebrew with large admix-
ture of German. 1t has been carried
by immigrants to Great Britain and
this continent, and is now of practical
ly worldwide use. The old Hebrew
Uncial, or Capital, letters are made to
give way to n cursive or script letter
in writing; and regular written lan-
guage, and even literature has come
into being. But for religious usage the
ancient Hebraic form and words, em-
ployed In the written Torah or Law Is
strictly adhered to, and, 1t will be
found as rule that even those who
use Yiddish commonly, have also q
familiarity with the ancient language
Of their race.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1918-09-27

The important phase of the sugar
situation is to maintain prices high
enough to stimulate production, yet
reasonable to the consumer. Since
the Sugar Equalization Board has taken
over the entire sugar supply, with
power to fix price limits and direct dis
tribution, this situation is now well in
hand. Because of shipping and trans
portation difficulties and labor short
age there will probably be necessity
for sugar conservation throughout the
war, but there need be no fear of
sugar famine if the people will strict
ly observe the rules of the Food Ad-
ministration, which insure steady
supply sufficient for all necessary pur-
poses.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1918-09-27
Just One More Question.

"Do you happen to be going far, sir?"
said the inquisitlve traveller to the man
In the corner, after having reduced ev-
eryone else in the compartment to ST.
lent frenzy.
"Oh, no, only to Scotland" replied
the other, sarcastically. 81 am COM
merclal traveller. My age is forty-slx.
| am married. My name Is Thomas
Brown. have son of nineteen. He
Is In the Blankshire Bluffs. My father
lied last July. He was on the stock
exchange. My mother is still living.
| have niece with red hair. Our char
ladys name Is Jane Briggs. Is there
anything else"
The inQulsitive man hesltated.
"What oil do you use for your
tonguef" he inquired slowly.-London
Times.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1918-09-27
ATHENA. OREGON, SEPT. 27 1918

Allenby, when he finishes with the
Turk, should be given a free hand
against the Bolsheviki cutthroats who
by their monstrous crimes in Russia
have been declared international out
laws by President Wilson, who calls
for an expression against the mur-
derers by all neutral civilized nations.
Allenby's great victory presages a
quick disintregation of the Turkish
armies, and with his famous fighting
forces streaming into Russia, the
Eastern front would again be estab-
lished against the two Hun kaisers and
their Red Guard cohorts. Then the
freedom of Russia would be stabilized
more quickly. and a vital thrust given
the Hun militarists.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1918-09-27
Shakespeare "overrated,"

Mr.. Justice Darling has admitted
that he knows "a bit about racing"
He certainly knows more about liter
Rturc, however, and therein differs
from one Of his predecessors on the
bench, Baron Martin. Mr.. Adolphus
Liddell, who acted as the baron's mar
shal in 1872, states that he "had q
prodlglous acquaintance with racing
history, and knew the winners Of all
the chief events for many years back.
''In history, literature and art he
seemed to take no interest whatever,
and If ever he had any education
In these he had discarded 1t. Many
stories were current illustrative of this
peculiar condition Of his mind, such
as his remark that Shakespeare is an
enormously Overrated man."
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1918-09-27
% Years Ago.
From the Press OF Sept. 27, 1895

Born, to the wife of Joha Duffy on
the reservation south of town, Sept. 20
1895. girl.
W. J. Wilkinson informs the Press
reporter that T. P. Page will store
something like $4,000 sacks of wheat
with the Pacific Coast Elevator people
this season.
Jinks Dudley has received notifca-
tion from the La Grande land office
that his patent for the land which has
been in litiga ion is there. 1t is
known hereabolts as the Ellsworth
land.
S. A. Maloney and L. A. Citizens
will commence the manufacture of
ms fth'na i1 corfl" #
$ i'hi !. .' / aU>1.. ittl Will
va, a@d should receive encouragement
from our citizens.
VIM. Parker and Jim Clark came in
from the Baker City mining district
Wednesday evening. They prospected
over considerable amount of country
and struck ledge southwest of Baker
City which they propose to develop.
Two men are now at work on tunnel.
C. S. Jackson, editor of the East
Oregonan, and Thos. Rourke, the
grain merchant, were in town Tuesday
from Pendleton.
Judge N. T. Cation of Sprague.
Wash. will occupy the pulpit at the
Christian church next Sunday morn
ing and evening.
W. T. Gilman has 400 acres of sum-
mer fallow Ian a which he will rent for
next year for $500 cash.
John O'Harra who resides east of
Weston this year raised IS acres of
beans. Geo. Winn. l5-year-old boy
has invented machine to thresh
| them out.
Milton had a foot race last week.
The two sprinters involved in the con-
test were certain mysterious Brown
and Charley Keen of Athena. The
stakes were a hundred dollars side.
French Criglar. son of A. j. Criglsr.
was the hacker of Keen and Brown
backed himself. Keen won the race
with ease.
Clark Wood is making noticeable
improvement in the local columns of
the Walla Walla Gazette. Give Clark
a chance and he'll show the people of
the garden city just how long the
moss is on the backs of those Walla
Walla editors.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1918-09-27
WOUNDS STITCHED BY ANTS
Ingenious Operation That Is Feature
Of Surgical Work Among the
Arabs Today.

The mandibles Of ants and Of sew
eral coleopterous insects, Scarites In
particular, have long been employed
In Asiatlc surgery. This usage is of
the most ancient date with the sur
geons Of India and Is perpetuated in
our day in Algeria by the Arab opera
tors and to some extent by the Turks
in Asia and the Greek barbers Of
Syria.
According to an English entomo-
logical journal, the barber presses
upon the edge of the cut with the
fingers Of the left hand and applies
each ant by means of forceps held
in the right hand. The mandibles
of the ant are widely opened, the ami
NAL being In the defensive attitude,
and as the insect Is gradually brought
near the wound 1t seizes the pro-
jecting surface and Immediately forces
its mandibles through the flesh, and
remains in this attitude, pressing the
one mandible against the other with
force and consequently holds the two
edges together. Then the barber sep
arates the head from the thorax with
snip of the scissors, and the head
with the mandibles remaining in place
continues its function while the thorax
and abdomen fall to the ground
The same operation is repeated with
other ants until at times there
may be a dozen pairs Of mandibles
placed at regular intervals, so that
through Its whole length the skin Is
united by this very ingenious proce-
dure. The heads are allowed to re-
main few days. after which, since
the healing has been effected, they are
loosened and having performed their
office are henceforth useless.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1918-09-27
HAD NOT FULLY UNDERSTOOD
But Officer Realized That Henceforth
Young Austrian In His Command
Was an American.

The Second Indiana artillery is re-
sponslble for this story: In one of Its
companies there Is a young Austrian,
who loves America with greater In
tensity than he hates the despotism
"back home" He was one of the first
men from his home town to enlist in
that regiment.
A superior officer had come to IN
spect the company. He gave direc-
tions as to the way he was to be sa-
luted, etc. "Now, We'll try you out
and see If you've got oil my direc-
tions," he ended. "We'll begin by call.
Ing the roll.
"As your names are called advance
two steps, salute your superior Off
Ger and answer Here"
The clerk took up the list Of names
and began calling. And 10, the Aus.
trian's name, like "Abou Ben Ad-
hem's," led oil the rest. For few
minutes the young fellow stood hesi-
tating, because he had not understood
much of what the officer had said.
Encouragingly the officer started to
raise his hand. A bread smile of re.
lief spread over the Austrian's face.
D A few rapid steps-he was across the
room, seized his superior officers hand
and gave it hearty American shake.
Amid roars Of laughter the officer
ruefully examined his crushed fingers
Hes an American now, all right" he
said sagely.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1918-09-27
Notice to Creditors.

In the County Court of the State Of
Oregon, for Umatilla County.
In the Matter of the Estate of
Jacob Federer, Deceased.
Notice is hereby given to all persons
whom it may concern that Lena FEEDER
er has been appointed administrative
of the estate of Jacob tederer, de
ceased, and she has qualified as such.
All persons having claims against the
estate are required to present them
with proper vouchers as required by
law, within six months from date
hereof to the said administrative at
the law Office of Will M. Peterson in
the Smith Crawford Building at Pen
dleton, Oregon, one of her attorneys
in the administration of the estate.
Dated this the 30th day of August,
1918. Lena Fedeler, Administrative.
Will M. Peterson,
William S. Nash,
Attorneys for Administrative.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1918-09-27
COAL PYRITE IN EXPLOSIVES
Iowa Biologists Investigate Coal Fields
for Needed Mineral, With
Excellent Results.

An investigation of pyrite, an essen
tial material in the manufacture of
high explosives, Is being made in the
coal fields Of Iowa under the direction
Of Dean George F. Kay Of the Uni
versity Of Iowa, who is director of the
Iowa geological survey. High explo.
slves are made with the aid of sui
phurlc acid, which in turn is made
chiefly by roasting pyrite, popularity
known rs "fool's gold" Hence the
mineral Is in great demand.
For many years pyrite for acid pro.
duction has been imported from Spain,
states Doctor Kay. But in order to save
the ships for more urgent uses, the
shipping board has sharply reduced the
import Of pyrite. The domestic produc-
tion Of the mineral must then be un-
usually large, he declares.
New York, Virginia, Georgia, South
Carolina and Alabama have pyrite
mines, and Illinois and several other
states are producing a small tonnage
from coal mines. Many hundred thou
sand tons are quickly available from
coal mines, says the state geOloglst, If
the governments explosive program re-
Quires 1t.
The method of preparing coal pyrite
for shipment to acid plants is simple
and cheap. The Sulphur balls" must
be separated from adhering coal, and
be crushed, washed and screened into
lump and fine sizes. Coal miners are
willing to load pyrite, and the opera
tors to hoist and ship 1t, If war indus
tries demand 1t.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1918-09-27
Notice to Creditors.

In the County Court OF the State of
Oregon for Umatilla County.
In the Matter of the Estate of
Jos. Anton Federer, Deceased.
Notice is hereby given to all persons
whom it may concern that Lena Fed
erer has been appointed administrative
of the estate of Jos. Anton Federer,
deceased. and she has qualified as such.
All persons having claims against the
estate are required to present them,
with the proper vouchers as required
by law, within six months from date
hereof to the said administrative at
the law office of Will NJ. Peterson. in
the Smith Crawford Building, Pendle-
ton, Oregon, one of her attorneys in
the administration of the estate.
Dated this the 30th day of August,
1918.
Lena Federer. Administrative.
viii M. Peterson, William S. Nash,
Attorneys for Administrative.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1918-09-27
SAW SOME GOOD IN GERMANS
Mark Twain Would Not Admit That
All Manhood in the Land Of the
Hun Was Dead.

Probably no other foreigner has
ever been so popular In Germany as
the American philosopher, Mark
Twain; yet Mark understood his Ger
many, Just rs he understood Russia,
although Of the cars dominions he
had only the tripper's knowledge he
picked up with the shipload of pre-
Cooks tourists that he immortallzed
In "Innocents Abroad"
In his "Connecticut Yankee In
King Arthur's Court" Twain wrote:
"There 1t was, you see. A man Is
a man, at bottom. Whole ages Of
abuse and oppression cannot crush
the manhood clear out of him. Who
ever thinks 1t a mistake Is himself
mistaken. Yes, there is plenty Of
good enough material for republic
in the most degraded people that ever
existed-even the Russians; plenty Of
manhood in them-even the Germans
If one could but force 1t out Of its
timid and suspicious privacy; to over
throw and trample in the mud any
throne that ever was set up and any
nobility that ever supported it. We
should see certain things yet, let US
hope and believe. First, modified
monarchy, till Arthur's days were
done, then the destruction Of the
throne nobility abolished, every men,
ber Of 1t bound out to some useful
trade, universal suffrage instituted,
and the whole government placed IN
the hands Of men and women of the
nation, there to remain. Yes, there
was no occasion to give up my dream
yet a while"
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1918-09-27
SUMMONS.

Sun MONS.
In the Circuit Court of the State of
Oregon for Umatilla County.
Maxine W. Wallar,, Plaintiff,
vs..
Claude E. Wallan, Defendant.
To Claude E. Wallan, Defendant
above named:
In the name of the State of Oregon.
you are required to appear and answer
the complaint of the plaintiff filed
against you in the above entitled suit
on or before Saturday the 5th day OF
October, 1918, which said date is six
weeks from the date of the first pub.
lication of the summons. and YOU will
take notice that if you fail to appear
and answer the said complaint OIL
otherwise plead thereto within said
time the plaintiff for want thereof
will apply to the court for the relief
prayed for in her SAID complaint or
file herein, to-wit, for decree of the
court dissolving the bonds of matr'
monv now and heretofore existing !
tw4en plaiatiff and defendant. fer ;.
absolute divorce from the defendant
for the change of plaintiffs name ant
the restoration of her maiden name tt
her.
This summons is published pursuant
to an order made by the Honorable
Gilbert W. Phelps. Judge of the Lbov'
entitled court. on the 18th day of Au
gust. 1918.
The first publication hereof will bC
made on Friday the 23rd day of Au
gust, 1918. and the last publication OF
Friday 4th day of OctoHer. 1913.
Dated this the 18th day of August
1918. Will M. Peterson
Attorney for Plaintiff,
Residence and postoffice, Pendleton
Oregon.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1918-09-27

Thomas L. Price. deceased. has filed
her final account and report in the ad-
ministration of said estate; that the
r5naly Judge by order duly mad and
entered has appointed Monday the sOth
day of September. 1918, at the hour OF
ten a. m., as the time and the County
Court House at Pendleton, Umatilla
County, Oregon, as the place where
all objections and exceptions to the
said final account and report will be
heard and a settlement thereof made.
Dated this 23rd day of August. 1918.
Mary E. Price, Administrative.
Will M. Peterson.
Attorney for A1ministratrix.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1918-09-27

Here they shall stand forever,
pointing at the heart of France" " said
Bismsrk nearly half century ago
when great German guns were mount
ed at Metz. Our American boys are
now facing these guns and the Amer
lean people must be solidly behind
them if they are to prove Bismark a
false prophet. Buy Liberty Loan
bonds, help the Red Cross and save
food-this is the program for those at
home.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1918-09-27
Notice of Final Account.

In the County Court for Umatilla
County, Oregon.
In the Matter of the Estate of
William R. Scott, deceased:
Notice is hereby given that the un-
dersigned administrators of the estate
of William r. Scott, deceased have
filed their final account and report in
said estate and that the above en-
titled court has fixed Saturday. Oct. 3,
1918, at 10 am. of said date, as the
time when. and the County Court room
in the County Court house at Pendle-
ton. Umatilla Co., Oreg., as the place
where any and all objections if any
there be to said final account ard re-
lort. should be filed on or before said
late.
Dated at Athena, Oregon, this 9Th
lay of Sept, 1918.
Ethel Garfield Scott,
W. R. Taylor.
administrators.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1918-09-27
Catarrh Cannot Be Cured

with LOCAL APPLICATIONS, as they
cannot reach the seat of the disease.
Catarrh Is local disease, greatly in-
siuenced by constitutional conditions, and
in order to cure II you must take an
internal remedy Halls Catarrh Medi-
cine Is taken Internally and acts thru
the blood on the mucous surfaces of the
system. Halls Catarrh Medicine was
prescribed by one OF the best physicians
In this country for years. 1t is COM
posed of some of the best tonics known.
combined with some OF the best blood
purifiers. The perfect combination Of
the ingredients In Halls Catarrh Medi-
cine Is what produces such wonderful
results In catarrhal conditions, Send for
testimonials, free.
r. ]. CHENEY q CO.. Props. Toledo. ..
All Druggists. I5c.
Halls Family Pills for constipation.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1918-09-27

With the asseveration: "I'm going
to help build ships until the kaiser is
licked" Mayor II. E. Brown of Hill
yard, Wash. vacated his office and left
for the shipyards. Thousands of
Browns are putting in their licks to
whip the Hun ruler. They are going
from offices, stores, colleges; from pro-
fessions and ayocations of life to do
their bitLand they will stick.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1918-09-27
Notice of Final Account

In the County Court of the State of
Oregon for Umatilla County.
In the Matter of the Estate of
Thomas L. Price. Deceased.
Notice is hereby given to all persons
whom it may concern that Mary E,
Price, Administrative of the estate Of