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The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1919-07-25
Need for Eternal vfuiiancc.

We first make our habits and then
cur habits make us, sold an unknown
sage. In other words. what we are
at this moment. what we can do at this
moment. depends not only upon max
ing up our minds at the fine being,
hut also upon how we have made up
our minds countless other times In
thousands of minutes already gone by
and now out OF our control. The one
thing we cannot control is the past
1t may, however, control us for good
or for evil. The fact that we should
remember In forming habits Is that our
minds and hearts nre the meeting
ground OF strange conflicts; that good
and bad in us are making opposite
suggestions; that each Is striving for
the mastery; and that sometimes we
are so self-deluded that the bad may
seem TO be the good AT any hour the
beginnings of vicious habit, perhaps
through the suggestion of someone
else or BY our own careIessness, indif-
ference, Or faults may find their way
into our hearts. The price we must
pay for continually proving and pos
sessing the good is eternal vigilance.
Exchange.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1919-07-25
OPERATES WITH RAZOR
American Red Cross Nurse Equal
to Emergency.
Performs Life-or-Death Amputation
With lmprovised Instruments
and Succeeds.

Drama, Macedonia. With razor, a
spool Of cotton thread and a small
portion Of ether and chloroform Miss
Maria r. Kouroyen, an American Red
Cross nurse, performed a life-or-death
operation here as the result Of which
and her other errands Of mercy she
has come to be known as "the Amer
lean angel by the homeless and starv-
ing Greek refugees.
Born Of Greek parents, Miss Kou-
royen is a graduate nurse Of the Mas
sachusetts General hospital in Boston.
Because Of her knowledge of Greek
the American Red Cross sent her to
Macedonia, where typhus, smallpox
and cholera tread on each others
heels, and where the refugees bury
their dead beneath the dirt floors Of
their shell-shnttered shacks SO that the
bread cards Of the dead member Of
their family shall not be taken up.
A Greek soldier, one Of whose legs
had been crushed, was brought to the
box car on railroad siding In which
Miss K0uroyen was living. Something
had to be done for him at once. Miss
Kouroyen spent no time in talking.
Borrowing razor from Lieut.. Abner
]. Cobb Of Denver. Colo, an American
Red Cross field worker, who was shay
ing by candle light in the box car,
Miss KoUrnvan anasthatfzpd hpr no.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1919-07-25
HORSE HOLDS PLACE IN ROME
Thousands Drawing cabs--Not q Sin
gle Taxieab in italian
Capital.

Rome.--The horse here has not va
Gated his position to make room for the
automobile. There are still thousands
of horse-drawn cabs operating in Rome
while there is not a single taxioah.
Two reasons are given for this equine
superiority. First, there are 1900 cab
drivers in Rome, accc@dipg to the mu-
nieipal statistics, These exercise con-
siderable influence IN the municipal
elections Of Rome. and as conse-
quence no motor vehicle concessions
are granted.
Besides, the supply Of gasoline in
Italy Is not large and to insure enough
for the military needs it was found
absolutely necessary to discourage as
much private motor yehlcular traffic as
possible.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1919-07-25
JENNY LIND's PIANO is SOLD
White and Gold instrument That Cost
P. 7. Barnum $1,000 is Treated
as Junk.

Middletown, COMMON big plat
form truck. with Its legs in the air,
the white and gold Crystal Palace pi-
ano specially built by P. 4. Barnum FOR
the concerts Of Jennie Lind in 1850
was carted Off few days ago by a
New Haven collector who had pur-
chased It from Thomas u. Smith, a
local dealer In antiques.
When Barnum contracted with the
Swedish Nightingale for concert tour
Of the United States, for which he
paid her the then magnificent sum of
100000. he had Fox & Co. Of New
York construct mammoth square
piano for the concerts, the price OF
which was over $1,000. While this pi-
ano was used no duplicate was to be
made. its case and legs were Of San
Domingo mahogany. enameled In Ivory
and embellished In gold.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1919-07-25

This is the latest breakfast table
problem. Although the town has fig.
ured prominently In European history
at various times for over a century,
Lloyd George had to confess, when It
was mentioned at the peace confer
ence, that he did not know exactly
where 1t was situated.
Nor was lie alone In his lack of
knowledge. 1t Is doubtful II one per-
son In fifty would be able to give you
any information about the town.
And yet II was once the scene Of a
great peace conference.-the Of f779,
when Vergennes. the foreign minister
Of France. arranged the peace OF
Tesclen, thereby avoiding great Eu-
ropean war. aud also, In all probabIl.
ity, securing the independence OF the
United States.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1919-07-25
RED REL. ORGY OF MURDER
City Freed Of Bolshevbt Rule,
Reveals Terrible Story.
Men. Women and Children Killed
Without Trlah Many After
Horrible Torture.

London. -Parm, the first city Of any
size retaken by Admiral Kolchak's
All-Russian army from the bolsheyiki
offers great study In ''red" atrocities.
Perm Is virtually a slaughter house.
Hundreds Of bodies Of bolshevlki vic
Tins already have been recovered, and
more are being found every day.
In the garden Of a seminary, where
polshevist chleftains were wont to
hold their revels. the bodies OF two
dozen schoolgirls already have been
recovered. These girls. ranging In age
from twelve to sixteen. were first at
tackled by "red' officers, then when the
hends had tired Of their orgy the VIC
tins were killed BY being tapped on
the head with wooden mallet.
This seminary garden Is one con.
tinuous grave Of naked bodies and
skeletons. Identification Of the vic.
Tins is impossible. A, Russian countess
ana her daughter were tied to posts
In this garden, stripped Of their
clothes, then killed BY d succession Of
dagger pricks all over their bodies. a
dozen priests were crucined head
downward; two others were boiled in
oil.
Hundreds Of the upper classes Of
the city, men. women and children.
sentenced to death without trial were
taken to the edge Of a swamp outside
the city and given their choice Of fee
ing into the swamp or being shot
down where they stood. Many dashed
into the swamp. only to be engulfed
IN the qulcksands. The others were
shot down at the edge Of ditch, into
which their bodies fell. and left un.
covered during the entire winter.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1919-07-25
pisceuraaed Alds to Beauty.

In tn. day. of Louis XIV LaBruyere
wrote ~ ''If women only desire to
be bea In eachfother's eyes they
may, .,irse, follow their own ca-
price or taste as to the way In which
they dress and adorn themselves; but
II they desire to please men. If It Is
to charm them they rouge and paint.
/ can assert In the name OF mankind,
or at least of those men whose votes
! have taken. that white and red paints
make women look old and hideous; that
It is as disgusting to see women with
paint on their faces as with false teeth
In their mouths and waxen balls to
puff out their thin cheeks; and that far
from eountenancing 1t. men solemniy
protest against all such arts, which In.
faIlibiy tend TO cure them Of love"
The wonder arises IL Li,Bruyere
spoke only for the men OF ais time.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1919-07-25
DEsERTER is FOUND IN CAVE
Navy Man Living IN Blue Ridge Noun.
tains Escapes From
Police.

Reading, pa.--Berks county was
thrilled recently by the discovery that
Charles Strausser, former Hamburg
soldier and navy deserter. was living
as cave dweIler. deep In the Blue
mountains north of Hamburg He was
trapped In his cave high In the virgin
timberland by state police. but escaped
after nn exchange of shots.
Strausser, who has been sought by
navy officials for months, fled deeper
into the seclusion Of the wild noun
tain land after he eluded the police
net. He had been discovered when
campers caught sight Of wild man.
haggard and scantily clad, fleeing
through the hills. The state police, led
by Constable Wilson Leware OF Ham
burg, have returned to the chase with
reinforcemcnta.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1919-07-25
The erpwss voics.

The crow is one Of the most widely
disliked Of birds. His reputation is
bad, and il probably deserved.
No matter how long yop study the
CROW, you will always have something
to learn, and at the end Of all your
study he will know more about you
than you will about him. At times 1t
seems as II he knew what you were
thinking about.
The CROW has a large variety Of
notes Or calls. and each one seems to
be the hsrsIlest In all bird vocalism
until the next one Is sounded, which
Is d little harsher. He is an accom-
nlfshed bird and intelligent If tanned,
he can be iaugh. many things. but
never 70 be good He Is q natural
sEiief and eannei be reformed.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1919-07-25
South Sea Beauties Use
Chalk on Complexion

4. + H. 4
Philadelphia. Paint and pow.
der on the faces Of women the
world over were condemned by
Rev. DR. A. Pohlman at the
Presbyterian ministerial confer:
ence In the Witherspoon build
ing. Doctor Pohlman, who was
formerly an African missionary.
said:
I'm their desire to make their
faces attractive by paint and
powder women are the same the
world over. In Liberia they use
white chalk on their black faces.
Here they use red and pink.
What is the difference2"
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1919-07-25
niaht Pivot.

A darky was unloading horses and
when he had the halter hanks OF six
horses he started mp the road toward
camp and the stables. Just before en-
tering camp the road turned sharply
to the right; in fact, 1t made right
angle with Its previous course.
Az this point the darky with his Six
halter hanks experienced some diffi-
Guilty In getting all the horses TO make
the turn and he was heard to shout:
Here. what's the matter With you
ailf Don't yon all know how to make
a turn to da righti Number one pivotl
Pivot dar on de righs."--PIttsburgh
chronicie- Telegraph.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1919-07-25
Cotton Seized in 1867
Is Paid for by U. S.

Savannah, Ga.-The claim of
the Imperial Importing and Ex-
porting Company Of Georgia for
sl76G66.6a Cor cotton Illegally
seized by the federal govern
nent in 1867 has been paid, 1t
developed through the filing Of
petition in superior court here
for permission to notify by ad-
vertisements stockholders and
others interested.
The money Is to be divided
among residents of Alabama,
Florida, Georgia, Louisiana,
Mississippi, North and South
Carolina, Tennessee, Texas and
Virginia. Lawyers, however, will
get half of the total. The case
reached final decision in federal
courts recently after ten years
of litigation,
si 5lls
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1919-07-25
Girl Struck by Liahtninn.

Harrington, Kan.--Miss Mary Har-
ness was struck by lightning the other
evening while helping her brother,
John Harness. in an alfalfa field in
an attempt to save some hay from an
approaching storm. Her clothing and
shoes were torn from her body and she
was painfully burned.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1919-07-25
Fire Horse Refuses
to Be Left Behind

g. IIf v 4 r.
Philadelphia Burglar, an ex-
ira horse of Truck Company
No. 13, was left behind in the
firehouse on Baltimore avenue
when 'fremen responded to a
fire fifteen blocks away.
Burglar, big, beautiful bay,
pushed his way out Of an In
securely locked stall and with
instinct traditional of fire
horses galloped unbridled
through the streets Until he
spied the fire. He whinnIed
with joy as he came up to the
engine which was industriously
pumping.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1919-07-25
Development Of Radio Telephone
Permits Personal Direction
Of Fleets.
PREVENTS MANY ACCIDENTS
At Signing Of Armlstice Training In
voice-commanded Flying Was
Well Under Way--Pilots Di-
rected From Ground.

VI TIE Unlteu states into the war, the
problem Of airplane radio development
had received attention from the army.
In August, 1910, the first wireless
transmission from airplanes was made.
In the yeurs following the development
Of the airplane radio was carried on
through . series Of Accomplishments.
These may be summed as follows:
1912-Message transmitted from air
plane to ground BY wireless telegraph
over distances Of 80 miles.
1015-Fan type Of driving the wire
less power plant on the airplane de-
veloped and adopted.
1916 Radio telegraph transmission
from airplane successful over 140
miles Of distance; radio messages
transmitted between aIrplanes in
flight; airplane radio telephone con
structed.
1017-The human voice transmitted
by radio telephone from airplane to
ground.
Talk Thousands Of Miles.
Contemporaneous with this was the
commercial development Of the radio
telephone for ground and ship use by
engineers Of the American Telephone
and Telegraph company. This culmi-
mated in a successful transmission
from the naval radio station at Arling-
ton to stations thousands Of miles
awov = ~
In NAV. 1917. stems were taken II
combine the experience of the engi-
neers and of the army In developing
the airplane wireless.
Six weeks later the airplane tele-
phone was a fact, and in October 1917
Iong-range test was made. Tele.
phonic communication was carried on
between airplanes in flight up ia 25
miles apart and from airplane to
ground up to distance Of As miles.
The deyelopment az voice command.
cd tiyinp was definitely baopn a. farst.
ner field. In. IN MAY 1918 on Juna
an aerial review was given hv az air
f,eet Of two scuadrons of ia n,anes
each, followed by d close order drill
by section Of six airplanes.
Throughout the review and the dri,l
command was exercised by the voice
Of the commander flying with the fieet.
In Sentember following voice com
manded flyine was Instituted at sew
eral other fields.
Avoias Manv Aee,den4s
~ ,,s,nn ~ a,rn,a,,a .as,, ~
nhona % Il iast.st,, M - an a.a,ata, ao e.,s, ss,e
rn,,narv i 80 ss,,aa ,,ass,,,a = ~ =,
tha sa,na a,,,e;aosa ~ ,,,,ts bs, sas',. - sas -
ona-th,rd - bird - e ~ ..;v.a a ~ asu,s ass !.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1919-07-25

According to various expenents, 1t IA
perfectly clear that II II solely what
somebody else 10 doing that IL re-
sponsible for the spread Of bolshevism
wherever 1t happens to be spreading.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1919-07-25
CENSOR HELPED
Defeat GERMANY
Performed Great Service Iii
Guarding Allies Interests
During War.
.THWART MANY FOE SCHEMES
British Official Expunged 1Lord ~
Hosts" From Lloyd ceorre's Speech
as kaiser's "AId do Camp
Smuggling Prevented.


uss'"s risSehSou'
NJ (. p,.,.,.,
~ nIi.sn pos'ul CENSOR ~ soon w
W 'ne May " Tue teiegraph ana caple
eslsorsli'p-out' Suuging from criti-
,s.as s, - america, suen as that u tne
Aiere''aii,s associatlon 20 tne posImas'
=, senel, 'ne soing " this war N
s.l.u.,oh Will oe Just as loyousiy wel.
euileu aDroau as IN Engianu. but
wnateVer the petulance OF those wns
.iliik war restflctlons nave neld over
.oo ions. the postai censor 10 tne opins
ION q those VINO nave watcned nis
work lrom tne viewpoint OF hrltisn ana
aliiea security throughout the war
mas peen OF the greatest service 10
ueIeating Germany.
Inc nearness Of the date OF the de-
mise OF this Institution has called forth
considerable information about It's
work. Thus far, however, there has
been no amusing side such az was
SHOWN during the obseQuieS Tor the
capie censorship.
Just after Mr. Lloyd George succeed
ed LORD kitchener as secretary Ior
war " is reiated tnat ne provided the
ammunition Tor the censor 70 give the
paragraphers lease on war iife. Mr.
Lioyd George went 20 bramsnott 70
Did good py TO Q Canadian division
ABOUT 70 cross the chanhei. Aiter
.ne lhspeceioh ne maue y speecn from
ms motofcar, conciuding Win quo
.atioh from the bipie: anu ihay tho
Lord q hosts pc with you, GORE
sponueh's WIZ sent 'heir uispatspes
l,fs. 70 tle censor were SURPRISED q
nhu .ne hia, Wolas y 1ae seeie'ary
'ui'i'ns y s'i's ias,liou Alu iA1
-. y VIII wy. .s
was a'ius'ns, pul aiso sellous, = 'no
minus =, .ae ne"s wii.els ~ es
o'es.eu. ..o"esei, u,1y ~ 80
inr, amy i,uln III, ~ .enso, uspal g .'ren.
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~ us lnaue y 'ne D'''''i's - .i''' eonnes
''on'
Ineny SSnefnes 'nWar.ea.
As SUN, the postui eensorslnp i,as
ns W, iurheu w 10 .inorsei Y rela-
'se siioiceness. ihe pos.s'l selsois
SNIP hvvessr' i,as uiwar'eu many u
eily scneiiles 'iat lanhe Juss 20 ~
.eres.ns VI ihore ,nseres.ins lsau
''is. rul'hefinore, .he Dti.iSh pos'aA
.ensVtsnip WIS = ,liuSi' ialehe. lea.n.
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The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1919-07-25

When the world does settle down
to peace and quiet, how It win enjoy
the noyeityl
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1919-07-25

IN the natieuai var garden the nj
Sheyiki Is the barheriJ bush.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1919-07-25

holshesist seldom takes wire
nor soap.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1919-07-25

Straw hats are higher than ever this
n, Maybe last years bird nest viii
sEsxe to Do,
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1919-07-25

During the rainy weather fy swa
ter Is as essential as q hoe.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1919-07-25
GIVES CAT PALM or WISDOM
Writer In California Newspaper Comes
Forward With Loud Praise
Of Household Pet.

Il IS often subject for discussion
as 70 which 10 the wlsest animal.
Some soy II is the dog and some are
In favor Of the horse, while scientists
appear to think it Is the elephant.
We beg to differ with aIf these
views. We do not even agree to the
movement In certain quarters to give
the palm for wisdom to the fox. To
our mind the wisest animal that lives
Is the cat. And II II goes to that. we
are willing to have II further known
that Of all animals we like the cat
the best.
A cat is SO wise that 1t succeeds In
not letting us know how wise 1t really
Is. # you VIII be friendly with CATS
and that's an easy thing to do-you
will be astonnded at their wisdom. And
you could not imagine how affeetionate
q cat can also be.
There Is an old yellow cat up In the
Verdugo hills that we wouldn't trade
for all the dogs and horses and ele-
phants outside of Barnnni's circus.
When the last Of his nine lives de-
parts from the earth those mountains
VIII be very lonely place for us.--Los
Angeles Times.
Patriotism.
who can measure the compelling
force of patriotism? AT Sunday nights
Battery concert, largely attended by
Manhattanites to whom nortIi of Four
teenfh street II q foreign land. the lead
er asked that after the singing Of ,eae
national anthem the audience offel one
minutes silent nrayerfor the boys over
there. One whose bead did not bow
promptly, seemingly held alert BY the
shock Of some amazing surprise, soon
acknowledged the force Of patriotic
emotion by saying, as he bowed his
head: Il prayed last Easter, brit 1t
u y for the boys-here goes."--New
York Sun
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1919-07-25

The athena Press circulates in the
homes ofreaders who reside in the
heart Of the Great Umstilla Wheat
Belt, and they have money to spend
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NoticeI

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was amusing, but also serious, In the
minds of the news writer's, SO they
protested. However they got their re-
ply from the censor's department:
"The kaiser, having claimed the Lord
as his aid-de-canp, no reference must
be made to the Divinity In this connec-
tIOn.n
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1919-06-20
MARK HEROES GRAVE S

In the American Battle Area.-Foar
thousand men of the American expedi-
tionary forces are now engaged In the
registration Of and search for the
graves Of Americans who died In bat
tie.
The work Of seeking the resting
places of American heroes II being un-
dertaken by the section Of graves reg
istration, which II directing itR ef!
forts 90 as to be able to designate the
grave Of every American should con-
gress authorize the return Of the bod
les Of the fallen ~
Tireless seeking for Identification
tags marks the daily task Of the men
Of the graves registration section.
They Get out on their solemn mission
equipped with pick. shovel and gns
maak. Sometimes they pry down Into
the ground for the Identity ~ the dead
warrior. sometimes they ferret into
the recesses Of discarded dugouts and
sometimes they clear away the brush
of the forest to find some trace Of the
victims Of battle.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1919-06-20

'mpertations From Germany Shut on,
Alien Property Custodian
Notifies Public.

Neutrality-suspicious. hopes Of re-
conQuering American markets have re-
ceived another blow. Users of dive.
chemicals. fertilizers and other prod
ucts originated by German science
were notified by the alien property
custodian that importations from Ger
many hereafter would be subject to
prosecution as infringement of patents
licensed under the trading with the
enemy act for use by American manu-
fkcturers.
Possibility Of \ dumping Of great
surplus stocks which Germany us
reported to have accumulated -
the intention Of underselling and per
haps sliding the infant American In
duGtries In the same lines thus has
been blocked elIectually bsfors ship
lnents could begin. 0evesnmeut on
Gals reearted the decisiou - of far.
reaehing importanes - bsslnso n
~ eountly.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1919-06-20
WORK ON ROADS
TO BE RUSHED

try and abroad. in order that their
services may be utilized during the
coming rOad-construction season.
The secretary's statement in part Il
rs follows:
During the war 1t was necessary to
curtail rOad-construction operations
because of the difficulties of securing
transportation. materials and the re-
Quisite services. Now that the situa-
ton has changed. the work will be &C.
lively resumed and vigorously prose
cuted notwithstanding the fact that
conditions are stiil abnormal in some
respects. especially with reference to
the prices Of materials and supplies.
Congress at its last session not only
made available from the federal treas
ury large additional sums for road
construction. but also made some Inn
portant amendments to the federal aid
road act. These amendments will have
the effect of greatly lessening the din
culties Of selecting and constructing
needed roads.
The amount Of federal funds avail
able for road building on March was
over $72.OOO.OOO. which under the law
must be matched by at least an equal
amount from the states.
ION July 1. $96.000.O00 more Of fed
eral funds will become available for
general road purposes and $4,000. 900