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The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1918-05-28
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GREER

GREER, May "a Charles Greer and
son. Charles, of'WaIhonding spent sew
eral days last week with the formers
mother, Mrs. Minerva. Greer.
Mrs. Mary Walton ofAshand is the
guest OF her sister, Mrs. c. V. Ban
bury.
Rev. II. w. Thompson and family
left Thursday morning for Mt. Yer
non where their son, Herbert, will be
operated on for adenoids at the Mt.
Vernon hospital.
James Barton and wife are spending
their vacation of ten days with rcla-
tives at Pleasant City and Coshocton.
Miss Gertrude Shultz, teacher in the
Loudonville schools, visited over Sun
day with her parents Mr.. and Mrs.
william Shultz. west Of town.
Mr.. and Mrs. Everett Almack were
pleasantly surprised last Sunday when
about fifty of their former neighbors
and friends from Walhonding gather
ed ut their home to remind Mr,Almack
of his birthday anniversary. They
came with we'll iilled baskets and a
fine dinner was entsyed by all. Those
present We're: Mr.. and Mrs, Chris
Launsinger. Mr.. and Mrs, Stewart
Kirk and children, Mr.. and Mrs. Chas
Mcfarland, Mr.. and Mrs William
Lapp, Mr. and Mrs. Chester Mcmillan
Mr. and Mrs. John Cummings, Mr.. and
Mrs. Byron Cummings and children,
Mr.. and Mrs. Everett Launsinger, MIR
and Mrs William Heffelfinger. Mr. and
Mrs. Frank Iieftelfinger' and children,
Mr.. and Mrs Emmett Hagans Mr.. and
Mrs. Grover Micksell, Mr. and Mrs. l..
II Fry, Mr.. and Mrs. Howard Neldon,
Mr.. and Mrs. George Hunter, Mrs. Jac-
oh Launsinger, Mrs, NJ. A. Almack,
the Misses Tena and Anna l,enhart,
Ellie Fry, Blanche Launsinger. Ruth
Heifelinger and Jay Hunter, all of
near Wnlhonding. and Mr.. and Mrs.
George Heffelhnger and Levi Hotter of
Loudonville.
Mr. and Mrs. George Hipp and chill.
dren and Peter Hipp spent Sunday af-
ternoon with J. c. Greer and wife
John Shafer and wife were visitors
at Millersburg last Saturday.
Mrs. Fordie Hawkins, Miss Maude
Hawkins and Forest Frasher visited
over Sunday with friends at Akron.
Mr.. and Mrs. Simon Mowery and
Mr.. and Mrs. Verd Mowery Of Mt. Yer.
non spent Sunday with relatives here.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1918-05-28
WAR "REMINISCENCES

after victory Is won," said Charles
M. Schwab in recent speech, I'VE
want to be able-everyone Of us-to
sit down together at the table and tell
each other how WE did it,"
It's simple, human way of putting
an idea as old as mankind, an idea
that the Roman poet Virgil expressed
long ago in words familiar to every
high school boy-"Haec meminisse
juvabit Wen enjoy remembering
these things" With that phrase the
war-worn and storm-tossed hero Ae-
meas encouraged his comrades when
they were almost ready to give up. It
has cheered many tired fighter and
worker since.
These are days as great as any
through which men have ever lived.
We are in the midst of great deeds.
The time will be as memorable as any
of which history tells. Mankind will
talk about it forever
And what satisfaction there will be
in doing what Mr.. Schwab suggests,
sitting down after the job Is done and
talking it over! That is, for those who
have played real part in the big
times-who have labored and sweated
and sacrificed according to their abil-
ity and opportunity For those who
shirked, there will be no Joy of remi-
niscence but only secret shame.
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Butler, Eva Taylor, Nina Johnson, Ad.
die Church, Anna Oborne, Flora Bum.
Catherine Reese, Addie Hampshire,
Bessie Warman, Miilie Foote. Gladys
Sicott, Nellie Lazear, ,Bertie Moss.
holder, Minnie Johnson, Olive Wolfe
and Josephine Weir.
There were about rs members of
the different districts who attended
the meeting the following officers II.
ing elected for the ensuing year:
residcnt-Josephine Weir. Mt Yer,
non
First Vice Pres.-Jennie Brown, Co
lumbu5.
Second Vice Pres-Gertrude Simp-
son, Martinsburg.
Third Vice Pres.--t'rances Bishop,
Centerburg.
Treasurer-llor Bum. Mt Vernon.
Chaplain Messmore, Center.
burg.
Patriotic Instructor Ap.
pleton, Mt Vernon.
Secretary Hattie Patterson, Co
lumbus.
Press Correspondent-Anna Oborne,
Mt. Vernon.
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only organization, he said, that could
do the work OF remaking the soldiers
and saving their lives.
He told of the hospital where he
was sent when he was wounded. The
largest military hospital in the world.
II had a staff of 5000 people and was
80 large that one could walk for miles
through its corridors
At first. many of the soldiers bled
to death. but the Red Cross has done
away with that by supplying each man
with two bandages and giving each q
course of instruction as to how to ap.
ply the first bandage to any kind of q
wound. s.p
Everyone must give until IL hurts"
to support the Red Cross, declared
Private Williams, that the lives of
many of the Americans as well as the
French and British, may be saved.
After the lecture, the audience sang
America" and Rev. Long offered
prayer.
EXPLAINS TRENCH MORTAR
. At the close of the lecture by Pri
vate Williams, the returned American
explained the mechanism of the Stokes
trench mortar which Is being used en-
tirely by the Americans in France and
which the selects at Camp Sherman
are being taught to use.
A round table discussion was held
after the meeting by the work ers in
the Red Cross war fund drive.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1918-05-28
LIFE AND FORTUNE

We are accustomed to hearing and
repeating that we have staked our
lives and fortunes on this war" Most
of us believe it, in general way,
without going into particulars. But
Linn f. Hanson of Wayne. Neb,, took
II literally.
When Hanson made up his mind
that the war was a good war. and his
war, he proceeded TO get into 1t. He
did complete job First he sold his
farm and all his other property Then
he took the money and bought $500
worth of Liberty Bonds and gave
$4,000 to the Red Cross and the rest,
81 900 to his church. Then he enlist
ed in the army.
1t was such a fine, big thing to do
that President Wilson. hearing about
It, wrote Hanson letter expressing
his admiration of the spirit which
prompted him to throw In his for
tunes entirely and unreservedly with
the great country we all love and seek
to serve"
We cant ali be Hansons. And II is
not desirable that we should all be.
Most of us have to stay at home and
do our regular work. to keep the war
machinery running But there are
mighty few of us who couldn't throw
In more of our life and fortune than
we've yet done.
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Patriotic badges and w. C,lT u.
window cards were ordered seet for.
Plans for county w. G. r. u day at
the infrmary, TO be observed June 80,
were talked over and the treasurer
and flower mission superintendent
were asked to decide what shall be our
contribution to the treat for the in,
mates of the home that day. discus
sion of the plans used in the member-
ship campaign now being carried on.
The program was in charge OF Mrs.
G. II. Jackson:
Reading, Prohibition in AU5tIalia-
Mrs. G. h. Vail.
Recitation, How Moses Discovered
Tobacco-Mrs. G. j. Woods.
Reading, Liquor and the War-Mrs.
Jennie Stephens.
Vocal duet Mrs. S. f. lluntsberger
and Mrs. Nancy Adrian. ~
Reading, Are You Bouster?-Mrs.
Potter Sockman. n
Reading, Every Vote Counts-Mrs.
W. S. Rightmirc.
Reading, Prohibition in 1S2o-Mrs.
Frank Roby.
Reading, States that Have Prohibi-
ton Mrs. S. Writ.
Paper, "Why Secretary Daniels Is
sued the Order Against Wine Mess in
the Navy Mrs. Nancy Adrian.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1918-05-28
OUR WORLD MISSION

THE aloofness of the United States
from world responsibility has vanish.
ed for all times" writes Prof. Mac
Alarney of Columbia university,
Memorial Day addresses. Fourth of
July celebrations. all these things
have lost forever their provincial and
restricted meaning. In the future they
will typify the beginnings of the big
which the United States of America
will help TO impose upon even unwill
Ing Germany"
That is unquestionably the biggest
fact Of the war, from the American
standpoint. We have entered the arena
OF the world as power with an inter.
est and voice In world afiairs sec.
ond to none. We know that II we
keep our clear vision and do our full
duty we may emerge the natural, rec.
ogni2cd leader OF the nation3.
Simply doing our obvious duty Is
carrying as TO this pinnacle of su
preme leadership, We may be swept
there by the pressure of events,
whether we deliberately will il or not
And we cannot help feeling that II Is
only the natural realization of our des.
tiny. The fathers who made US ma.
tion believed that the principles they
wrote into our Declaration of lnde.
pendence and our Constitution were
OF universal application. sure In time
to conquer the world. And perhaps it
was not accidental that the famous
bell hanging in Independence Hall,
which rang out the message OF the
first Fourth OF July, bore the inscrip.
tion, Proclaim liberty throughout the
earth, and to all the inhabitants there
Of"
We have been proclaiming Ameri-
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1918-05-28
EXE:MP[|FY RITUAL
Local S. OF V. Auxiliary Goes
Through Work AT Dis
@ trict Meeting

The Sons of Veterans Auxiliary,
the Columbus, Martinsburg, Center
burg aud MI. Vernon orders, held its
district meeting at Centerburg Thurs,
day, the women from here excmpliGy-
,1g the ritual.
Those who attended the meeting
from here were: Mcsdameb Blanch
Appleton, Marie Fribley Elsie .Ifaddis,
Margaret Iieadington, Pearl Trott,
r'iorencc Brock, May Talmadge, Laura
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1918-05-28
MT. ZION

MT. ZION. May 2i-Born to MIR. and
Mrs. George Underwood. q daughter.
May 10.
Miss Ethel Dugan spent the week
end with Miss Rebacca Hall of Dennis.
Mrs. Nj. b. Melick of Newark spent
part of last week with Mr.. and Mrs.
Clark Schoolcr.
Milton Hayes is much improved at
this writing.
Mr.. and Mrs. Percy DOnahey of New
ark called on friends here Thursday
evening.
Ray Harris spent Saturday at Uti-
ca.
Mrs, Sarah Scolcs is on the sick list
Ora Donahey and family of Utica
spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. lien
ry VanWinkle.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1918-05-28

ea M N hs M N m Ea sa ra
IA Let the noise OF dollars and Pa
IA quarters pouring into the Unit pa
pa ed States treasury announce to ea
ea the world that this country Is ra
hA united. Buy War Savings ~
~ Stamps. "a
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1918-05-28
". c. 7. u. MEETINGS
MT.

The Mt Vernon w. C.. r. u. met
Tuesday afternoon at the home of
The president, Mrs. William Babbs,
called the meeting to order.
Song by the union.
The 2Srd Psalm was repeated in
unison. Prayer by Mrs Adrian.
Song-Looking Upward
Flower mission report by the super
intendent, Mrs. Frank Roby, showed
good work being done.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1918-05-28
Returned American, With
Canadian Forces, Tells
Experiences
in TRENCHES SINCE
BEGINNING OF WAR
Red Cross Speaker 'Gassed'
AT Ypres; Wounded On
Somme

America must wake up even tho
she is. | believe, about 5000 miles
away from the fighting zone, for if she
doesn't wake up and wake up pretty
soon. she will be another Belgium on
a larger scale. The boys at the front
depend on you to back them up and
they will last as long as they are
backed up" declared Private Arthur
Williams, an indianapolis boy who en-
listed with the Canadians, has seen
two years OF service on the front in
France and who gave the address
here for the Red Cross at the Church
of Christ Thursday evening, taking
place of Gunner Depew, who was to
have spoken, but who suffered break
down at Xenia from wounds sustained
in the war
In stirring tones, Private Williams
told of his experiences in the great
war Of humanity VS.. Brutality and
Autocracy How he was wounded in
the first battle of the Somme and how
his companion, who was Just behind
him, saved his life was the feature of
his talk which wos heard by large
number of people.
MOORE SINGS
The meeting opened with orchestra
selections after which the audience
sang "Tbe Star Spanged Banner"
The invocation, was delivered by the
Rev. j. A. Long, pastor of the Vine
street church, Henry G. Beam intro
ducing the speaker, Private Williams
Just before Williams' address, Harvey
j. Moore sang Keep the Home Fires
Burning" accompanied by Miss Agnes
Ahrendt l'.'f
| Williams is still doing bis bit after
being rendered unfit for active service
by being gassed and his bayonet
wound by going about the country Civ
ing stimulus to patriotic movements.
When the local boys who will be
wounded or rendered unit for further
service in some manner or other,
come back, Private Williams explain
ed, there viii be no necessity for his
going about the country making ad.
dresses but now he is doing what he
can by coming as a platform speaker
almost direct from the trenches, to
give the American people some idea
of the seriousness of the business
of making war in the twentieth cen
tury and bring them TO a realization of
what the war actually means.
ENLISTED WITH CANADIANS
Williams, who is 20 years old short
ly after the war started in the summer
of 1914, went to Canada and. after
great difficulty ON account of his
American citizenship, secured a place
in the Canadian army He went over
among the first Canadians farmers
clerks, and in fact men from every
walk of civil life
Although net in the retreat from
Mons, the Canadians were in France
three months after the war began,
practically raw recruits,
There is u great difference between
the imperial British forces and the
Canadians, according TO Private VIII
liams, who at the same time adds that
although The Canadians are much
more slack in their military discipline,
when it comes down to real man sized
fighting in the trenches, the Canadians
are just as able as any man in the
imperial British forces,
"The Yanka are probably similar
while in billets to the Canadians, but
when it comes TO doing real mems
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The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1918-10-25
Advertising

Th. cAthsna 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, 1918-10-25
(. aP. DODD EX- PUBLISHER
CANDIDATE, Representative

E. P. Dodd Of Hermiston, formerly
ia newspaper publisher of Pendleton, is
candidate for representative on the
Republican ticket and his progressive
citizenship and capabilities are recog-
nized by the voters of the county, ire
spective of party afliliation.
Mr.. Dodd has been resident of
! Umatilla county for 20 years and dur.
ing that time has been identified with
its development, particularly that part
of it known as the "west end. !" AT
Hermiston, where he resides. his cap
abilities as leader in the affairs of
the reclamation project community
have stamped him as being eminently
qualified to become member of Ore
gon's legislative body.
Mr.. Dodd is graduate of the In
diana State University, is married and
the father of two children. Of late
years he has been engaged in alfalfa
farming and stockraising. but finds
time to give attention to municipal.
county and state affairs. Five times
he has been president of the Hermis-
ton Commercial cluh, and is now serv-
ing on the city council and librcry
board. His platform reads:
II will give careful attention to any
legislative matters affecting the re-
sources, industries and business of
Umatilla county. Any request or need
of any citizen or community of this
county will be acted upon cheerfully
and fairly. have no favorites. no
hobby and no pigeon holes.
Il believe in the progressive but
sound development Of all resources of
county and state.
Il believe in strong support of the
industrial, agricultural and civic life
of the state as indispensable to
strong war policy. and this should be
the keynote of the next legislative
session. The approaching reconstruc-
tion period already needs our attention
and the Legislature must pledge the
state to wide awake and progressive
action following the close of the war.
Present war conditions demand of |
the next Legislature mature judgment |
and a high sense of patriotic duty
which ] fully appreciate and to which
pledge my earnest endeayor."
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1918-10-25
DAN M'KENz|E KILLS.
WIFE AND HIMSELF.

! Daniel Mckenzie. m ember Of a well
known and highly respected pioneer
family Of this county until few years
ago residing near Adams was the prin-
cipal actor in deplorable Gouble trag-
edy enacted near Springdale WASH.
Friday afternoon of last week when he
fatally shot his wife and then killed
himself.
The remains were brought to Athena
for burial BY sorrowing friends, arriy-
ing here Monday evening and the
funeral, which was private, was held
Tuesday afternoon at 9 o'clock, SER
vices being held at the grave. Mr..
Mckenzie was well known in Athena
where he was held ir the highest es.
TEEN. He is survived by three sisters
and two brothers, who have the deep.
est sympathy of the ommunity.
Mr.. Mckenzie was a member of
Dolph Lodge. No. so, A. F. g. A. M.
OF this city. The local Chapter, o. e.
5. was named in honor of his father.
Details of the tragedy were given
in special from Springdale. Wash,
dated Oct l6. to the Spokesman Re-
view, Friday. as follows:
A double tragedy was enacted here
shortly before noon today when D., G.
Mckenzie, farmer of the Camas val,
ley district. seven miles from Spring
dale, shot and killed his wife and then
ended his own life. Mr.. and Mrs.
Mckenzie, both aged about s6 years,
were married year ago, and about
month ago separated. Mckenzie SUBJ
sequently filing a divorce action at
Colville.
Mrs. Mckenzie. through an agree
ment made with her husbands attor-
ney, went to the farm home to get
her personal belongings. She had en-
gagged a neighboring farmer, Otto
Nelson. to haul away her goods and
was accompanied by Mrs. Taylor, an
other neighbor. AS the three drove
up to the house Mckenzie. according
to the story of eyewitnesses. came
from the house and when about 30 feet
away pulled revolver and SHOT Mrs.
Mckenzie through the shoulder. He
then came behind the wagon and fred
second time, the bullet passing
through the back'of the victims head,
causing death about two hours later.
Mckenzie then walked around to the
side of the house and shot himself
twice, the first bullet passing through
his neck and the second through his
head. causing almost immediate death.
Coroner c. T. Rigg Of Colville, was
notified of the shooting and took charge
of the body of Mckenzie which is at
Chewelah. The body of Mrs. McKen-
zie was taken in charge by Smith a.
Co. of Spokane.
Mckenzie is well known in Spokane.
being for some time associated there
with Harry Cranke in the live stock
business under the firm name OF the
Cranke-McKenzie company.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1918-10-25
THIRD MEMBER OF FAMILY
SUCCUMDS TO PNEUMONIA

Mrs. Bert Allen. mother Of Mike
Pierce who died at North Yakima last
week at the same time with his step
daughter, of pneumonia, the result of
Spanish influenza, also succumbed to
the disease at her home southwest of
Athena Monday night.
Mrs. Allen was at North Yakima
when her son and his stepdaughter died
and was attacked with influenza while
there. She came home after their
deaths. while still i'll. Pneumonia de-
veloped and she rapidly grew worse.
Mrs. Allen was the mother of John
Pierce, Mrs. Andy Rothrock, Mrs.
Jack Murphy and Mrs. Anna Aims
worth. who survive her, as also does
her husband, Bert Allen. The funeral
took place yesterday and owing to the
influenza epidemic was private.
The funeral of Mike Pierce and his
stepdaughter took place Sunday inter-
ment being in the Athena cemetery.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1918-10-25
IRA MCDONALD DECLINING
ALL HOPE IS GIVEN Up

n il aaid thero !, NJ hono e. A.,
rrave,nent ' ;I ~ 49, 70 do,, nv nope ior i'n,
o. Ira Man"raia "a I .he M uceiin'pR h neaith Oh
Iaad for aa.,s, wno % na' M De.l ~ lort,
treatnert | Il ov do.,a,oas .aaiuE .h., NJ, meu,ca'
nopsld l. = "a, ~ ~ ue,eiups ,',i.h .na. mr. mc-
stonaoh e.eu H. !" WIN .auIer w, oa tne
wbe,e w;th 10 "om os.;a.o =. "a'ia w Wa,ia
Eerauson W. w. !. ~ .o.,Ii' asIiS.aioe " w, o.
;ress aS aFa;ra m ,,;,h 10 Selling .he o ~ MS pus,
."seo aiia',s WIN Tue emu IN view OF
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1918-10-25
Dog Recognizes Portrait.

In his "reminiscences "Spy' sketches
my credulity. He had painted full
length portrait Of his host at country
house. When 1t was just finished he
came down early one morning to In
spect it-and found his hosts dog sit
ting up begging before the portrait OF
his master. 49,
1t was Apelles, the ancient painter.
] think, who depicted grapes so realls-
tically that the very birds pecked at
them. But In long association with
dogs have never found one who could
recognize figure or a landscape In a
picture.
The nearest approach to such intel
ligence is when l have set q looking
glass on the floor and confronted d dog
with his own likeness. He.growls sus-
piciously, uncomfortably, until be
walks behind to find the other dog
that Isn't there !---London Chronicle,
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