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sipated because he did not know
how to harness and direct it. Now
it draws the seemingless endless
train across the prairies and makes
the steamship plow the fathomless
main.
The electricity that has always
surcharged the air formerly found
the lightning it's only means of
manifesting it's presence, but mans
arm has drawn it from the clouds
and mans mind has imprisoned it
in slender wire SO that, at his
command, it lights our homes and
supplies energy for myriads OF
machines.
1t was the machine for which all
these forces waited; it is the ma
chine that enables US to multiply
the strength of the human arm;
it is the machine that makes man
but little lower than the angels"
in his woodworking.
And so in government 1t is ma
timent into constitutional forms
and needed legislative enactments.
1t is machinery that enables the
public will to guard the public
welfare and to advance the public
good. Patriotism without ma
chinery through which to express
itself is as impotent for good as
the wind, the water. the steam or
electricity. The great need Of the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-12-14
Favors Postage Raise
for Big City Papers

Newspapers containing moro than
twenty-four pages would be charged
five times the present postage rate
under bill introduced by Senator
Jones. democrat. New Mexico. The
senator said publishers in his state
complained that only the big city
papers with their own mills were able
to obtain all the print paper they
needed
Twenty-four pages will give ample
space for current news and advsr-
tisements. said Senator Jones
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-12-14
BY WILLIAM JENNINGS BRYAN.
Written for The Sunday Staro
n ACHINERY is the me;

ACHINERY is the means
W by which the laws of ma
ture are turned to the
service of man. Nature
has always been anxious to help
man. but can do so only when he
nature can work.
From the beginning the wind
has been blowing where it listeth.
but it was a long time before man
invented the sailboat and accept
ed the invitation to travel before
the breeze. Afterward man invent
ed the windmill, and now the tire
less wind raises the water from
the hidden streams within the
earth. More recently man has in
vented the airship. and now rides
through the air like swallows on
the wing"
The water has been tumbling
down the mountainsides for ages,
eager to serve. but how could it do
so until the genius of man devised
the water wheel? Now the energy
that once wasted itself in fretting
and in foaming furnishes power
for the mill.
Steam has been rising from boil
the earth. but its strength was dis
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-12-14
Gift for Mr.. Moore

Members of the House ways and
means committee yesterday presented a
watch to Representative J. Hampton
Moore, republican. Pennsylvania. who
soon retires from Congress to become
mayor of Philadelphia in January.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-12-14

, Following the release at the close of last
week of American Consular Agent Jenkins by
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-12-14
BY NEWBOLD MOVES.

~ HERE is good deal more satisfaction
to be derived through looking back
upon the seven days that have just
drifted past than the last
Il Sunday. For a week ago Jim and
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-12-14
BY G. GOULD LINCOLN.

HE Senate as a stepping stone
to the White House has not
proved much of a success in
I-ndonpfed nv his
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1919-09-19
CHRISTIANS IN EAST SUFFER
Doctor Barton, Back From Asia Minor,
Relates Hardships Of Deported
People.

Salonili.--Rev. James Levi Barton,
president Of the American commission
for relief in the near East and secre-
tary general Of the, American board Of
commissioners for foreign missions,
has just arrived in Saloniki to visit
the missionary schools after a journey
Of more than 5000 miles in Turkey,
Asia Minor, Armenia and Mesopo-
tamia.
On his arrival Doctor Barton said |:
II found the Christian. populations
in an extremely deplorable condition.
Hundreds of thousands of persons,
who had been deported from their
homes found themselves at various
points in Turkey forced to live on
charity.
"The American commission for re-
lief, in entire collaboration with the
Greek and Armenian committees is do
ing everything possible to maintain the
lives of the unfortunates."
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1919-09-19

face Of China as a flea might live upon
the hide OF a rhinoceros. The Chinese
remain. breed, multiply.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1919-09-19
PRODUCE STORAGE INCREASES
Reports for This Year Show Gain Of
40.000,0o0 Pounds in Butter,
1,S780o0 Cases In Eggs.

Washington.--Large increases In the
amounts of butter and eggs in cold
storage this year, over totals year
ago, were reported by the agricultural
department.
There were 302 storages which re.
ported In 1918 holding stocks of 6S,-
202, 1000 pounds Of butter, while the
same storages on July 10 this year
held 10S,352, 900 pounds. The 372 stor.
ages reporting eggs on July Is this
year. held 7670,000 cases, against G..
90, 900 cases a year ago.
Stocks of frozen and cured fish ir
storage showed decrease on July is
of per cent, as compared with a year
ago. present holdings including 5S,-
$4,000 pounds of frozen fish, 29,147,-
600 pounds of cured herring and g.
So. 900 pounds of mild cured salmon.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1919-09-19
Plot WORLD REVOLT
Documents Found in Germany
Reveal Complete Plans.
,Asr-sg
Secret Spartacan Circular Urges Agl-
fatlon Among the Noske
Home Guards.

Berlin.--A complete and carefully
drawn plan to overthrow the present
government and further world revolu.
tion Is contained in secret Spartacan
circular to its agents and district
chiefs.
The document, which was secured
by the general bureau for the study
Of bolshevism." begins by regretting
that the government signed the peace
treaty, thereby delaying the inevitable
crisis.
The document speculates on various
possible developments and then sets
forth q concrete plan. the first step OF
which would be to hasten an internal
German crisis by tampering with the
home guards Of Gustav Noske, minis
ter Of defense, which are declared to
be less reliable than formerly,
\ The circular urges Spartacan organ
izations to agitate among the soldiers
by leaflets and verbally.
The railroad men, the document
says, can be counted as won for revo-
luton.
The postal workers are depressed,
according to the circular, which goes
on to say that the program with re-
gard to the peasants is complete. The
winning over Of the peasants Is de-
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1919-09-19
EXIST IN sWARMs
Chinese Race Compared to the
Sea, InexhaustibIe.
Impulse That Rules Yellow People
Keeps Nation From Extinction
White Men Cut Little Figure
In Vast Land.

|
The provocative impulse rules China
as the Manchus never ruled 1t. Three
out Of four babies die, but the fourth
is more than enough. Kill 100000,000
Chinese and in two generations there
are more graves cluttering the earth,
but as many living as ever.
The principal product of China is
cheap, rice-fed men, who work and
starve, or perhaps freeze to death in
the cold January nights, or die by the
hundreds of thousands in periodical
famines, or obstinately survive and
raise more cheap, rice-fed men. There
are hundreds of millions of them with
vision bounded by bowl Of rice and
the desire of male offspring. The race
is like the sea, inexhaustible, imperish-
able It does not wither away at the
breath of western civilization. 1t does
not disappear. 1t does not go under.
1t persists.
1t Is, moreover, an impermeable
race; to attempt to interpenetrate 1t is
as hopeless as to pour water into a
jar filled with mercury. I thought OF
Macao, Walter e. Weyl writes in
Harper's Magazine. The Portuguese
have been there more than three CEN
turtles and have contrived to make of
1t beautiful city, living on opium,
gambling and other devices, like a
pretty prostitute in pink ribbons. The
picturesque streets have Portuguese
names but the city Is irredeemably,
unalterably Chinese. Look down from
the green-clad hills upon the fiat roofs,
blue and green and red, Of the clus-
tered, wind-swept city, and you see
the homes not Of Portuguese, but Of
Orientals. OF population of 75,000,
only a scant 1000 claim a dubious
Portuguese origin.
The same is true Of Hongkong, with
its British bund and Its foreign banks,
and its few thousand white-faced men
surrounded by swarming Chinese. In
the Hongkong city of Victoria, which
Is a narrow strip between the granite
hills and the bay, the wealthy white
inhabitants are forced upward onto
the terraced hillsides, where their
charming semi-tropical gardens look
out upon the blue water, while below
on the narrow plain. inundation after
inundation Of Chinese fills the city to
the saturation point. There are dis
tricts in the city-Chinese districts, Of
course-where the population averages
more than 640,000 to the square mile
(1,000 to the acre), and the crowding
tends to become worse. It is Chi
nese city.
SO, too, Tientsln, Shanghai, Hankow,
though they have their foreign conces-
sions, small European islands in an
Asiatic ocean, are in population un-
mistakably Chinese. The white man
comes and goes ; he. lives on the sur
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1919-09-19
"Perfect Dream" Of a Man J
Put on Bargain Counter

Claire Macdonald Of New
York city proposes to CONNER
cialize the sacred institution Of
matrimony. Macdonald has
been appointed business man
ager and personal representa-
tive of the handsomest young
man outside the movies" 1t is
his idea to sell this young man
as a husband to lucky Chi
cago girl.
"He is a very fine chap from
a fine family" writes the man
ager, ''and believes that as
marriage is a chance anyway,
he stands as good a chance of
meeting his soulmate in this
way as in any other. He is will
ing to have me sell him, and
agrees to marry the lucky girl,
regardless of her age, religion
and previous condition of servi-
tude, provided only she is
white"
A photograph inclosed reveals
this little bit Of heaven. It is
high light profile Of a dreamy
youth, something Of the choir
boy type, with curly silk hair
waving back from a noble fore
head.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1919-09-19
Honey e2.t Per Cent Of Normal.

The honey crop of the United Stotes
was D2.1 per cent of normal on July
1, according to the estimates of the
United States department of agrlcul-
ture. Reports to the bureau Of crop
estimates warrant the estimate that
the yield of surplus honey per colony
was 25S pounds and that about one
half of the annual product per colony
was realized by July l. The high con
dltlon OF 02.l percent of normal on
July this year compares with 667 In
1918 and S6.3 In 1917.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1919-09-19

clared to be important, for without
their sympathy or with their enmity
revolution would be difficult, IL not i'm
possible.
Delay in provoking the revolution is
rather welcomed, "as 1t will enable
further education Of the proletariat;
but every moment and every situation
must be utilized toward the final goal"
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1919-09-19
Development Of Army searchllqhto

A review Of the work of the army
engineer corps in the war, first Is
sued by the war department, says that
the corps produced a new form Of
searchllght more powerful than any
shat had preceded 1t In any army, with
which the Second field army had been
partially equipped. ut weighed" the
report says. "one-elghth as much as
lamps Of former design, cost only one
third as much, was about one-fourth
as large in bulk, and threw a light 10
per cent stronger than any other port
able protector in existence" Still fur
ther to perfect the searchllght, our eu-
glneers were at work on a remote con-
troll when hostlllties ceased.--Sclentific
American. 'Hs
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1919-09-19
bridegroom Grows in Importance.

The war has given the bridegroom
Significance he never before pos
sessed. Formerly wedding notices
were devoted to the bride, her trous-
seau, her bridesmaids and her family.
The bridegroom was mentioned only in
cidentally, If at all. By reason Of his
rank, he has become one of the most
important persons in the alliance
Philadelphia Public Ledger.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1919-09-19
Practical Sympathy.

james Shaffer Of Uniontown, Pa,
struck a foreigner who made disloyal
remarks and was fined $40. but the
money was paid by ten members of
the local Christian church, who on
their way home happened to stop in
the burgess office. Each of the men
planked 81 down on the desk Of the
Official aud the case was ended.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1919-01-16
BROTHER DIES IN SOUTH

The many friends of Mrs. R. C. PauI
will regret to learn of the death OF her
brother, Major David A. Jones, which
occurred at Abingdon, Va, several
days ago. The following from a
Richmond paper with reference to the
death of Maj. Jones will be of interest
in Mexico.
Maj. David a. Jones departed this
life on Monday afternoon at O'Clock
in his home on Valley Street, Abing-
don, at the age of 81 years. He was
born at Harrisonburg, Va. on the
18th day of September, 1897, came
to Abingdon in 1867 and has since
been one of our leading and most
highly respected citizens.
He is survived by his wife Mamie
Montgomery Jones; three sons, Judge
Arthur c. Jones of Gastonia, sc; and
D. NJ. Jones of ,Gastonia and Law
renee Jones, of Darlington S. c., and
two daughters, Mrs. Harriet MAJ
thews, of Spartenburg, S. c., and Mrs.
Nellie Crouch, of Abingdon, Va, all
of whom were with him in his last
hours.
His remains were inferred in Sink
ing Spring Cemetry on Tuesday aft
ernoon, Rev. Wesley Baker of the
Presbyterian church officiating.
Maj. Jones has a distinguished
record as Confederate soldier, hav-
ing been Il member of the 444th Vir-
ginia infantry,Gen. Kirby Smiths
division, c. S. A and having attained
the title Of major, which title he won
by his bravery in action at the age
of twenty-four years
Maj. Jones was captured and con-
fined in Fort Delaware and was by
the Federals confined in Fort Morris,
Charlston, S. c., along with 600 other
Confederate officers, in the line of
fire of both the confederate and fed
eral guns.
The fortitude and bravery exhibited
by these men won for them the title
of the Immortal GOO
Maj. Jones was married in JSGS
and but recently he and his devoted
wife celebrated their 50th annivCr-
sary. He lived and died esteemed by
all who knew him.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1919-01-16
Ms Myers,
Z W VIf
CHARLES.

Ms Myers,
Mexico, Missouri.
La Bourboue, France, Nov. 24th,
Twelve Bells.-The Stars and Stripes
says one can write what one plea5es -
here goes.
start in with reading a book, ''How
to live in the trenches" and it's about
as interesting as, 'How to make for
tune in days"
We got off the good ship ''Berlmia"
at Fillberry docks, England June G1st
We went to a rest camp at WinchcS-
ter. and there are some sights there.
La Havre, June 25th. We stayed
there a few days and then went to
Trampot, a village in Central France.
We We're some tired when we pulled in.
You see we ewere weak from lack of TX
ercise, and when we got off the train at
the station and walked 10 kilos, we
were all in.
First of August we left Trampot for
the trenches. | think it was the fourth
of August when We went up in tEe
second position near Noviant. We
were in the dug-outs there eight days;
then pulled back to Minorville for
eight days, then Noviant eight days,
and then up in line for nine days.
We were up in the front line in front
of Flirey Now this sector was quiea
one. The boche pulled off few raids
and threw over heap of gas. When
we were up we didn't get much sleep.
The Germans were afraid. One night
they threw over a l. of a barrage-and
followed it up-about a hundred.
353rd Kansas boys were on our
right. The boche comes up and says
Don't shoot 354th, it's a 353rd. we
shot. Now how in the deucee did they
know what and where the divisions
between the 353rd and 354th was.
Well as l was saying, we gave them
hell, and they flanked us, and even got
behind US, but they got it. 1t WIS
dark, but we had some scrap, and tkey
finally went back to their trenches.
We did not take any of them, but ne
353rd got two. At dawn there we're
four dead Germans scattered around
in front of our trench. Listen-not a
one of our boys got a scratch.
They were the Prussan Guard We
couldn't fight-we were green--we
were yellow-so the boche said, but
even though we were, we never had a
casualty. Well, we were shaken up.
The next night they did the same
thing, first they put up box barrage
around US. They opened up with
machine guns on our fianks and the
nth and 88th, behind US. They gassed
the artillery. Some barrage. | know
my watch stopped at 4:45 a. M, and
never did run after that-the watch
I'm talking about. Some fire works.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1919-01-16
EDWIN vEDDER UNDER
U.BOAT FIRE At SEA

Edwin Vedder, U. S. Army, arrived
home this week after eighteen months
i'll service and surprised his parents.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Vedder. His re-
turn was unexpected and when they
opened the door of their home and
found him standing there it was al
most too much for his parents.
Edwin has been stationed at New
port News. He has just received his
discharge. He sailed to France on j
former German vessel and when with
in two hundred miles of Bordeaux
where he landed, word was received by
wireless of the signing of the armis-
tice. They continued their trip, re-
mained in Bordeaux four days, aad
then sailed for home. Young Vedder
was connected with the Veterinary
service of the army and there were q
700 horses on board his ship.
When they were several days OUT of
New York, on the trip over, they were
attacked by a U-boat who fired two
shots of shrapnel at them but was
driven off by the vessels guns.
Vedder's father was born in Ger
many but he was glad to see his boy
enter service. "Believe me-" said Ed
win "If they have another war won't
have to be drafted. I'll be ready to
60" He gained forty pounds since en-
tering service and was much pleased
with his army experience.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1919-01-16
HEDGEDALE ITEMS.

Mrs. C. NJ. Skclly went to st. Louis
Tuesday to visit her daughterin
law Mrs. w. Skelly and children.
Mr.. and Mrs. Alvin Miller are en-
tertaining little son at their home
since Dec. 9th.
F. F. Witchie butchcred beef Tues
day.
The little daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
Albert Deoblin has been very i'll, but
is some better at this writing.
Misses Leona and Norma Kircher
entertained a few young people at a
watch party Tuesday night in honor
of Leland Breid and Archie Playter
of the U. S. Navy.
Miss Ruth Rouse spent Saturday
and Sunday with Miss Elsie Witchie.
Fred Norris sold load of hay TO
George Erdel.
J. r. Shook lost mule this week
from cornstalk poisoning.
Henry Smith and son, Thomas
Smith went to st. Louis with their
fox furs Friday.
Pat Beckman has the Flu"
Pete Leritz and family and Mr.. and
Mrs. Frank Erdel, Jr., spent Sunday
with Albert Erdel and family.
Miss Ruth Bybee spent the week
end with Miss Irene Rogers.
Miss Elsie Witches guests at din
ner Sunday were Misses Ruth Rouse
and Ruth Bybee of Mexico, Edna Ell
del, Irene Rogers and Norma and
Leona kircher; Messrs. Milton Smith,
Leland Breid and Raymond Shook, and
Mr.. and Mrs. Clayton Shook and Geo.
Erdel and family.
Hedgedale will have a Bazaar Sat
urday, Jan. IS.
The Littleby Missionary ladies will
serve dinner at Ross Bryan's sale
Wednesday.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1919-01-16
GOOD BACKS FOR BAD
Mexico Residents Are Learning How
to Exchange the. Old Back for a
Stronger One.

Does your back ache, feel weak and
painful?
Do you suffer headaches, languor
and depression?
Is the urine discolered, passages
irregular?
The kidneys may be calling for
help.
Weak kidneys cannot do their work.
Give them the help they need.
To cure kidney backache you
must cure the kidneys.
Use a tested and proven kidney
remedy.
Doan's Kidney Pills have stood the
test.
Convincing proof of merit in Mex
leo Endorsement:
Mrs. R. H. Wright, 720 Robinson
street, says: 81 gladly recommend
Doan's Kidney Pills, for my experience
with this medicine warrants me in do
ing so. Whenever l feel my kidneys
need attention and my back gets to
hurting me, l take a few doses of
Doan's Kidney Pills and they quickly
benefit me-"
Price 6Oc, at all dealers. Don't
simply ask for kidney remedy-get
Doan's Kidney Pills-the same that
Mrs. Wright had. Foster-Milburn Co.,
Mfgrs., Buffalo. n. Y.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1919-01-16

but they never took any prisoners.
The boche wanted information and
wanted it bad. The object wac to get
prisoners-to get them at all costs, bat
they didn't get any from the S9th.
The next day we saw some Germans
working on the front line trench, so
four of us slipped out in no man.;
land. They saw US, and ran. Just as
one started over the parapet let
loose at him. 1t was the funniest sight
I have seen in France. The old boy
Jumps headlong into the trench hold
ing the seat of his pants. We tnok
one of 'um prisoner, and he put out
some pretty valuable information.
This may sound like bunk, but it's the
truth. The next morning, (this makes
the third time in succession that they
tried it, the Germans put over anotaer
barrage. We shot up a rocket, and
exactly SO seconds after we lit the
rocket the artillery men put up coun-
ter barrage. Just 80 seconds.
We found out later that the Doche
was sure getting ready to come over.
Ny platoon was up in front when the
boche put over the barrage at $3.50 a.
m. They were testing their rifles,
picking out grenades and looking wise.
One bird-Willie Tuggle gets off the
fre-steps, stretched and said, "well
Reville is kinda early this morning"
That's the way they felt. They were
ready for the Prussian Guard, whic l
at that time was headed for the dear
old Papa Land"
September 11th, 11:30 p. M, you
would have found me digging in
trench behind the lines. 1t was rain
ing. the trench was knee deep in mud
and water. We dug in the wet bank Of
the trench, and dug about three hours.
A nice wet hole we had. We dug
about four feet in the bank then went
in. The barrage started ,and the rain
came down in torrents. There was one
old motherIy gun just behind US, and
every time she spoke she tore up a
hole in the trench. The second time
she spoke her opinions, the hole I was
in caved in. l had to fish around in
the mud up to my arm-pit to get my
gun and ammunition, and tin lat.
Was 1 peeved? Well wasn't by my
self cause almost all of the holes
caved in. When we went over, we
sure were caked. We had mud in our
hair ,and behind our ears in great
gobs. That was near Limey, eas5 Of
Flirey.
And say, night before last, (Nover-
Der 22nd) was the first time 1 have
had my clothes off to sleep since Sept
ember Sth. I have had four baths
since then. How's that? But say, I
have had four complete outfits since
then. Suits, shoes, sox, underwear
and etc. I'll tell you some more some
time when l have time. All about the
Argonne drive and the Dutch.
Hope you are all o. X.
Love to all,
SERGT. CHAS. L. MYERS,
Co. A. 354 Inft. American Ex. Force IS.