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The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1918-04-19
All the Comforts Of Home.

All the convenlences of a seagoing
pleasure yacht have been provided for
in q one-ton truck which started on a
Journey from Boston to Seattle few
weeks ago. Immediately back of the
drivers seat is steel framework sup
porting three spring beds, one above
the other. To the rear Of the beds the
body Of the car takes on the aspect of
a kitchen and dining room combined.
On one side is gas stove, a set Of
drawers, a sink and a cupboard. On
the opposite side Is q bureau With
eight drawers, and ON icebox with q
cscacltY. for 81 pounds Of ice---
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1918-04-19
Buffalo as Beast of Burden.

The buffalo has always been rated
as untamable, and many scientists
have regarded him as one Of the most
stupid beasts that ever existed. 1t
has remained for Major Bob Yokum OF
Pierre, S. D., after five years of ef--
fort, to accomplish the wonderful feat
of training a pair of buffaloes to trot
to wagon, and also to do many other
remarkable stunts. Major Yokum is
former United States marshal, and Is
known in the old ranching and cowboy
life of the American West, from Texas
to oregon. One of the accomplishments
of the Yokum team is to race against
horses, and they distance their speedy
competitors. They loathe the saddllng
process, and when the rider mounts
them will "buck" in way to shame
veteran broncho.--St. Nicholas.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1918-04-19
OUR MINISTER'S HONEYMOON
COMING TUESDAY EVENING

The Saturday Afternoon Club of
Weston, which SO successfully produced
the operetta, "Our New Minister" in
this'city last year, will come to Ath-
ena next Tuesday evening. April %,
with sequel to the first play. in the
musical success, "Our Minister'S Hon
eymoon. The proceeds will be used
for the French and Belgian relief work
and large audience will be sure to
greet the Weston people.
The cast of characters includes about
thirty of the prominent club workers
of that city, and the program consists
of choruses, solos and duets, and
abounds with amusing situations and
dialogue.
The play is under the direction of
Mrs. j. 81. Williams, and A. W. Lun-
dell is the director of music. The
ompany will be accompanied by the
Weston Orchestra, who furnish splen-
did music. There will be street pa
rade at o'colck Tuesday evening,
headed by the band, and consisting of
bridesmaids, the "Mite Society,"" etc.
look out for "Uncle Alex" "Sally
Ann" and "Sarah Jane"
Prices of admission, 25 and 80 cents.
The play will be given in the High
School Auditorium.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1918-04-19
INTEREST GROWING IN
EVERY DEPARTMENT R. c.

At the Red Cross room in the school
building Wednesday, much work was
accomplished in the sewing of con-
valescent suits for the soldiers. Here
after monthly report will be given of
all work done. and this will also ap-
pear in the head Chapters report,
condensed copy for March, of which
appears in another column.
The surgical dressings department
will soon be added to the work here,
and call is made for women and girls
of the community to be in readiness
to learn the work which will begin in
about three weeks. Special equipment
for this work must be supplied, and
separate room prepared. Expert in
structors will oversee the work, which
is now vital necessity,
Moro sewing machines are badly
needed in the sewing room. and plea
is made for immediate donations.
Loan your sewing machine for the
benefit of om wounded soldiers and ask
your neighbor to allow you the use of
hers for your spring sewing of which
you may get along with less this spring.
Also an S. 0. S. call has gone out
for material for the work of the Bel
gian Relief committees Outing fan
mel, worn woolen underclothing, and
pieces of eiderdown, are the articles
wanted right now; also willing hands
to fashion these into warm garments
for needy children in France and Bel
gium.
The work of the Junior Red Cross is
also along this line, and the Athena
School auxiliary are doing notable
work. the report of the head of this
department at Pendleton giving them
this splendid compliments
"Athena has completed one layette.
and the work is beautifully done. The
grades have made wash cloths and fin
ished their quota of 10 gay hospital
bags"
The Knitting Club is still growing.
fnd reports the following new mem
bers: Mrs. j. W. Pinkerton, Mrs.
Minnie DePeatt. Mrs. G. C. Taylor,
Mrs. ]. E. Froome, Mrs. W. S. Gleis-
er, Mrs. E. A. Dudley, Mrs. W. P.
Littlejohn, making membership of
a5. This afternoon the meeting is be-
ing held at the home of Mrs. Victor
Burke. Next Friday, April S6, the
meeting will be held in the Red Cross
room at the school house when lunch
con will be served and silver offering
taken. for the purchase of more yarn.
The public is invited to attend and
contribute to the offering.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1918-04-19
ATHENA LISTENS TO
RETURNED OFFICER

Packed to its utmost CAPACITY. with
the crowd overfowipg into the halls
and in the wings behind the stage of
the High school auditorium, Lieuten-
ant Plamondon's friends and acouain-
tances in Athena and surrounding
country gathered Wednesday evening
to hear him deliver an address on his
personal experiences in France
Lieutenant Plamondon who enlisted
with the La Grande hospital eontin-
gent, is out of active service for the
present on account of physical in
capacity, but is growing stronger and
is ready to again enter the service
when called.
With few appropriate remarks,
Mayor Watts introduced the speaker,
who was received by the large audience
with a patriotic outburst of applause
that for the moment completely over
came him In its spontaneous greeting.
For the most part DR.. plamondon
confined his address to personal exper-
fences, but at times touched on the
conditions of France and its people as
the result of the great war. He en-
phasized the valor of the French SOL
diers and the undyinp purpose of the
population in their enormous sacrifices
to achieve victory over the Hun. He
compared the peaceful scene of the
rolling grain fields of UmatilIa county
to the devastated farm lands and vii
lagos of SUNNY France. deo;etine the
awful havoc wrought to the soil bv the
high explosive shells where great holes
from three to twenty feet deem were
In evidence.
He corroborated the stories of Ger
man atrocities. giving two well au-
thenticated EXAMPLES, fo~ which he
could .youch, which made the blood of
his great audience boil vii. indipna-
tion.
He recounted many incidents of SOL
dier and hospital life, and paid high
tribute to the Red Cross and the Y. M.
C. A. He especially dwelt on the
many good features of the latter insits
relation to making the bu1den of the
soldier less monotonous. saving every
dollar contributed to that organiza-
tion and to the Red Cross was being
put to the best possible use.
In his opinion, one thing and one
thing onlv would bring victory to the
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1918-04-19
YOU'RE EXPECTED
TO ORDER COAL NOW

Fuel dealers have received instruc-
tions from the Fuel Administration
to secure orders from consumers for
coal now. The Fuel Administration
recommends the purchase of coal for
necessary domestic requirements as
early as possible, in order, first, to in
sure delivery of coal for this purpose,
and second, to assist the transporta-
tion companies by effecting delivery of
as much coal as possible before next
winter.
Conditions differ so widely in different
localities that no attempt is made to
provide for every contingency and the
State Fuel Administrator is authorized
to make certain notifications.
Every consumer is urged to place
with his regular dealer his order for
his reasonable normal requirements
for the year ending March 81. 1918.
Such orders must be made in writing.
and if a consumer already has guam
tity on hand, he shall receive only
such additional amount as shall make
up his normal annual requirements.
Carload lots shall not be delivered
to single domestic consumer or to
a group of consumers except with the
permission of the fuel administrator,
and dealers must file with the fuel ad-
ministrator on the first of each month
a statement containing the names and
addr esses of consumers to whom the
deliveries have been made during the
previous month and the quantity de-
livered to each.
The new regulations are very strin-
gent and provide that any person who
wilfully makes false statement in max
ing application for coal is subject to
prosecution under the Lever Act, which
imposes pena ty of $4,000 fine or
two years Imprisonment. or both.
Until further notice, no domestic
consumer of coal shall purchase. re-
ceive, or otherwise keep possession of
more coal than is required for his ac-
tual and necessary requirements prior
to March 81, 1919. And further, no
firm, association or corporation, whe-
ther acting alone or in conjunction
with others, shall directly or indirectly
provide any domestic consumer of coal
with more coal before March 81, 1919,
than is necessary with the amount al
ready on hand, to meet the actual nee
essary requirements of such consumer
prior to that date.
The Tum-a-Lum Lumber Company
the local fuel dealers, have the ne:es
sary application blanks for their Gus
toners. and in an advertisement pub
lished on another page of today's Press,
call the attention of their patrons to
the necessity of ordering coal now
while cars are available to transp rt
the fuel, in accordance with the Fuel
Administration regulations.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1918-04-19
The Great Laurant Tonight.

Laurant, the much talked of Man
of Many Mysteries, appears in the
High School auditorium this evening,
as the third number of the series of
Red Cross benefits, and will doubtless
meet with capacity house. During
the yea which he has devoted to the
lyceum platform. many offers are said
to have been made from vaudeville and
theatrical managers. but they have
been turned aside by Mr.. Lauraht be-
cause he believed in the lyceum as
greater field in which to present his
work. The high esteem in which he is
held by members of his own profession
is evidenced in the fact that he was
given gold medal by the Society of
American Magicians. He will give
highly artistic magic entertainment
this evening,
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1918-04-19
SOLDIERS RECEIVE
ATHENA's TOBACCO

Somewhere in France, March 25, '18.
"To the Editor Athena Press: We
desire to express our thanks and graf
fication through your medium to the
citizens of Athena who so kindly sent
US boxes containing tobacco. | must
say no other gift could be more ac-
ceptable to the boys over here. for
U. s. tobacco has them all beat Af-
ter hard old day smoke is a great
solace; although the chief desire of all
is news from home, for letter from
home is. the sunshine of soldiers
life and those at home who neglect to
write neglect a serious duty. If they
could only see the faces of the boys
when they learn "No mail for you this
trip" they would realize how much it
means to the boys "Over Here"
well, we are busy bunch. Things
in general are in pretty good shape.
We have good quarters. good food
and the weather is excellent. One
can say Sunny France" every day,
as it is as pleasant as a summer day in
June. All the boys are a little i'm
patient and eager to have crack at
Mr.. Hun, and | assure you our guns are
pretty monsters and the boys will go
the limit. The way things look around
here, we will be in action pretty soon.
The boys are all in good health.
Trusting you will find space in your
paper to express our appreciation and
thanks, Remaining yours sincerely
"Ord. Sgt. G. A. Winshiu,
Corp. Edward Sebasky,
1st. CT. Pvt. Harry Keller
lst. CT. Pvt. Sam Starr,
lst. CT. Pvt. Leslie McCubbins. "
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1918-04-19
Caught in Belt.

Roy Burke. of the Burke & Son
Garage, was struck by a belt which
ran off a pulley and became fast in a
set screw, with the result that he was
severely bruised about the face and
head, Monday of this week. The belt
was attached to a motor which Roy
was repairing, and when it began
winding on the shaft. the stand on
which the motor was resting was turn
ed over and casting broken.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1918-04-19
w. S. S. Sales Increase.

Athena business men took up the
sale of w. S. S. with commendable
patriotism, and twenty-one business
house in Athena now handle the sale Of
War Savings Stamps. Soliciting for
the placing of the stamps in the busi-
ness houses was placed by Manager
Gleiser into the hands of committee
consisting of Mrs. +. S. LeGrow and
Mrs. RIA. Thompson, and the ladies
reported not one refusal. Reports
show that in the past month, more
War Savings stamps were sold in Um-
atilla county than in any other county
in the state, including Multnomah.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1918-04-19
Percy Wants to Dig to Berlin.

Somewhere in France, Mch. IL, '1s.
"My dear Mother: Just few lines
to let you know that am all o. X. and
feeling fine. Received your letter and
was very much surprised to hear was
shot. II it had been half shot, 1t would
have been nearer the truth; but as it
is | am just about as lively corpse as
any Boche would care to meet up with.
1--WE are having beautiful weather
here now and this is a beautiful town,
but have not seen one half of it as
yet, for we catch guard every other
day and on week days we are hitting
the ball from 6:45 a. m. until 5 p. M,
so the only time we have for sight
seeing is on Sundays and two or three
hours at night. as we have to be in
quarters by 0 p. M. for then the gates
go shut, as the place we are at has a
high wall all around it and those who
are caught outside of the 'caserne,'
as it is called, after the call to quar-
ters is blown, are out of luck and are
pulled up on the carpet. That is not
very pleasant; for l have been up
couple of times and | know from ex-
perience.
"We are sure doing lot of trench
digging; it is one thing that gets my
animal for fair. 1t is just dig, dig
all the time and sometimes | wonder
why they don't put us in the first line
trenches and start us on straight line
and let us dig our way to Berlin. We
would be over half way there by now.
But it is all in the game. and we have
to know everything from handling a
pick and muck stick, to running a SUBJ
marine.
81 received a package of tobacco
and bundle of papers from Edna.
There was big bunch of American
soldiers just arrived and the band just
got through playing There's Hot
Time in the Old Town
"Pvt. Percy Wilson,
Co. E, 1l6 Eng RS, A. E. F., France"
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1918-04-19
Taking the Joy Out of Life.

They had been dining in state, in the
dining car. Husband, who is teacher
of English, was glad that little daugh-
ter had behaved SO perfectly. Mother
also was in happy frame of mind.
There were numerous other diners In
the car and the parents were proud of
their child. Not single thing had hap
pened to mar the serenity Of the oc-
casion. Finally the meal was over and
they started to leave the car. Their
way took them past all of the other
tables. Suddenly the little girl felt
lmpelled to ask question.
Mother she called in d shrlll voice,
"aren't we going to wash the dishesY'
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1918-04-19
Will Sell His Chickens.

Donald McFadyen, who has been en-
gagged in the poultry business in Ath-
ena for number of years. will sell
his laying stock at the end of the
present season. until after the war.
He finds that he cannot feed wheat,
and without this grain he finds the
production of eggs and raising pulle.s
a losing venture. With the cessation
of war and the return of normal condi-
tions, he will again embark in the
business on a larger scale than here
tofore.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1918-04-19

The concrete work is progressing
opIthe Farmers elevator. portion of
which is now level with the surface of
the ground. The scaffold for the ele-
walton of building material and con-
crete has been put in place.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1918-04-19
r. c. Report for March.


Offici ais of the head Chapter of the
Umatilla County Red Cross at Pen
dleton desire all Auxilaries to send in
monthly reports of work done for each
month, and if received there before
the I'D of the month, it will be includ-
ed in the monthly report to head
quarters. The March report from the
head Chapter shows the following:
Cash on hand first of month $4,6l6.67
Receipts 1,528. So
Total, $6,145.23
Balance "a, 563. SO
Shipments to headquarters from the
Umatilla county Chapter fo" the per-
iod since November 30. 1917, include:
Sweaters, l,00S; Mufflers, l30; Sox,
-" - - -" ~'----'-~l I~nseinos
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1918-04-19
Main Street Walk.

Conforming to the city ordinance, a
new concrete sidewalk is being put
down on the south side of Main street,
from Second tn the 0.-W. r. q N. sta
tion. The concrete work begins at the
Spencer building occupied by the
Burke & Son Garage and the other
property owners are making prepara-
tions for the concrete filling.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1918-04-19

Of the crew unuertooK, the work of
carrying a life Zine to the wrecked
vessel. By this action more than two
thirds of the crew were saved. Strick-
land enlisted in the navy In 1908 at
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1918-04-19

Bert Davis. who has been in the en-
pIoy of B. B. Richards, has leased
small ranch on the Umatila river
west of Cayuse, and will reside there.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1918-04-19

The eAthena Press circulates in the
homes Of readers who reside in the
heart Of the Great Umatilla Wheat
Belt, and they have money to spend
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1918-04-19
Subscription Rates

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Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1918-04-26
BUSINESS
CONFIDENCE

When a man advertises freely in
the newspapers. it shows that he has
confidence in his goods. He believes
in them through and through. He is
willing to back that faith with the
money spent in advertising. He feels
sure that il the public only knows
about his offerings. they will want
them.
The man who does not advertise
lacks that confidence. sometimes this
is because in his heart he does not
feel that he has anything any better
than anyone else. And sometimes he
feels or claims to feel. that the public
would not read his notice nor be in
terested in it, even II his proposition
were good
This last supposition is contrary to
all human nature. You place a lus.
ciously Drowned doughnut before a
hungry boy. Would he turn away in.
different? Not until boy nature is
very different.
The public is as keen for chances
for good values as the hungry boy
for the doughnut Bargain hunting
/ is second nature. and even more SO
now than formerly. The cost of liv.
! ing has made it necessary for every,
one to study values. They say that
I the public is not interested in an an.
nouncement telling them where IL can
save money. this denies one Of the
most fundamental characteristics OF
human nature. II also ignores the
living conditions existing at this per.
iod.
Any kind of confidence attracts. II
wins in war. in politics. and in bust.
ness. The man who has faith in his
proposition and will back It in an az.
+ Ercssive way. is the winner in all
fields The man who lacks that con.
fidcnce may have many good quail.
ties, but he lacks the final qualifica-
ton for success. The merchant who
| advCrtiscs is the confident merchant
who knows he has a good thing. and
is sure the public will think so too.
| on examination.
Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1918-04-26
MEMBER OF THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
war She Is already planning.

war she is already planning.
Under these circumstances = hands
off policy is very wise one. Ls. the
Russians stew in their own juice FOR
awhile. Let them find out from p-zc,
teal experience what suhordinaIioa
TO Germany means. Do not DO any
thing TO make them think the United
States is as !mperialistic as the kai-
ser.
President Wilson from the first
has sensed this situation better than
any OF the allied statesmen. lie has
tactfully restrained Japan from pre-
mature and i'll considered action that
might drive Russia into the arms OF
Germany. His saEaciiy and demo
cratic sympa,hies have led him 10
avoid a mistaken course which most
Of the republican elements have been
DANGEROUSLY demanding.
Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1918-04-26
APPLICATION No. 1871

Notice Of Application for Permission
To Appropriate the Public Waters
of the State of Nevada.
Notice is hereby given that on the
10Th day OF January, 1918. in accord.
ance with Section SO. Chapter 40, OF
the Statutes of 1913, Union Land
and Cattle Company. a corporation,
OF Reno. County OF Washoe, and State
OF Nevada, made application TO the
State Engineer OF Nevada for per.
mission to appropriate the public
waters OF the State OF Nevada. Such
appropriation is 10 be made from
Taylor Creek. at point IN the NWA
OF SWA, Sec. 10. T. SO N, r. So E,
NJ. d. B. & NJ, by means OF a dam,
and ten cubic feet per second Is to
be conveyed to SWA MEX, 81
NWA, SwA. WI SEA, sen SEX,
Sec. 4 NEA Ell SEk. Sec. 5, M
NEA. SEX NEA. NEk SEA, Sec.
9. Wa NWA. NWA SWG. Sec. 10,
T. 80 N, r. So E, NJ. D. B. & NJ, by
means OF bitches and laterals, and
there used for irrigation purposes,
from April LIST until October LIST OF
each year. Water not to be returned
to stream.
| Signed: SEYMOUR CASE,
State Engineer
First publication, March Is. 1917.
Last publication. April 2s. 1917.
Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1918-04-26
MAKING COUNTRY
LIFE ATTRACTIVE

Many people feel that If there was
more social and entertainment life
in the country, the drift to the cities
would be checked. The boys would
stay on and cultivate their fathers
farms and no food shortage would ever
have been felt. The young folks can't
stand a place where there is nothing
doing after dark, and where everyone
goes to bed at nine O'Clock.
The trouble. of curse is that any
kind OF social organization makes a
lot of work. The people of n country
village have little time to promote
social life. In some places the
churches get up entertainments and
picture shows to hold the young
folks and keep them contented. They
feel that If the young people are left
to themselves, they may become en-
tangled in harmful pursuits.
Yet 1t hardly seems as if hard
working adult people ought 10 be bur
dened with the responsibility OF keep
ms IhS LOlhS SIIluStlg JUST as
II they were little children. II young
folks living in a good town cant
keep contnted, there must be some
thing the matter with them.
There are many country towns that
have more social life than large cities.
They have a few active organizations
where something is doing all the time.
Some people actually move away to
noisy cities in order TO secure a quiet
existence. In such villages the young
people organize baseball teams, set
up lawn tennis courts and golf courses
acquire athletic skill, challenge the
neighboring towns, celebrate victor.
les. There is nothing dull about a
town that has lively young people, no
matter how small the place is.
This sort Of thing prevents people
from getting restless and morbid no
tons. 1t makes a town attractive
gives II reputation as a good place
to live in. There Is little danger OF
too much social life in a town the size
OF Elko.