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The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1919-01-03
Sheard-Jackson.

Z Wednesday. at 2:S0 p. m. the we'd
dingsof Carl Sheard and Miss Oneita
Jackson was solemnized the ceremony
being performed at the NJ. E. church
in Walla Walla, by its. pastor. The
bride and groom we're accompanied by
Mr.. and Mrs. George Sheard and Clay
jackson. The party returned BY auto
to the home of the brides parents. Mr..
and Mrs. +. J. Jackson. north Of Ath-
ena, where agso'clock wedding dinner
was served by Mrs. Jackson. The
decorations at the home we're in PINK
and white scheme. flesh and white car
nations and potted plants furnishing a
beautiful settirg for the feast. the
guests present wee: Misses Elsie
Walker and Mamie Sheard. Mrs. JOS
eph Shesrd. MIR. and Mrs George
Sheard, Mr.. J. S. Lamb. Of Portland.
Mrs. w. +. Dobson. Mrs. Ed Zimnaer-
man. of Lewiston. Clay, Harold and
Ruth Jackson. VT. and Mrs. F. J.
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CASES
ARE DECREASING

With only three critical eases in the
hands Of the physicians as a result Of
the influenza epidemic in Athena, dur
ing the last ten days when over 100 pa
tients required medical aid, and with
steady decrease in the number Of
cases. the health officials bhlieye they
have bested the epidemic here.S
Monday night the city cpuncil took
measures to assist in preventing
spread Of the disease. by having pla-
cards printed for distribution among
the business houses, warning against
lettering, also cards to put up at ress.
licences where flu cases exist I&,
The Red Cross quickly made ar-
rangements to give their aid in ener-
gency cases, and have been serving
food to the sick from their headquar-
ers on Main street, where members
have been alternating in doing the
work as required. Their urgent as
sistance has been required at the home
uf William Carsters. where the whole
family have been confined to their
beds with influenza. The Red Cross
is prepared to give assistance TO any
person or family requiring it, all that
is necessary to secure aid is to notify
headquarters. Professional nurses will
be secured for patients whenever pos
sible, though the epidemic In other
places where nurses are already en-
ployed, makes 1t hard to secure them.
The worst conditions prevail at the
| w. ]. Carsten home, where the father
lies at the point Of death, and other
members of the family are confined to
their beds. Neighbors and friends
have been doing their very best to care
for the sick ones, and endeavors ale
being made to secnre trained nurse.
Art Chapman is reported to be very
sick at the home of his parents inthe
north part of town.
!, Another serious case is at the home
Of Victor Burke, where his wife has
.. been very i'll for several days. A
, nurse from Walla Walla was fortun-
ately secured, and indications this
morning are that the patient is slight
ly improving. MIR. Burke and the two
children have also been i'll with, inhu'
enza. Mrs. Charles Kirk, who was
} taken very i'll Monday, is also improv'
ing, but for time was in critica
condition. Dr.. Keylor was called from
. Walla Walla Tuesday and was in con
sutation with DR.. Sharp. A nurs'
: also came from Walla Walla to attent
Mrs. Kirk.
. Mrs. Joseph Clemons is in a pre-
carious condition. After giving brit
to child Wednesday. she was strjcke
!. with influenza. which threatened I
terminate in pneumonia. Through tn
= Red Cross. nurse was samncne
from Pendleton, who now is in charg
u of the case.
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LEST We FORGET

Herman Behnke. Umapile farmer,
refused to contribute to the United
War Work Fund.
Nick Grosgebaurer, of Umapine.
whose prune crop last year was worth
in the neighborhood of $4,000. con-
tributed only $500 to this fund and
that reluctantly.
Fred Meihoff. of Umapine, refused
to give money to the agencies helping
our boys in arms on the grounds that
he had to send money to relatives in
Germany.
william Swash Of Umapine, said to
he worth $40, 900 refused to contribute
to the United War Work Fund.
]. e Hoon of Milton. refused to
contribute to the same fund.
G. M. Mckenzie of Milton, whose
property in this county is assessed for
$s1, 800, failed and refused to give
ANYTHING to this fund
CENTRAL LOYLATY COMMITTEE.
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WHEN A CUP OF
COFFEE TASTES LIKE
A MILLION DOLLARS
He Got His Cup and Then
Went onto Death.

Through the establishment of the
line of communication canteens In
France the American Red Cross is set.
ting records in serving hot coffee, CO.
Goa and sandwiches to the troops. One
of these refreshment units made an.
other new record recently, serving
more than $4,000 meals in one week.
At another q cup Of coffee was served
every ten seconds for period Of two
consecutive hours.
In single week these lines of com
munication canteens often serve $4,000
American and French soldiers.
Soldiers In Box Cars.
Do our soldiers and their allies real.
ly want this form of Red Cross serv.
ice? A letter from young American
aviator, a 1917 graduate Of Princeton
University, is probably typical. 1t
might be added that this man has since
been reported killed after bringing
down q German Taube. "A so mile
train ride over here" he said, "lnstead
of taking few hours may take days.
When we stop at Red Cross canteen
you can bet that cup of coffee tastes
like a million dollars"
1t is not always possible for a regi.
ment to provide sufficient food and hot
coffee on these long journeys, where
the men must often be packed stand
ing into unheated box cars ordinarily
used for carrying horses. So imagine
for yourself the warmth, the cheer, thu
comfort that piping hot coffee ant
good sandwiches bring to our boys aft
er a night on such journey Yot
can just bet that It stiffens a man.
courage Your Red Cross Is handing
out this renewed courage by the plpini
hot cupful.
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BODY or ELLIS FOUND
NEAR TRACK At AVER

The body of H. !, Ellis the man who
leaped through window from bis Pull
man berth on the Spokane-Pendlet
passenger train Monday night. was
found Tuesday near Aver. Wash. The
body was discovered by section men
where 1t lay beside the track. The
man was dead but meagre reports do
not show whether he died from his fall
or from subsequent exposure. \
Facts concerning the affair as given
by railroad men indicate that Ellis
acted while insane. He broke both
glasses Of a double Pullman window.
Blood stains on the glass and window
show he injured himself in so. doing.
Had he merely been asleep 1t Is De.
clared he would have. awakened when
he broke the windows
Ellis was an employe Of the Bunker
Hill & Sullivan mine and 1t ia believed
he did considerable travel looking over
mining properties.
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TEDDY ROOSEVELT
PEACEFULLY RESTS
ON SYCAMORE HILL

The sudden death Of Theodore Roose-
welt, 26th president of the United
States at his home early Monday morn
ing, cast pail of gloom over the ma
tion, throughout which the American
flag flew at half mast in every city,
town and hamlet.
The cause of death was due to rheu-
matism which affected the heart. A
colored servant in attendance upon the
ex president noted that he was breath
ing heavily, and went to summon
nurse. On their return. which was
Immediately. Mr.. Roosevelt was dead.
Colonel Roosevelt returned to his
home at Oyster Bay on Christmas day
from Roosevelt hospital, where he had
been for some time treated for rheu-
matism complicated with sciatica. On
Sunday preceding his death, the ex-
president had felt much better. and
had written letters and read consider
ably during the day. On retiring, his
wife remained at his bedside until he
fell asleep, leaving him in the care Of
his trusted colored attendant.
Last February. Colonel Roosevelt
submitted to slight operation for re-
lief from ear trouble. Recovering. he
again became active in National af-
fairs. devoting much of his time to
writing editorial matter for the Kan
sas City Star and other publications.
Soon after his son, Questin. lost his
life IN the aviation service on the
Western front. it was noted by inti-
mate friends that Mr.. Roosevelt began
to show evidences of breaking. and
soon thereafter began to suffer rheu-
matte pains, From this period OH to
his critical illness at Roosevelt hos
pital, his sons tragic death on the
battle field of France seems to have
.hastened the end.
Up to the very last Colonel Roose-
velt was receptive to the vital inter
ests Of his country, and his very latest
act was to issue a public statement
which was read Sunday night at an
"All-American Concert" in New York
City, under the auspices of the Amer
lean Defense Society, of which he was
honorary president:
81 cannot be with you, and so all 1
can do is to wish you Godspeed," it
read. "Ihere must be no sagging
back in the fight for Americanism
merely because the war is over.
There are plenty of persons who
have already made the assertion that
they believe the American people have
a short memory and that they intend
to revive all the foreign associations
which most directly interfere with the
complete Amercanization of our peo'
pie. Our principle in this matter
should be absolutely simple.
SIN the first place we should insist
that if the immigrant who comes here
does, in good faith. become an Ameri'
can, and assimilates himself to US, he
shall be treated on an exact equality
with everyone else, for it is an outrage
to discriminate against any such mar
because of creed or birth place or ori
gin. But this is predicated upon thu
mans becoming in very fact an Amer
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great deal of uneasiness was felt by
his friends, he not having been heard
from for several months. His letters
in part explain the arduous work that
has kept him too busy to write. Dick
is in the nth division, which is not
yet slated for return:
"Dear Mother and all: As haven't
heard from you for some time, will
write few lines to let you know that
am still here with a full equipment
of arms and legs, although have had
some sore feet. Have been hiking for
over 3 weeks. Picked up new pair
of shoes on the road and threw my old
ones away, with the result that there
were many blisters. learned lesson
right there--have learned several since
| have been over here. We are in
little village now and have good billets
with hunks ard a fire place. Took my
clothes off last night to sleep the first
time in over months. Think | will
know how to appreciate home when
| get back. Have slept in mud, she'll
holes trenches and any place we could
find. would like to send something
from France but can buy snothing at
this pace but nuts. "Dick. ("
Co. q. 308th Inf.
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A MOTHERS PROMISE
TO HER SON
By KATHLEEN NORRIS

My Dear One-Im writing this very,
very small and on the thinnest OF pa
per, so that tightly folded 1t may slip
into one of the olive drab pockets Of
your new uniform without encroaching
for the tiniest part of an inch upon all
the new things that you must have
there-the passports and identifca-
tion slips and photograph. the knife
and pen and writing pad. the lists
and numbers and names and ciphers,
sthe address book and the thin manual
you have been studying so hard and
1fthe slim little Bible, for this letter Is
a part of your equipment, too, or at
least / like to think that 1t Is.
I'm going to tell you In 1t just one
or two of the things we've been try
ing not to say in these last days. You've
said to yourself, haven't you, that
there were possibilities that /. thank
God, hadn't seemed to think Of.
You've marvelled gratefully, haven't
you, that could say goodby with
dry eyes and talk about what we
should do when the war Is over My
dear there is nothing-nothing-that
can happen to you that haven't fore.
seen in every detail since May, since
the very beginning Of it all. / know
that some of our men are not going to
come back. know--as write this
in the room you love-7that your fin.
gers may tumble for this little piece
of paper in some dreadful hour, q
month or two months or six months
from now, just to read 1t over once
more for the last time, just to fee
in your fingers out there In shell
lighted battlefield something that
have touched-for goodbye.
And thinking of all this for almosi
, a year while you've been getting
ready to 20 I've been getting ready tt
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Letter from Chas. Owens.

The following letter to his father,
William C. Owens, Of Adams, from
Charley Owens. we'll known here. was
printed in the e. 0. of the 9TH. Chas.
started out with Troop D. and was
transferred to Co. G. la6th field ar
tillery:
Bechrieben den. Nov. %, 1918.
Dear Dad: We are in little town
named Blaucourt, close to Verdun. |
have had some close calls over here.
Our casuals were about 10 per cent of
our battery. We were all gassed and
several had to go to the hospital. A
couple with mustard gas. have seen
wounded men go past our gun posi-
tions so thick that the ambulances
couldn't carry them all. Some were
walking and others riding in trucks.
We were at Chateau Theirry when
the Dutchmen tried to break through
Have been all through Belleau Wood,
Fere -Tardenois and stopped on the
Vesle river. From there we moved to
st. Mihie. We were on that sector
for over two weeks. From there we
moved to Chary, about two miles and
a-half from Verdun, and have been on
that sector the rest of the time. Our
last position was at Montigny on the
Meuse river. Our guns were made in
France and are known as the great Elk
inch G. P. F. The shell weighs about
30 pounds and will shoot is miles. Our
battery has put them in travelling pos
tion in 18 minutes.
We were up with the light artillery
most of the time and have cen in the
second line trenches couple of times
with them. About three weeks ago we
were going into position at Cunel. A
Boche plain came over US about two
hundred feet in the ali and let few
put-puts out of it. In about five or ten
minutes there were 100 shells hit in a
radius of 100 yards of us. made a
dive for shell hole and just as went
in shell hit in ten feet of me. ] lay
there half an hour and they pat over
about hundred shells. There we're
six different shells that threw dirt over
me. 1t only got one man that time.
That's just one Of dozen times we
got shelled Anybody that says the
Dutch didn't have artillery Is a liar,
and they could sure shoot straight. too.
We have all our stuff packed and
ready to start for the Rhine river.
They seem to think it is quite an honor
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BUD WHITE VICTIM OF
INFLUENZA At PENDLETON

Marion Ichabod (Budj White died of
influenza at the State Hospital. Pen
dleton. Tuesday at 1890 O'Clock. The
body was shipped here and Wednesday
the remains were taken to Milton for
interment in the family lot at Milton
cemetery. Services were held at the
grave by Pastor B. B. Burton, of the
Christian church.
The deceased vas born near Athena.
where he grew to manhood and where
he spent practically all his life until
within the past two years. At his
death he was 27 years. two months
and l8 days of age. He is survived
by his invalid mother. who resides in
this city. four brothers one sister and
one niece,
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LETTERS FROM OUR
LADS over THERE

John Wall writes that with his reg
iment, the 3Sth, he was on his way to
the Rhine on November 2sth. 1t was
the Thirty-eighth regiment Of the
Third Division which SO distinguished
itself at the Marne as to receive spe-
cial mention in the report Of General
Pershing to the secretary of war. The
reference to the s8th is as follows:
IA single regiment Of the. Third
wrote one of the most brilliant pages
in our military annals on this occasion.
1t prevented the crossing at certain
points on its front while, on either
flank, the Germans, who had gained
footing, pressed forward. Our men,
firing in three directions, met the Ger
man attack with counter attacks at
critical points and succeeded in throw
ing two German divisions into COM
plete confusion, capturing 900 pris-
oners."
Somewhere in Germany,
Nov. rs, 1918.
Dear Mother: Received our letter
some time ago, but have been on the
move and haven't mad time to answer.
We are somewhere in Luxembourg at
present, but think we will move on up
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Jackson, Mr.. and Mrs. E. o. venable
and daughter. Eloise. The young cou-
pie will make their home on the Sheard
farm, just north of Athena, where the
groom recently builta a residence. near
that of his mother. The good wishes
Of many friends go with them.
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A second letter. dated December IL,
just month after the signing Of the
armistice. was received Monday from
Dick Winship. for whose safety .
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The athena Press circulates in the
homes Of readers who reside in the
heart Of the Great Umstilla Wheat
Belt, and they have money to spend
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-11-30

The difficulties with Bolshevism
are all on the elementary side. From
the standpoint Of high theory it
should work beautifully. 1t does
work beautifully-on paper. II only
stomachs did not grow hungry and
all humans were equal and unselish
and brainwork was a foolish and use
less luxury, communistic Russia
might be the happiest spot on the
planet to-day.
So the primer class for Bolshevists
at Ellis Island, who have just taught
themselves the very important truth
that stomachs need food, have really
learned a most valuable and impor-
tant lesson. "They ate ravenously,"
says the affecting description Of the
! breaking of their five-day fast. But
not more ravenously, it is safe to
say, than Nature devouring her chill
dren when they will not obey her
laws. It is gross and vulgar
thought to intrude upon the pure
theories Of communism; but the
stomach must have its fuel, as even
the Great Lenine has been compelled
to concede in his compromises with
peasants and experts and Nature.
Educated beyond his intellect
was the old definition Of mug
wump." Educated beyond his stom-
ach" suggests very accurately the
parlous mental position Of the Boil
shevist. The sooner he relearns his
A, B, C's, if need be by the some
what painful drill just concluded at
Ellis Island, the better for every one.
It is Natures own way as matter
of fact-hunger is the eternal slip
per with which she has ever spanked
her unruly children back to obedi-
ence and sense.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-11-30
The Budget Cure

Senator Mccormick makes out a
strong case for his draft Of budget
law. The Good bill, which passed
tho House several weeks ago, vests
supervision Of the estimates in a
bureau attached to the White House.
The theory Of this measure Is that
the President will thus be forced TO
accept direct responsibility for CO.
ordinating expenditures and making
them conform to estimated income.
The Mccormick plan, on the con-
trary, intrusts these functions to
the Secretary Of the Treasury. This
officer has always been charged with
transmitting executive department
estimates to Congress. He has also
stood in closer relations to Congress
than any other Cabinet chief, having
the right to submit his annual report
to it instead Of to the President. He
Is the agent to whom Congress would
naturally turn in its effort to substi-
tute order for chaos in the prepare
ton of estimates. The Secretary is
now a mere clearing house director.
without authority to white down
or adjust demands for appropria-
tons. Under the Mccormick bill he
would have real power as con-
troller and reviser.
What is needed is Capitalization Of
responsibility. The Good bill as
sumes that political responsibility
can be best fixed on the President
by the creation of new executive
bureau. Yet the President is already
overburdened with work. There is
no assurance that he will accept re-
sponsibility to a greater degree II
the budget is made up by a function
ary attached to his Office than he
will if the Secretary Of the Treas
ury makes it up. The great gain Of
a budget system will be that it will
hold tho Executive, not Congress, to
account for the cost Of the Federal
housekeeping. That can be accom-
plished, however. only by a radical
change in the attitude Of Congress
toward appropriation measures. II
Congress emphasizes its role as an
auditor Of appropriations rather
than an originator Of them the pub
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-11-30
What Did Roosevelt Do ?
4 Fem Amoung Many Replies to the Question of Tribune
Reader

that Roosevelt has accomplished that
will live:
As Assistant Secretary Of the Navy he
got the American feet in readiness for
the Spanish-American War.
When President he saved our natural
resources from the destruction Of the
greedy.
He Instituted the national irrigation
act and turned millions Of acres of arid
land to producing grain and fruit.
The Panama Canal is a monument to
Roosevelt's courage and perseverance.
These are but few Of the many
Roosevelt accomplishments that will
bless mankind for many generations to
come.
But perhaps his greatest accomplish
ment WAS performed in the last years
Of his life, when he awakened sleep
ing nation TO the need of preparedness.
He was rdiculed by those in high places
As being nervous and excited" When
. cowardiy Administration WAS urging
the people to be neutral in word and
thought" and to be "too proud to Aght."
It was Roosevelt who showed US the
path Of righteousness. Denied the privi-
lege OF serving his country on the field
Of honor, he sent his four sons, OF whom
one was killed and two were wounded.
No other public man. not even Lin
coin. WAS so bitterly assailed and ridi-
culed az was Roosevelt. So great was
the abuse heaped upon him that 1t led
10 several attempts upon his life. one OF
which nearly proved fatal. Like Lin
coin. Roosevelt is now being eulogised
for the very things people condemned
while he was living.
There are small-mnded people who
still try to detract from the fame OF
Theodore Roosevelt. but they will be-
come fewer as time goes on. His place
in history is secure, not only among the
great men Of this country. but among
the great men Of the world The world
is certainly better because he lived
GEORGE H. HORNE Jr.
Woodhaven, n. u. Nov. 20, 1919.
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over the body is accepted to some
extent even by materialists. Bos-
tonians have not hitherto been ad-
judged the lightest- hearted people in
the world. But who knows what
change they may show if they turn
themselves into Mark Tapleys for
seven whole days?
Will there still be pessimists, how
ever, persisting in doleful dumps, to
mar the general face of joy? Will
they refuse to be glad on order? 1t
is quite possible. There are those
whom Pollyanna more exasperates
than cheers. The strain of resolving
that nothing is wrong is a pretty
heavy one in these days. But if il
is possible to live in Boston and
smile for week. it ought to be pos
sible anywhere.
The advocates Of smile therapy
seem TO have the better OF the argu-
ment. RefleXes are educative.
Crease your face, and there is likely
to be a slight grin in your heart
If you doubt this, experiment a few
times. Barrie was a sound philoso-
pher when he had John Stands wife
say that if he only would laugh
once she was sure a crust inside
him would crumble. 1t is a case Of
retroaction such as is present in the
relations Of thought and language
Thought exists before language, but
q speechless man thinks vaguely.
Faculties grow by use, and moods
are subject to the same law.