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The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1919-05-02
THEY GAME, They SAW, AND
ATE EVERYTHING IN SIGHT

Monday night the Dokies came. they
saw and they ate everything in sight
at the big banquet served by the ladies
of the Methodist Episcopal church, at
$i.25 per plate--ate everything but
the plates, and it is said of his jazzlots.
O'Neil of the Prescott Spectator, that
he was caught in the act of nibbling
off the edges of his individual piece of
Haviland.
But be this as it may.
No bunch of desert brigands wearing
the insignia of the Knights of Khor-
assam. ever turned loose on helpless
community by AL Kindi Temple. had
such opportunity to disport themselves
in true Dokie form.
The keys of the city were tossed to
them by Pythian Lodge No 80. X. of
P, and in a jiffy the tribe, reeking
with stains Of the sands of the desert
from whence they came. bolted for the
banquet room and launched their at
tack.
Not satisfied with satiating the inner
man. the outerman proceeded to get
busy In trios and squads, on foot and
in automobiles. Tin lieu of the haughty
camel } the brigands sailed forth liz
search of trembling and terrorized
neophytes and tyros. The story of
their success may be summed up by
saying that nine victims sweltered and
writhed in the tolls of the merciless
inquisatorial session held in Pythian
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1919-05-02
Weather and Crops.

Crops are making good progress in
this state, as shown by the weekly
report issued by the weather bureau.
which says:
The weather of the week was gen.
orally favorable for farm work and
for the growth of crops. The temper
ature averaged slightly above normal.
but there were several cold nights and
some frost occurred. There was con-
siderable cloudiness. particularly in
the western counties and some rain
fell, but the soil was generally in bet
ter condition to be worked than at any
previous time this season and farm
work made rapid progress. Farming
operations are still backward over
most of Western Oregon. but are
fairly we'll up to date in the central
and eastern counties. There is still
some complaint Of shortage of farm
labor.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1919-05-02
4. LORENzEN CRUSHED TO
DEATH BY AUTOMOBILE

The East 0regonian reports the
tragic death of Henry Lorenzen, prom
inent farmer, as follows:
Crushed beneath his automobile
which lay overturned below ten foot
embankment. the dead body of Henry
Lorenzen was found yesterday at 2:so
p. IN. by John Peters, on the Lorenzen
ranch II miles northwest of Pendleton.
Examination of the circumstances by
j.. 7. Brown. coroner, showed that Mr..
Lorenzen. while driving his car up
hill. had evidently killed his engine and
had beer unable to stop the machine
as it rolled back and thence over the
embankment.
Mr.. Lorenzen left his house shortly
after noon, bound for his adjoining
ranch two miles distant. He had in
tended to move fence SO that plowing
could be continued in that section.
Born 81 years ago in Hennstedt.
Germany. Mr.. lorenzen came to the
United States at the age of six. He
had been resident Of this county for
thirty years. Besides his wife he is
survived by the following children:
John j., Gustave. Anna, Frieda and
Hilda. G. F. Lorenzen of Helix is a
brother. Other relatives living are
H. L. Lorenzen of California, Mrs.
William Beck of Minnesota, and Mrs.
Sophia Paulsen of Texas.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1919-05-02
SODA FOUNTAIN
PRODUCTS TAXED

The following tentative rulings have
been made by the Commissioner of
Internal Revenue for collection of tax
under Section $50. Of the Revenue Act
of 1918. affecting sales at soda foun-
tains on and after May l. 1919. The
tax is measured by the price for which
the food or drink is sold. 1t is on the
actual sales price at the rate of cent
for each 10 cents or fraction thereof
of the amount paid for any of the art
icles mentioned in Section $50.
Each sale for 10 cents or less is
taxed cent. and each sale of over 10
cents is taxed cent for each 10 cents
or fraction thereof of the price.
The tax is upon the whole amount
of the price paid by the purchaser
when the price is paid at one time,
though in payment for several articles
which are the subject of single trans
action of purchase and sale. the total
price paid is the unit for computing
the tax. Thus if the purchaser orders
two sodas at the same time. each sold
for l5 cents. the tax is 3 cents. and
not cents. If, however. he buys one
soda for Is cents, the tax is 2 cents,
and if he then Immediately purchases
another ID cent drink. the tax is .
cents on the second sale which cannot
! be treated as part of the first sale.
Any means by which separate pur
nhoooro yoo1 thnir ordars for tha ni1Y-
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1919-05-02
No Potato Shortage.

The potato situation illustrates a big
difference of opinion between the
growers and the dealers at the present
time. with the former holding firm in
conviction of high prices for the clean
up. while the latter are moving eau
tiously and shipping considerably less
stock than during the previous month.
The heavy movement up to two weeks
ago has largely beef put into storage
in California, which is taken as an in
dication that supplies will be so plen-
tiful that extravagant prices will not
prevail on the Pacific coast.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1919-05-02
OREGON NEWS NOTES
OF GENERAL INTEREST

Fire destroyed nearly an entire block
of the business district of Richland.
Approximately $4,000 in public i'm
provement work is being planned by
the city of North Bend
The Western Forestry and Conser-
walton association held three-day
convention in Portland.
J. @. Johnson, of Hillsboro, commit
ted suicide by shattering his head with
bullet fired fromsE revolver.
The various tie cutting sawmills
around Brownsville are working full
blast these days as result of the in
creased demand for ties.
A. V. West and his wife were drown
ed in Mill Creek, a quarter of a mile
above Vending, a sawmill town 20
miles northeast of Eugene.
The Marshfield volunteer fire de.
partment has started work on its $4,000
pavilion, which will have quarters for
the company, and dance hall.
With the buildings completed and
all machinery in place. the new Allen
& Hendrickson Packing company can
merry at Rainier is ready for the open
ing of the fishing season.
Preparation of a ballot title for
constitutional amendment providing
for the single tax is sought in a petit
tion filed with the secretary of state
by the Oregon Single Tax league.
As usual the Linn county pioneers
and veterans will gather this year in
June at Brownsville. At recent meet
ing of the directors of the association
the dates were set at June IS, 10 and
20.
Fourth-class postmasters have been
appointed in Oregon as follows: Tena
A. Hesedahl, Mckee, Marion county;
Wilson L. Grove, Shedd, Linn county;
Elias e. Truax, Winant, Lincoln coun-
ty.
By the end of the paving season
there will be So miles of hardsurface
Rad between Portland and Astoria,
leaving about 43 miles yet to be paved.
The remaining mileage may be paved
in 1920.
4 The prospect of hundreds of motce D
tourists and the general prosperous
c's 'sldition of the Hood River valley has
resulted in wave of Improvement on
the part of Hood River men and res
taufanteyrs.
Tubercular rats foun,' in the slaugh-
ter house district of Portland by City
Meat Inspector Anderson recently,
have led to the institution. of an active
campaign against the rodents by the
city health buceau.
The 316th sanitary train, whiaL re-
Gently landed in New York from over
seas, will be permitted to stop over in
Portland on the way to demobilization
camp, Senator McNary was promised
by the war department.
Oregons first annual newspaper con-
fefence opened at Eugene in the school
Of Journalism at the University of Ore
| gon wish an attendance of 40 editors
/, and publishers from the Willamette
I aliey and other parts Of Oregon.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1919-05-02
Inclined Theatre Floor.

x Remodeling of the Standard Theatre
INCLUDES an inclined floor which will
insure unobstrncted vision of one seat
ed in any part of the house. Formerly
the house was seated on the level floor
plan, with the unsatisfactory result
that only those seated on the outside
seats of each section enjoyed full view
of the screen. The incline will be Sc
cured by dropping the floor in front of
the stage 28 inches. The floor in its
new position will rest on heavy tim
bers act in concrete. The Workmen-
will begin tomorrow morning and the
work will be finished BY the time the
new Simplex machine arrives from
Cleveland, Ohio.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1919-05-02
o. E. S. VIII. Entertain.

Next Wednesdaysevening the mem
bers Of Mckenzie Chapter. Q. 3. s.
will entertain Crescent Chapter
of Weston when about thirty, visitors
are expected. The occasion is being
looked forward to with muen pleasure.
The local Star Chapter is returning a
compliment to the Weston neighaors, a
visit there having been greatly en-
loved some time ago.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1919-05-02

Marked improvement In labor con-
ditions on the Pacific coast were re.
ported by the department Of labor In
its weekly bulletin. Portland's unem-
ployed are shown to have decreased
from 1000 to 2400 since last week.
Portland already in 1919 has export
ed 832,O74 barrels of flour, which is
more than half of the total for 1918,
and shippers forecast that If the ton
mage situation is reasonably free for
the rest of the year 1919 will go down
as the. record flour period for Portland.
BY unanimous vote, the members of
the Eddyville Mohair and wool Grow
ers' association in convention at Eddy.
Vile, decided to pool their product
again this year. Last year the mohair
pool sold for 5O1s cents, at least s
cents better per pound than had pre-
viously been offered,
Delegates gathered in Bend from
Deschutes, Crook, Jefferson and Sher-
man counties elected w. s. Ayres as
president of the Deschutes Baptist as
sociation. H. c. Doty of Redmond was
chosen vice-president, with Mr.. and
Mrs. H. e. Nordeen of Bend secretary
and assistant secretary, respectively.
Fire that destroyed Chinese laun-
dry at Salem, precipitated an outbreak
in Chinatown which may develop into
tong feud. Several families are in
volved The trouble started when the
owner of the building in which the
laundry was located accused sons of
Chinese woman named Hing of setting
the fire. Mrs Hing then made MUIR
derous threats, according to the Of
ficers
Judge Eakin has handed down a de-
cision awarding the office of county
Judge of Columbia county to Martin
White, who contested the election of
W. ]. Fullerton, his opponent at the
November election. The official can
yass gave Fullerton a majority of three
votes. White secured a recount on
which Fullerton gained an additional
three votes, but 40 ballots were laid
aside on account of irregular mark.
ings. Judge Eakln awarded "a to
White and IA to Fullerton, giving
White majority of six votes.
Two fatal and 400 non-fatal acci-
dents were reported to the state in.
dustrial accident commission during
the past week. The fatal accidents
were: Jacob Nyback, Bend, numbering;
Morris Rancoy Goodin, an intending
passenger killed by electric train.
w. ]. Patterson, Portland broker,
was arrested at Eugene by Sheriff
Stickels on warrant charging him
with arson. 1t is alleged that he set
fire to :. ions of hay which he owned
and whic Y was stored in large ware
house at Alyadore. The hay was de-
stroyed by fire on the night Of April
8. "a
The five Oregon cow-testing associa-
tions tested S77 cows, bought two pure
bred bulls and six cows, installed
three milking machines and purchased
comparatively several loads Of alfalfa
in February, says the monthly sum
marS issued by E. L. Westover federal
and agricultural college dairy special
ist in charge.
The steady and solid industrial and
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1919-05-02
Notice!

If this notice is marked RED, it sig
nifies that your Subscription expires
with this issue. We will greatly ap-
preciate your renewal-$2.OO per year
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1919-05-02
House Cleaning Taboo.

With the ushering in of dust storm
yesterday. house cleaning. papering
and decorating. which has been extern
sively carried on for the past few
weeks, was taboo. Painters, paper
hangers and carpenters have been very
much IN demand in Athena. and the
good housewives have been enmeshed
in housekeeping activities. but yester
days swirl of dust temporarily stopped
the work.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1919-05-02
Dick Winship in u. S.

Letters received this morning by
relatives state that Dick Winship has
arrived in the United States and is
now at Camp Mills. and that George
Winship has been placed in Glass D,
indicating an early return home for
him. This is indeed good news to
their friends here. as both boys have
been in hospital for several months.
the former, with broken leg and the
latter from the effects uf pneumonia.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1919-05-02

commercial development which Astoria
is experiencing Is indicated by the re-
markable growth of her financial in
stitutions. The bank deposits or
March 4, 1918, totaled $6,204,O00, Will
on the corresponding date of the pre-
ent year, they were $7,61O,OO0, an in
crease of $1,2O6,OO0
-Civil-seryiee examination for fourth
class postmasters are announced for
May "a at the following places in Ore
gon: Ashwood, Durkee, Tygh Valley,
Ecola, Hebo, Irving and Laurel.
Fourth-olass postmasters have been
appointed for Oregon as follows: John
T. Moore, Cloverdale; Arthur B. La
cey, Parker, Polk county.
Thirty-eigHt miles west of Independ-
ence, at the7yalley and Siletz Lumber
G Logging company's camp in the ST.
letz basin, an immense dam is under
construction, to be finished May 15. At
the lower end of the basin, creating
400-acre pond, the dam will be Al feet
high, with base 120 feet wide. The
top will be 80 feet wide and 200 feet
long.
Plans for the early construction of
a 2O0-foot wharf and an oil station to
cost between $4,000 and $4,000 for
use by the government bar dredge
Niche, on property purchased by the
federal government at Empire, three
miles west of North Bend, were an.
nounced by James S. Polhemus of the
United States engineers office of Port
land.
After numbering his wife, Mrs. Susie
Reighen Hardwick Sar, aged Al, and
her son, David Hardwick, aged 16, as
hey soundly slept in their beds in
their homestead abode five miles from
Madras, Charles Sar, a rancher, aged
43, placed the 20 rifle betweea his
feet, pulled the trigger with one foot
and died instantly, shot through the
temple.
Failure of congress to appropriate
sufficient funds to carry on the work
of the federal employment bureau,
coupled with the impending shutdown
in all Oregon shipyards this fall may
necessitate the calling of special ses'
sion of the legislature within the next
few months to provide money for
state.managed employment system
which will meet a critical situation.
With an even dozen highway engin-
eers now on the job preparations for
the big road programme for klamath
county for the season Of 1919 are going
ahead rapidly. The engineers are at
work on the road between klamath
Falls and Lakeview, but II Is expected
that some of them will be transferred
to the north and south highways. A
macadamized road from klamath Falls
to the county line below Malina, dis
tance of 35 miles, viii be completed
before the season closes
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1919-05-02
PLAYED a Good Game.

OutcIassed in age. size and exper-
ience the Athena high school ball
players went up against Umapine's
huskies Wednesday afternoon for a
second timc this season. apd for the
first z 'syeo ssm to d frizzle
with thf IND. The pa1z
~ssb 'snd. the =
40.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1919-05-02

lodge hall during the long. darksome
hours of the night.
And with the Tuesday mornings
cdd, gray dawn. the terrible tribe had
as silently vanished, as boisterously
had it come.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1919-05-02

It is confidently believed that the
q. s. A. can feed the world without
undue neglect of the hunger naturally
incident to the affairs of her own
people.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1919-05-02

The debt of Austria Hungary is es-
timated at sixteen billions. Trying to
do wrong TO ones nelghbor is always
the most expensive policy In the long
ITn.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1919-05-29

same WITHOUT COST n when the job is COM
pleted haul back the material left over and receive
CREDIT Ever hear of similar offer made by
Mail Order House?
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1919-05-29
SAVE MONEY

on all buildings NOW. Lumber is lowest now it
will be for five years, and is already now ad-
vancing. Secretary Of the Navy Daniels says:
''The man who says he will build house as soon
as wages go down. is inviting panic, disaster
and calamity. For | tell you, and its the truest
thing could say that wages in the United States
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1919-05-29
HILL RECORD MADE
ON RED CROWN

When Charles Basle few years ago
drove his Peerless Eight over the fa-
nous Rim O. the World hill climbing
course in record time he was using
Red Crown gasoline. c. S. Stone. in
his Essex who was second, also had
Red Crown in his tank.
Unquestionably this course, which
covers eight miles of grade ranging
from five to Is per cent through the
Waterman Canyon near San Bernar-
dino, is one of the severest tests motor
fuel can have anywhere in the country.
There is hardly straight stretch of
road in the whole distance and the in
Vulnerable sharp curves and twists,
combined with the grade, present diff
culties which can only be overcome by
ear using the best quality of gaso-
line.
This Rim O. the World hill climbing
contest is one of the few stock car
events regularly held in California.
That the two winning cars should both
have used Red Crown is tribute to
the quality and steady power that it
possesses in every day use.
The high quality of Red Crown was
again demonstrated under the heavy
strain of this hill climbing event. As
a straight distilled, all refinery gaso-
line it has the full and complete chain
of boiling points necessary for consist
ent performance. Low boiling points
give easy starting. medium boiling
points quick and smooth acceleration,
and high boiling points give steady,
dependable power and long mileage.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1919-05-29

When planning any new building "Get Down to
Business and Brass Tacks" Ask to be served with
FREE COMPLETE PLANS
Bring US your rough plans from any plan book
and we will prepare complete working plans with
instructions where every stick of material is to
be used-or we will be glad to loan you our plan
books and by the way, ever notice the house plans
the ordinary mail order house that advertise house
plans to save you money? Notice the large size
rooms, averaging taking from number Of North
west mail order house plan books: Bed Rooms
9XlO, Bath rooms 5X6, Kitchens 1919, etc. Notice
the fact that the rear porch generally constitutes
an uncovered platform with few steps really a
''stoop'' mscalled a porch Notice the lack Of the
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1919-05-29
{. L. SMITH SUP
PORTS GEN. WOOD

Il cast my first vote for Abraham
Lincoln in 1860. says E L. Smith,
for many years a leader in Republican
circles of the state and one of the few
surviving men Of the country who was
present at the memorable Chicago con-
vention at which the great Emaneipa-
tor was nominated, ''and | hope 10 be
able to cast the ballot Of a Lincoln Re-
publican for Gen. Leonard Wood in
1920.
1T warns the cookies of my heart
to see the American people taking an
absorbing interest in the suggestion of
Gen. Wood for the nextseader of the
great party. Gen. Wood has demon
strated an ability as leader of men
and Of constructive craftsmanship. He
has shown his eligibility for chief exec
utive of his country. He has been
tried, both in wartime and peacetime.
Ii will be remembered that Gen. Wood
and the late Theodore Roosevelt were
in command of the Rough Riders at
San Juan. In the reconstruction of
the Cuban government Gen. Wood was
a dominant factor in giving to Cuba a
constitution that has endured.
And out of spirit of fairness
want to see Gen. Wood get the nomin
alton of his party and win at the polls,
for thus he will win retribution for the
rebutfs he has received at the hands of
the present administration and the war
department.
81 say with Senator Hiram Johnson,
of California. that never has one in
high command of nationals military
department received such degradation
as fell to the lot of Gen. Wood, With
out an explanation to the people "
The sentiments of Mr. Smith are
voiced generally by local Republican
leaders and members of the county
Republican organization.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1919-05-29

We quote you guaranteed price complete ALL
lumber material necessary-no extra to pay for
should there be a few small items extra required
to build the house according to plan, we furnish
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1919-05-29

modern conveniences in most designs-no kitchen
cupboards shown in plan, no medicine cabinet
in bath room, no handy built-n features such as
ironing boards book cases. linen Closets or clothes
closets. Or did you imagine the price quoted in
cuded the freight, and more afterwards surprised
to learn you have to dig down in your pocket and
punge up some more good shekels for Uncle Sans
railroad; or have you thought that all the material
necessary would be furnished, and like nine out of
ten, extra material amounting approximately
to $4,000 had to be purchased to complete the
job.
Our Architectural Department, comprising
number Of skilled architects, supply US with pic
lures of houses and all farm buildings.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1919-05-29
NO REPRIEVE FOR
BOOZE SAYS SUNDAY

DEPRESSING from sermon, mainly
an arraignment of the hypocritical
"tightwad' type of churchgoer, Billy
Sunday found time Sunday to voice
strenuous protest against President
Wilson's request for lifting the ban on
the war prohibition measure.
II have been with Wilson foursQuare
and from the heart out, . declared Mr..
Sunday, until his announcement on
the prohibition measure. But with
booze cannot parley or grant any
reprieves. I'm ready to fight the lift
ing of the ban"
With numerous out of town motor
parties here for the sermon, the Con
gregational church was soverfowing.
Solos were rendered by Miss Florence
Brosius and Miss Gladys Reavis.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1919-05-29
AT THE LIBERTY
Today

Today
Geo. Walsh, the athletic hero of the
films, will be seen in another of his
mile-a-minute comedy dramas, entitled,
'I'll Say So. Also a two reel Fox
Sunshine comedy, Money Talks.
Friday and Saturday
Constance Talmadge, the clever
young comedienne will be shown in her
latest success. Honeymoon. " Also a
one reel comedy to complete the bill.
SUNDAY
We will present Paramont feature
together with two reel Vitagraph
comedy entitled, "Pluck and Plotters.
Monday and Tuesday
Lillian Walker will be shown in a
screen adoption of +. Philip Oppen.
helms famous novel, "The Grain of
Dust, and our friend, Fatty Arbuckle,
Will be shown in "The Cook. A big
double star bill at usual prices.
Wednesday and Thursday
Mary McLaren. the popular Univers-
al star, will be shown in VANITY Pool, ;"
a big special attraction with a notable
supporting cast. Also two reel Mack
Sennett comedy, 1.-The Village Smith. ;"
William Wood at the piano