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The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1918-04-26
FUEL CENSUS IS TO Be
TAKEN IMMEDIATELY

In accordance with an order of the
Fuel Administration, as set forth in
the Press last week. all consumers OF
coal and coke will be required at once
to make declarationof the amount OF
fuel they expect to use up until March
81, 1919.
The Tuna -Lum Lumber Company.
local fuel dealers. have received the
necessary blanks and these question
aires will be distributed to its custom
ers and prospective patrons. Each
consumer besides his name and address
must give answers to the following
questions:
/. Amount of coal desired'
.. Purpose for which it is to be
used.
8. Pounds or tons on hand at pres
ent.
4. Will last approximately how
many days.
S. Approximate amount used last
year.
6. Have you any untitled orders
with other dealers?
z. If sos with whom and what
quantity?
Upon the basis of these consumers
reports, dealers will turn in their es-
Inmates of the amount of coal and
coke they need to fill the orders of
their trade. All orders of six tons or
less are to be filled as soon as possible
and all over six tons will be two-thirds
filled and the other third will be de-
layed until all orders have been two
thirds filled. =
Every consumer is advised to place
orders for winter fuel at once so that
the administration may make pro-
visions accordingly.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1918-04-26
RUSSELL|TE SAVED
FROM MOB ATTACK

A special to the Oregonian says:
Rescued from the hands of mob
threatening to lynch him, Clifford w.
Metz, a member of the International
Bible Students Association. was taken
to Pendleton Monday evening by three
Freewater citizens and turned over to
District Attorney Keator for whatever
action deemed justifiable.
Metz, with three other persons. two
boys and a girl, was found to have
covered the towns of Milton and Free
water generously with literature charg-
ing the clergy with being the force
behind the Government suppression
of the book, rhe Finished Mystery,
two-page seven column sheet bearing
date Of April 10. Metz's three as
sistants were turned loose. They are
members of family near Milton.
Sentiment is strong at Milton and
Freewater. When it was found that
the towns had been covered with this
literature the entire community was
reused with the fire bell, the Home
Guard was called out and men in auto
mobiles secured the twin towns in an
effort to locate the distributors.
When they were found the crowd
gathered rapidly. There was much
talk of lynching and ropes we're brought
out and offered. The cooler heads of
the community prevailed, however.
and the man was taken to Pendleton
under guard. Metz is a man of about
As years, the owner of small fruit
ranch at Weston. He says he was in
Milton on business and was asked to
spend his time between trains in dis
tributing this literature. He says he
was born in America.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1918-04-26
Rev. Errett Goes to Spokane.

Rev. Davis Errett has resigned as
paator of the Athena Christian church,
and accepted the pastorate of the
Pacific Avenue Christian church in
Spokane, the resignation to take effect
the lst of June. MIR. and Mrs. Errett,
who have had charge of the Athena
church for several years, will leave
many warm friends here. where they
have done earnest and effectual work.
Their new charge is broader field
for Mr.. Errett's endeavors, for which
he is eminently fitted. Who Mr.. Err
rett's successor will be in the local
church, has not been learned.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1918-04-26
Knights of Khorassan.

Pythian Lodge 30, X. of p, will
turn its home and equipment over to
AL Kindi Temple. Knights of Khoras-
san. next Tuesday evening. The
Knights will make their pilgrimage
to Athena by special train from Walla
Walla, and the demand of the High
Muckamuck is that, "Your Mayor
shall be given into our keeping as
hostage for your exemplary conduct
toward us and our Boisterous Band"
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1918-04-26
Girls Honor Guard.

Mrs. H. H. Hill this week received
communication from Miss Virginia
Todd, of Pendleton. prominent mem
ber of the Girls Honor Guard of that
city. requesting her, as a leading
worker in the Red Cross, to recon-
mend some lady in Athena who would
take up the work of organizing Athena
girls in the Honor Guard. Mrs. Ralph
Hassell has kindly consented to act in
the matter, and the girls are enthus-
iastic for organization which will no
doubt be consummated in the very near
future.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1918-04-26
lanes Koontz Dead.

James L. Koontz. brother of Edward
f. Koontz, died April II. in San Fran
cisco, and the remains were brought
here by MIR. Koontz for interment in
the family lot in the Athena cemetery.
The funeral was held Sunday after
noon. the sermon being preached by
Rev.. W. E. Armfe'd, of Spokane.
The deceased was horn in Ohio in 1872
He is survived by four brothers and
two sisters. all Of whom were in at
tendance at the funeral. He was the
son of pioneer Methodist minister, of
Eastern Oregon, and while the family
resided in this city number of years
ago, visited here for time.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1918-04-26
LETTERS FROM OUR
LADS over THERE

Fred R. Wood, who is in the Avia-
tion Corps, 81 Aero Squadron, in
France. writes to his parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. F. B. Wood of this city as fol-
lows:
Somewhere in France, Mar. "a, 1S.
Dear Mother and Father: This is the
oath of March. and the weather is
fine, has been for nearly all of this
week. They say it gets pretty warm
here in the summer. Today is Sunday
and every Sunday the people come out
here in crowds to watch the flying.
When some of the birds make a loop
or tail spin, ! can hear some of the
women shrek with horror. Their
flying here is not so very dangerous.
They don't rush the students nearly
as much as in England. Helping
around the planes seems to be nearly
as dangerous. There are quite num-
ber of men here with Iroken or shat
tered arms caused from turning pro ps.
A good many interesting things hap
pen here. but when one goes to put
them down, the interest seems to dis
appear.
"This camp here is getting to be
pretty strict, Liquor can't be sold to
soldiers and men can be court mar
tialed for speaking to woman on the
street, no matter who she is. Very
few passes are allowed to the men to
60 to town.
"We are allowed one day off every
week. and leave of one week every
four months. / expect to get leave
pretty soon, and take in little of
France. / am writing this in the Y
M. C. A., new hut. They have some
kind of entertainment nearly every
night. This is the only part of the
army that seems towant to please the
men much. / said part of the army,
the Y. M. c. A. is separate from the
army, but run in connection of course.
81 got a box of candy from sister
today. 1t didn't last long. for when
any one of the fellows receive a box,
it is considered public property the
fellows crowd around for their share.
IL haven't heard from that sigma
Corps transfer yet but hope to soon
Am sending you copy of the "Wine
Slip" a paper printed here. There
have been squadrons sent to the from
from here, letely. would like TO 60
but of course will have to wait unit
the squadron goes. Fred R. Wood,
Electrician, Aero Service, "a Squad
ron."
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1918-04-26
Caldwell in France.

Captain Lee Caldwell and the men,
bers of Troop D who were with him
on detached duty at Newport News,
Va, are now in France, according to a
cable received by the Captains mother
at Pendleton. Halle Piersol of this
city, was with Captain Caldwell at
Newport News, where they were in
charge of a remount station.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1918-04-26
Tremendous speed.

illuminate Of mercury, which Is
used as the original decorating charge
In torpedoes, expands at furious rate.
A writer in the Illustrated World
makes a>eomparison between this rate
Of expansion and an express train trav-
cling at the rate of 60 miles an hour.
Imagine" he says, "24,000 feet a
second-instead of the so feet sec
ond made by mile-a.minute train
ard you will know why illuminate Of
mercury going off in your hand will
carry finger with 1t and yet not burn
your. coat" That Is the ultimate In
speed.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1918-04-26
Bridge Building.

X Assurance is made that the new
government-county bridge to be, built
overs the Umatilla river at Thorn Hol-
low crossing will be completed in time
for the handling of the present grow
ing grain crop at Thorn Hollow sta
tion. The material for the most part
has been on the ground for some time
and the contract for construction has
been let. The bridge at Mission will
also be constructed soon. and after its
completion the one at Thorn Hollow
will be commenced.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1918-04-26
Refuses Fourth Operation.

Charles Russell, who has had three
operations for relief from bone dis
ease, in which he has lost practically
all the ribs from his left side, is ex-
pected home shortly from Portland,
after refusing to submit to a fourth
operation. He is. but slightly, if any.
improved as the result of the oper-
ations.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1918-04-26

Mrs. Robert Waller, of Walla Wal
la, former resident of this city, with
her little son. was in Athena Wednes-
day. and visiting the Red Cross room,
met many friends.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1918-04-26
Baseball Sunday.

Dutch McPherrln has his baseball
aggregation rounded into form to meet
Carl Christians Adams Perfectos on
the local diamond Sunday afternoon
in benefit game. the proceeds from
which will be divided equally be-
tween the two teams and placed in
the soldiers tobacco fund McPherrin
announces his lineup to be as follows:
McTherrin, c; Andre. Hubb, p.; Lieu
allen, lb; Pambrun, 2b; Andre, Hubb,
ss. Baker. sb; Geissel, If; Crabill.
CT; Catron, rf; Haynie. Sub.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1918-04-26
Sergeant Wlnship Back With 14Sth.


France, March 10, 1918.
"Dear folks at Home: Am back to
the 148th at last. Took me eight days
to get here, and sure was glad to see
some of the fellows l know and get
something to eat. Had a cot to sleep
on last night, first one since | got off
the boat. In the British camp, we
slept on tent floors. Have a good camp
here and is warm during the day, but
is heavy dew at night. We have bar
racks here. Harry Banister is here
but | haven't seen him. Am going to
look him up tonight if have chance.
Ed Sebasky is going to school. Saw
Sam Starr at distance yesterday; it
sure seems good to see some one from
home.
81 was billetted out in French home
for three days. and sure saw some
queer sights. The people here are a
hundred years behind the times. Yes.
l was in convoy when the Tuscania
was hit, was 100 yards in advance of
it. The shock shook our ship.
"I'm going 70 large city this
afternoon and drive cut an auto-truck.
We have large number of trucks and
tractors here to pull the big guns.
am enclosing two pieces of 1918
coins, one for each Of the girls. They
are half franc, or equal to ten cents
in our money. Lots of sand here, and
that means sand bugs"
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1918-04-26

In answer to the call for sewing ma
chimes, three were received this week
at the Red Cross room, from the fol-
lowing ladies: Mrs., II. !. Watts, Mrs.
J. A. Kirk. and Mrs. Fred Pinkerton.
More could be used.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1918-04-26
Advertisers

The eAthena Press eirculates in the
homes of readers who reside in the
heart of the Great Umstilla Wheat
Belt, and they have money to spend
The Robesonian., 1918-08-29
CARNIVAL CROWD PINCHED
20 of Bunch Arrested at Raleigh go to
Army-Snake-Ch Charming Lady
Was No Lady at All.

Some 200 or more carnival workers
and patrons were arrested by Raleigh
police Saturday night and go or so Of
them were without registration cards,
age proofs or other evidences of the
right to be at large. In the gcand
haul were bagged some innocents who
had got wind Of what was to happen
and went out to see the fun. They
were gathered up along with the wick
ed and taken to the police station,
where they soon were released. The
"wild man from Borneo" was there,
but when he learned about United
States marshal hanging around he
lost interest in his wild makeup and
went through the tame process of dis
illusioning admirers by assuming his
proper person as a man within the
draft age. The snake-charming lady
proved to be no lady at all, but a
muscular body Of the male persua-
ton who also will be added to the
army. Twenty of the bunch who were
without registration cards were given
the choice ce going to Federal prison
or to The army, and they go to the
army.
The Robesonian., 1918-08-29
Sold by Druggists Everywhere
SO cts. (asi.s) $1.OO
7he Perfect Laxatlve

may be assigned to duty elsewhere if
necessary. Most of the staff, however,
is located here.
Fine legal points touching military
law, ranging all the way from claims
for pay and communication to enforce
ment of the antl-llquor regulations
about camps and cantonments or the
legality of sentences imposed by mill
tary authority, are constantly present
ed to the judge advocate general for
the rendering of an opinion. Every
week or so the Judge advocate general
issues a bulletin Of opinions rendered
on legal controversies affecting the
service, and altogether this department
is cne of the busiest of the govern.
ment,s wartime machinery.
Skilled attorneys from the several
states have been commissioned from
time to time as the work of the offic
here grew. The North Carolina law.
yers understood to have been selected
are attorneys of ability and expert.
ence.
The Robesonian., 1918-08-29
DEMOCRATIC STATE TICKET

For United States Senator
F. M SIMMONS
For Members Of Corporation
Commission
Term of Six Years:
GEORGE p. PELL
Term of Two Years
ALLEN J. MAXWELL
For Chief Justice Supreme Court
WALTER CLARK
For Associate Justices Supreme
Court
WILLIAM r. ALLEN
PLATT D. WALKER
For Judge Superior Court-Third
Judicial District
JOHN H. KERR
For Judge Superior Court-Fourth
Judicial District
FRANK A. DANIELS
For Judge Superior Court-Seventh
Judicial District
THOMAS H. CALVERT
For Judge Superior Court-Eleventll
Judicial District
HENRY P. LANE
For Judge Superior Court Thirteenth
Judicial District
w. J. ADAMS
For Judge Superior Court Fifteenth
Judicial District
BENZ. FRANKLIN LONG
For Judge Superior Court Seven
teenth Judicial District
T. B. FINLEY
For Judge Superior Court-Eigh-
teenth Judicial District
MICHAEL H. JUSTICE
Fer Judge Superior Court-Nine-
teenth Judicial District
P. A. McELROY
For Judge Superior Court-Twen-
tieth Judicial District
T. D. BRYSON
DEMOCRATIC CONGRESSIONAL
TICKET.
For Representative in the Sixty-sixt,,l
Congress-First District
JOHN H. SMALL
For REPRESENTATIVE in the Sixty-sixth
Congress District
CLAUDE KITCEIN
For Representative in the Sixty-s..xt,,7
Congress District
w. T. DORTCH
For Representative in the Sixty-s;xth
Congress-F.mln C:s:s.~:
EDWARD w. POU
For Representative in the Sixty-sixtl
Cengress-Fifth District
CHARLES M. STEDMAN
For Representative in the Sixty-sixtl
Congress-Sixth District
H. L. GOODWIN
For Representative in the Sixty-sixtl
Congress Seventh District
L. D. ROBINSON
For Representative in the Sixty-sixtl
Congress Eighth District
R. L. DOUGHTON
For Representative in the Sixty-sixtl
Congress Ninth District
E. Y. WEBB
For Representative in the Sixty-sixtl
Congress-Tenth District
ZEBULON WEAVER
The Robesonian., 1918-08-29

N. G. Lawyers to Receive Commis-
sions in Office of Judge Advo-
cate General.
Washington Cor, Greensboro News.
It was learned here today that four
North Carolina lawyers are scheduled
to receive commissions in the office
of the judge advocate general, War
Department, and official announce
ment of their appointment is expected
soon.
Junius G. Adams, of Asheville; Nj
chael Schench, of Hendersonville;
Thomas Davis, Of Wilmington. and
Robert Pace, of Raleigh, are the four
attorneys understood to have been Sc
lected from North Carolina to assist
the war department in constituting the
various laws and regulations govern
ing military affairs.
Attorney William E. Breese, of Bre-
ward, is said to be slated for an ap-
pointment as soon as there is an al
ditional vacancy, which will add five
Tar Heels to the legal staff of the
war department.
Lawyers from all parts Of the coun-
try have volunteered their services to
the judge advocate general of the sr-
N.Y. Most Of these volunteers are COM
missioned as majors and it is assumed
similar rank will be given the North
Carolina lawyers named above. Their
duties will probably bring them to
Washington, although representa-
tive of the judge advocate general
The Robesonian., 1918-08-29
WHEAT CLUB
How Many Acres Will You Plant
to Wheat This Fall and Will
You Set Apart Some Acres For
Red Cross?

Mr.. A. T. Mclean of Lumberton
makes good suggestion in regard to
wheat-raising. He suggests that The
Robesonian give those who will plant
a certain number of acres to wheat
and Set aside certain number of
acres in wheat for the Red Cross to
sign pledge to that effect.
His idea is that this should be plac-
ed on purely patriotic basis. BY
planting wheat you are doing a pa
trlotic' service by helping to Increase
the food supply, and by giving $, fe
OF the wheat you raise to the Red
Cross you are donating a product
that will help win the war to the great
organization that is doing every
thing that it is possible to do, hu-
manly speaking to relieve the suf-
ferlng caused by the war;
1t is a cause that should enlist the
cooperation of many Robson county
people. If it appeals to you, fill out
and return to The Robesonian the
coupon below:
The Robesonian,
Lumberton, N. C.
I hereby pledge to plant
acres in wheat this fall and will give
the wheat raised on .......... acres
to the Red Cross.
Date ............ 1918.
The Robesonian., 1918-08-29
mAKE LOANS TO THE
FARMER ON HIS CROPS

Finance Corporation Will Ad-
lance Money to Banks for This Pur-
.ss-plan Approved by Lumberton
Member of Board.
Washington dispatch to the
o.'.,sboro Daily News gives the fol-
loving: .ho n,ovorent ne cot-
nd other crops constitutes a nee
'0n .rv r wartime industry, the War FL
ss'a,, .;sl corporation, with the approval
na"s, = s"cretary McAdoo, has notified
o. 10, reserve banks that it will
~. advance under certain condi-
msA. os 10 smaller banking institutions
llO.. ;,o 10 make loans to the farmer
on his crops
War Finance corporation is avail
'l'' =. State banks as we'll as those
abe srs " members of the Federal war
VINO a., The procedure is simple and
sys.emm enmomparatively easy for the bank
y Nth Carolina, or any other State,
in Nv.;; S,o;n four months loan from the
70 ouSs u"a corporation to aid them in
ilnan.S; ilnn.;no the crops. These loans are
flnalE;de flnIEad through the Federal Reserve
supP suppps and North Carolina will get
aiI@th i'd through the Richmond reserve
Dahn no,,s w. Mclean, the Tar Heel
a,bsr Of the War Finance corpora
msnV l;sn strongly approves the new plan
uya,b uS;.b Is designed to facilitate crop
.aN;no wi,,Gn and help the rural communi-
mu'NI nv and smaller banks during the
uss s,;rn co. few months. Although the
TU. War Finance corporation is not or
am.n;zed mr primarily to engage in bank
Sa lSs operations it has decided to ex-
,oe ,a1d this special wartime aid to both
manbers and non-member banks OF
tho Federal reserve system.
''T Tho finance corporation has tele-
,,anhed instructions to the Federal
sasarve banks regarding procedure
ter loans. In cases where the appli-
~ ,.tons ,u are approved the reserve banks
u;il be given funds to be advanced to
,he % borrowing banks, which in turn
soree M to lend the money for crop NOV
''1 The rate Of interest will be five per
cont ner annum, and the security must
no notes evidencing loans which have
been made by the applying banks for
crop moving purposes, or notes evi-
dencing loans which have been made
previously to farmers and merchants
provided a statement is made by the
applying bank that the proceeds of the
advance will be used for crop moving
The Robesonian., 1918-08-29
Prospects for State Fair Signed
Away.

With the final signing CT the agree
nents between the government and
,he chamber Of commerce and other
allied organizations at Raleigh for t.. !,
release Of the State fair grounds and
some 10000 acres Of adjacent prop
erty for the great tank training camp.
all possibility for the holding of the
1918 State fair is said to have passed
and the agricultural society, which
has held these fairs annually for more
than fifty years, will have to skip
year while the fair buildings are
used to help house the soldiers here
in training for rushing the great tanks
cover the top" in France and forcing
the Huns back toward Berlin.
Under the contract the society gets
an annual rental of $4,000 for the
fair grounds and buildings and this
will leave the organization in good
sound financial condition to get ready
for a great fair in 1919 with which it
IS expected that there can be great
world peace celebration as a climax
for the complete triumph of American
End allied arms.