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Morris tribune., 1918-12-27
THE MARKET PLACE
CLASSIFIED DEPARTMENT

RATESEOne cent q word each inser-
e3on. The minimum charge Is as cents.
"A order to avoid expense Of bookkeep-
hg and collecting it Is desirable that
III classified advertisements be paid in
advance, unless you have ledger ac-
oaunt with The Tribune.
Morris tribune., 1918-12-27

Mrs. Stanley Hunter received word
last week that her brother John has
getting along fine and expected to
join his battery again soon. He will
go to Germany with the boys before
returning home.
Morris tribune., 1918-12-27

TEN SHORTHORN BULLS for
sale, Of serviceable age at
popular prices. Jordan &
Hanson, Herman, Mimi. If.
Morris tribune., 1918-12-27

A. D. Wilson, director of the Elk
tension Division of the University
Farm, st. Paul, will be in Morris to-
morrow to attend the annual meet
ing the Stevens County Farm Bureau.
This opportunity to meet and hear
Mr.. Wilson should not be missed by
anyone and the meeting should be
we'll attended.
Morris tribune., 1918-12-27

Among the ''killed in action" pub
lished the first of the week was the
name of Thomas H. Christofferson,
Morris, Mimi" This name does not
appear on the list of Stevens county
boys which, The Tribune has pub
lished, nor does the local Red Cross
have any information of any such SOL
dier from this county. Anyone who
can give any information regarding
this soldier will please notify either
Mrs. F. A. Hancock or The Tribune.
Mrs. Vaughan received a letter
yesterday from her son William stat
ing that he was coming home on the
Arizona, and would be here by New
Years. According to the city papers,
the Arizona arrived in New York
yesterday. The letter was written
on the 18th, and stated that he had
left London on the 9Th for France,
where the Arizona was to be one of
the ships to welcome President Will
son to France.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1918-03-29

rect supervision. The corporation
charges each miller per cent of the
value Of the wheat he grinds to cover
the costs of administering the cor
poration; for the $50,OO0,OO0 capital is
to be returned to the United States
Treasury, unlmpaired.
The agreement has its compensa.
tion, however, for the policy of Uncle
Sam ls to provide each mill with all
wheat possible. To do so, every mill
signing up was required to furnish an
estimate of its possible milling capacl-
ty for the season. This nationwide
survey Of milling capacities, when bal
anced against the available supply Of
wheat, enables the Grain Corporation
to equalize supplies In way never
done before. In fact, the schedule Of
prices arranged for the primary mar
kets had for an object this equaliza.
tion. For instance, II the proprietor
of an elevator at Maryville, No., 40
miles northeast of st. Joseph, and 456
miles from Chicago, desires to market
wheat he has available these markets:
st. Joseph, NO.; Kansas City, Mo-;
st. Louis, NO.; Chicago. ILL.,, and New
York City, N. Y. To ascertain the
most advantageous price for him, he
would work 1t out Oh the basis of the
following table:
From this table you can see what
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1918-03-29
NO SPUD MARKET HERE
POTATOES OFFERED FREE

Potatoes are drug on the Athena
market, and one man advertises in the
Press that he will give potatoes to any
one WHO will call for them. BY COM
parison with the present state of the
market, it will be remembered that
this time last year, potatoes were SELL
ing in Ath ana for $3.50 to $500 per
sack. An exceptionally large acre
age was planted last spring and an av-
erage yield was obtained
The increased acreage seems to have
brought about greater supply than
the present demand calls for. How
ever, it is expected that the market
will rally shortly for large consign-
ments to the greater centers of con-
sumption
AT the present time there are many
tons of the best grade potatoes grown
in the Northwest in storage on the
mountain ranches east of town. These
potatoes were held over from last fall
and as they are firm and good keepers,
they will be brought IN the market
after the present excessively large
supply Of tubers have been absorbed
by the trade, and the raisers are ex-
pecting to let go then.
AS is always the case, there will be
a large acreage seeded to potatoes this
year. though perhaps not so large as
that of last season, when many wheat
farmers devoted considerable acreage
to the production of them.
AS the American people, through
war necessity, get farther and farther
away from the use of wheat -four,
more and more the potato will be sub
stituted and it is recognized by the
Food Commission that it is we'll to
have a large potato surplus to fall back
on.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1918-03-29
LOAN DRIVE
STARTS ON APRIL s

The Liberty Loan drive will begin
Saturday morning, April 6.
The Committees aim to sell the
greater portion of the bonds on that
day. so as to take as little time Of the
solicitors from their personal affairs
as possible. it is realized that sub
scribers can as well be prepared to
sign up on the first day of the drive as
to let the matter run through the en-
tire period of the drive, necessitating
the expenditure of extra time on the
part of the committee. OF course,
there are many perhaps, who will not
be prepared to take up the bonds
on the first day, but they should
be prepared to come to an understand
ing with the committee. Pendleton
is going to make big drive on tho
first day and other districts of the
county will do likewise.
F. S. LeGrow is chairman of the
Liberty Loan drive committee for the
districts embracing Athena precincts,
and H. |. Watts is vice chairman. The
other committeeman on the drive are:
M. W. Hansell, F. B. Boyd, W. S.
Ferguson, W. S. Gleiser. and Henry
Dell. The committee will have the
assistance of others in the drive.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1918-03-29

the Grain Corporation was making a
large purchase for the Allies and was
utilizing Its knowledge Of available
stocks by having on the job trans
portation strategist-Edward Cham
bers, vice president Of the Santa Fe.
Mr.. Chambers was assisting the Food
Administration and has a remarkable
sway with him." Even before he was
called to assist Mr.. McAdoo, the Direc-
tor General, his suggestions to the rail-
roads had wonderful effect in dis
couraglng their hesitancy as to finding
available cars end In clearing up con-
gestlons that looked as though they
never could be uncongested.
How Uncle Sam Keeps the Whip
Ease In getting the needed cars was
one Of the advantages enjoyed by this
particular elevator after signing the
voluntary agreement which ceded to
the Grain Corporation the right to con-
troll storage and direct shipments and
sales of all wheat bought by the pro-
prietor.
While voluntary, this agreement is
almost compulsory since railroads give
priority recognition to Grain Corpora
ton requests for cars; and elevators
or mills outside the official fold must
"rustle" for themselves. In return the
Government guarantees the elevator
proprietor against losses and protects
him in every way as to price and pays
him rentals for all storage space reQui-
sitioned by 1t.
All elevators, local and terminal,
must take out licenses or face shut.
down. What is the power Of the H.
cense2 1t requires the operator to lay
oil cards on the table as to his busi-
ness dealings. For the time of the
war the elevator becomes public util-
ity and Its proprietor must furnish In
formation as to his business at any
time when required by the Grain Cor
poration. Each week he must make
and mail reports showing the amount
of wheat, rye, or their derivatives, pur-
chased, stored, and shipped.
Under present license terms, the IL
censee can keep on hand for only 30
days. unless he obtains special per-
nit, any stocks of these grains or
their derivatives. He Is also forbid
den to contract for the sale Of any
product which can not be delivered
within 80 days after the contract is
made.
How the Wheat Was Mllled.
Away went our bushel Of wheat on
Its journey to the terminal, where 1t
met other bushels of wheat from all
parts of the territory that fed this
market. There II was regarded for
special requirements, marked for I'm
mediate milling and rolled on to a
large mill in Illinois. The miller
bought the wheat from the Grain Cor
poration, for each miller In the Unit.
ed States Is under license also. and
most Of them have filled out another
voluntary agreement which binds them
either to purchase all supplies from
the Grain Corporation or under its d.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1918-03-29
In Auto Accident

Mr.. and Mrs. Thos. P. DeFreece
miraculously escaped serious injuries
when their car turned over on them
Sunday morning near the old Frank
Beale place on Dry Creek. Mr.. and
Mrs. DeFreece were on their way to
Wala Walla when the accident hap
pened. The car turned over, pinioning
both underneath. Mr.. DeFreece kick
ed the windshield to pieces and his
wife crawled through and assisted him
to get out. Neither was injured to
speak of but the car was badly wreck
ed, so it is reported.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1918-03-29
DR.. Plamondon Returns.

The East Oregonian reports that Dr..
]. d. Plamondon. former Athena ply
sician. who has been serving in France
as a first lieutenant in the hospital unit
from La Grande. is en- route home,
having been relieved from service on
account Of poor health. He was in
New York last week and in telegram
sent to Pat Foley of LaGrande, stated
that he expected to arrive in La
Grande this week. He is coming d.
rect from the hospital unit and La
Grande people are much interested in
his approaching return as he will be
able to give them news Of their boys
such as has not been censored. Whe-
ther or not DR.. Plamondon has been
permanently retired from service is
not known. -
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1918-03-29
Census Completed.

The taking of the census for all war
drives including the Third Liberty
Loan and the drives to come hereafter
during the war, in Athena and ada
cent districts of which Homer |. Watts
is district chairman, have been taken
and forwarded to the County Commit
tee at Pendleton. where the ratings
will be made. Henry Dell, Marion
Hansell, VIM. Mcleod and W. S.
Ferguson. vice chairmen of the respec-
tive precincts. took the census.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1918-03-29
PROSE AND VERSE
FROM SID BARNES

The following letter dated Feb. 27
was received Monday by Athena rel
atives from Sid. Barnes, 1l6th En-.
gineers, who, with Ernie Boynton,
was the first man in this vicinity to
volunteer, enlisting in Co. E, Idaho
National Guard and afterward being
transferred to the Engineers Corps:
II suppose you will think / have
forgotten you, but havn't. In fact.
we have been moving so rapidly of
late that the opportunities for writing
are very scarce. Percy Wilson, Froome
and ] are still with the original COM
pany, but great many changes have
taken place. All of the Weston boys
and Boynton, are away on detached
service. We are working hard every
day, harder than l ever worked in CIV
ilian life but it seems to agree with
me for | haven't even been indisposed
since coming to France. | was made
corporal during our first week in
France, or about December l5.
"We have travelled about consider
ably, and have seen great many
things of interest. especially in this
place. which has many thing of his
torical value. Here | have met a
Mademoiselle who is a great admirer
of Victor Hugo, end Madame whose
taste varies to Sir Thomas Moore.
Both talk excellent English, and / find
them excellent guides as we'll as COM
panions in my quest for information.
| am learning French more rapidly
than expected, and believe that this
will be mighty fine place to do my
fighting if the Powers that be- are
kind.
"Moscoe Froome is cooking in the
officers mess and is we'll. Wilson is
drilling with the Company and Boyn-
ton is Somewhere in France and
now will ,thapsodize:
"Sing a song of Army life-hiking
long the road,
Forty pounds of ordnance makes a
mighty load;
Stack arms Fall out Take Arms
and then Fall in
But we're not a-going to weaken till
we stack arms in Berlin.
France is winning steady, but her
cards are running low;
England and her Colonies are winning
sure, but slow.
The Kaiser's betting reckless but he'll
lose all that he's got,
When Uncle Sam starts dealing in the
hig Jackpot
"Sing song of Army life-Sherman
called it hell.
So here's toast to Sherman, cause he
learned his lesson we'll.
Marching from Atlanta to the sea was
quite stunt;
But that's damsite softer than pre-
pairing for the Front.
Reveilles at daybreak and Retreat is
blown at five,
And all the time that's in between
We've got to keep alive.
Nettlng ready Tor the Kaiser and the
Hohenzollern lot,
When Uncle Sam starts dealing in the
big Jackpot.
Sing song of Army life. to make the
chorus strong,
We'll fill it full of birthstone frs m the
verses of the song.
Well sing it while we're fighting as
we sing it while we drill
And start the Huns to praying for
the soul of Kaiser Bill.
Yes. we'll start the Huns to praying.
then well let them pray awhile,
Till we manacle the mailed fist in the
good old Yankee style.
And the Hollernzohen kultur will be a
thing, forgot
When Uncle Sam has finished in the
big Jackpot.
Il am sure you will agree with me
hof yk.k - r.. l..
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1918-03-29
MORROW COUNTY MAN
FOR JOINT Representative

To the People of Umatilla and Nor
row Counties: The only representa-
tion Morrow County has in the state
legislature is that of joint represent
ative with Umatilla County. For the
past three sessions such represent
ative has been a Umatilla County
man. Out of spirit of fairness, the
Republicans of Umatila this year
seem to concede the naming of Re-
publican candidate to Morrow County.
Under the circumstances and at the
solicitation of many people of my
county, offer myself as Republican
candidate for joint representative for
Morrow and Umatilla counties at the
coming primary election.
By profession / am a lawyer. l
have lived in Oregon nearly all of the
forty-five years of my life and in Nor
row County for the past fifteen years.
My small accumulations have been
gathered in Eastern Oregon and my in
terests are here.
If nominated and elected as your
representative, my first concern in
ge'' al shall be such legislation as
shall secure the most hearty and eff
cient cooperation Of our state with
the National government in the win
ming of the present war and in paving
the way for speedy and sound re-
construction after Its close Local. l
shall favor every Legislative effort for
the betterment of the people of my
district consistent with the paramount
duty of bringing victory to our armies
Sincerely, c. L. WO0DS0N.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1918-03-29
Free Legal Service.

Any legal service required by en-
listed or drafted men from Athena
and vicinity is being given and will
continue to be given free of any charg-
es by Attorney Homer |. Watts. The
opinion seems to prevail here that on
ly can such service be obtained at
Pendeton, when in reality all attorn-
eys are giving their service free to
soldiers.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1918-03-29

Is made up in feeling. receive the
Press once in awhile, and can assure
you it is very popular with the Athena
contingent of Co. E.
Corp. Sid Barnes,
Co. E. l16th Eng. A. E. F., France.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1918-03-29

Under these conditions the proprietor
would probably sell at st. Joseph or
Chicago, according to his inclination.
The table further illustrates the
equalization Of prices and indicates to
what extent the miller is protected
when buying wheat In any territory.
Through this plan determinations
against the producer, the miller, and
the consumer are eliminated so far as
1t seems humanity possible under
plan of such tremendous proportions.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1918-03-29


market. They also tend to correct
many abuses prevalent in the past.
such as cutthroat methods adopted by
mills to secure supplies and indiscrlmi-
nate moving of wheat to terminals.
For all practical purposes the wheat
business Of the country is apportloned,
and whenever possible mills are sup
piled from wheat in the territory near
est them. This policy has for an OBJ
ject the saving Of waste In transpor-
tation. In another way saving Is
made: Formerly large quantities of
undergrade wheats have been difficult
to dispose of on account of unco-ordl-
mated purchase Of the competing mills;
but under Uncle Sans domination
each bushel of wheat must now so
somewhere and the poorer wheat will
move just as freely as the more de-
sirable grades.
Limiting MiIlers' Profits.
The Illinois miller who received the
carlot containing our bushel 0f wheat
milled It promptly and shipped its -four
to port for expectation. The miller
was permitted by the Food Admins
tration to make fair profit, not ex-
ceeding a maximum Of Is cents per
barrel on the -four and a maximum
profit of so cents per ton on the feed
stuffs left over. All mills, however,
must furnish at regular intervals to
the Milling Division full statements of
manufacturing costs, which are scru.
tinized carefully. The derivatives Of
this wheat the miller sold for domes
tic consumption, as the policy OF the
Government is to keep in the United
States all available feedstuffs in order
to encourage livestock production.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1918-03-29

HESE schedules arrang-
ed for the various
markets are veritable
"prlce dams" to pre-
vent the overflowlng
Of the stream Of
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1918-03-29

wheat bushels was poured into car
which miraculously had appeared on
the siding at time when car shortage
was troubling the entire commercial
world. Inquiry might have shown that
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1918-03-29

BOUT 20 days after the
farmer brought in his
wheat there came a re-
quest to this elevator for
a carload to be purchas-
ed by the Grain Corpora
finn So nnA of nIIr
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1918-03-29

For Sale.-A Holt Special Gas Har-
vester, in good condition. See or
rhone Alex Mcintyre or G. e zerba,
Athena, Greg.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1918-03-29

sample on TO the st. Louis zone agent
for test, which verified his judgment as
to grade. He then went about his usu-
al duties, cleaning the grain, filling his
bins, and shipping out as regularly as
he could in maximum carload quanti-
ties, in order to economlze the use of
cars In time of congestion. He was
careful to keep his records very
straight as to dates and quantities of
wheat purchased, on hand. and shipped
out, for the Grain Corporation requires
weekly reports ana full details of
transactions.
SaIItno WJbAa% "a Nnva,nuar&
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1918-03-29
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The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1918-03-29
In the Country yGertlema10

JR delay in getting this
wheat started across
the world was occa-
stoned by the uncer-
tain judgment of the
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1918-03-29

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, 1918-03-29

Il am sure you will agree with me
that what this effort lacks in technique
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-03-22
confoondod mines. /, is beas,ly bore

confoondcd mines. Il is , beastly bore
every way"
You called me Hilds once upcn the
boat. Sir Percy said in voice int
which ] got Il suggestion o. coming
ica"s. And an so lonely here.
Couldn't | come and see the mines as
Well
My dear child" nc said holding nv
hand and pattinr; it. they are ter.
ribly rough places. and you would b.
bored stin anyways"
Ia i've minutes We were making ar
ranccments whereby should 90 10
tho mines when he went. and see them
49, he did.
Tat ! suffered | went 10 Broken
Hin. 10 Mount Ly"h. in Tasmania. aud
10 other places roIghnr still | travel
ed in terrible coaches over roads tina,
had mover been made: | ate mu;ton
chops. fried after the English fashion.
Till my soul YVES sore IT the bad food
EUt J saw all. and learned muck
;ha, even oar experts. who were there
to treat for the metals. had mover
known. All I told them made them
only more anxious TO get control OF
this wonderful store of metals that
Germany needed 50 much
I Unfortunately SIR Percy saw every
thing. too; and he Knew much ahou,
making money, that red-fsccd Eng
lishman II nc was a foot where Il
pretty woman Wa concerned. lie was
no foot in solid business
When We had flushed our travels he
spoke TO nc. very pompously. ana much
I rs though were little child. about
( the conclusion hH had reached
lie had satisfied himself that the
+ metals were there, in quantities fully
/ equal TO the representations made 10
F.. him and his associates in tho enter
prise he represented
. The inventors process could free then,
from their impurities. leaving a margin
. OF rroh' wide enough TO satisfy him
tho Investment Wa q good one.
When heard that my hear, sank
TO my knees. for | knew from our own
| experts that this inventor could do all
+ that he claimed. and little more
J J sought these experts. Enrich and
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-03-22

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