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The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1919-06-27
WESTON HON0Rs LADIES
DEPARTING FOR ATHENA

That which is Weston's loss; is Ath-
enc's gain. This applies not only
from business standpoint in the re-
moval Of the Watts 8 Rogers interests
to this city. but socially as we'll, for
three most excellent families are add
ed to our city life. who will pc highly
appreciated by this community.
The following from the Leader,
shows in measure the high esteem
in which these ladies are held in Wes-
ton:
Zone Of the most delightful func-
tions of the social calender was the
Kensington given by Mesdsmes F. D..
Watts and E. Vi. Smith at the DR..
Watts residence Friday afternoon in
honor of Mesdames E. C. Rogers, R.
Proudit and j.. F. Snider. who are
leaving Weston to reside in Athena.
The invitational list included the mem
bers Of the Saturday Afternoon Club
and Mrs. Minnie Walker Of Helix.
can elaborate ,three-coufse luncheon
was served by the hostesses, after
which the place cards, bearing senti-
ments appropriate to friendship. were
read aloud.
"The afternoon proved a fitting tes-
timonial Of the affection and esteem
with which the honor guests are re-
garded by their fellow club members. F"
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1919-06-27
ARMY AV|AT0RS HOP OFF,
OVER BLUE MOUNTAINS

Mistaking the Umatilla river for
Wild Horse creek. the army aviators
hoped over the Blue Mountains Sum
day afternoon, landing at Imbler, Un-
ion county. instead Of their destina-
tion, Walla Wala. and incidentally
cheating Athena out Of the spectacle
Of their flight over this section.
After re6lling the gasoline tanks in
In bier. Lieut.. Fetters headed the big
Curtis machine for Walla Walla, pass
ing over Elgin. where the roaring Of
his motors broke up a Chautauqua
meeting.
Swinging over the mountains from
the East. the aviator took the people
of Walla Wnlla unawares as they were
looking for the machine to come from
| the southwest.
After swooping over the city ant
looping the loop, the plane landed OF
the grounds selected for the landing
Lieut.. Fetters left Walla Walla Mon
day morning for Spokane via Ritzville
The inland flight was made from Seat
tie with the object Of, interesting
young men In aviation, there being a
this time a wide range of activity i
the air service. both for pilots an
| mechanics. 5
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1919-06-27
.HOUSER SAYS FULL
PRICE WILL Be PAID

Says a Portland dispatch: ~ Every
wheat grower in the Pacific Northwest
will be given every portion Of every
cent to which be is entitled on the
governments guaranteed price for
wheat this season.
This is the big reason that Max H.
Houser. second vice president Of the
grain corporation. with headquarters
at Portland. retains his dollar a year
job with the government. Mr.. Houser
went east on recent trip with the
view of severing his connection with
the grain corporation. but was per-
suaded BY Mr.. Barnes. head Of the
organization, to continue during the
1919 season.
"The grain corporation here will be
maintained at even a greater efficiency
than previously" said MIR. Houser.
"0wing to war conditions. with conse-.
quent lack of man power. we were
compelled to get along as best we
could and therefore. had toskimp.
''This season we are going to make
doubly sure that every wheat grower
will get every cent he is entitled to.
and we will have field agents to see
that no sharp practices whatever are,
practiced upon the grower. He will
get the government price on whatever
grade Of wheat he has to offer. During
the last two years wheatgrowers in
the older grain sections received quite
fair treatment, but many complaints
were received from growers in sections
that had never before grown any grain
for shipment to outside points. These
latter we will try to reach through our
field agents and they are assured Of
correct treatment.
Il expect free and early movement
both Of wheat and flour. How long
this will continue will largely depend
upon the amount Of tonnage available
for shipments. If the shipyards get
additional contracts to last them until
next spring, have absolutely no APP
prehension that we will have any trou-
BILE in forwarding our surplus. If the
shipyards are not given additional con-
tracts, It is going to be serious prob
lem how to forward our surplus with
dispatch"
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1919-06-27
Montana Needs Rain

Crop prospects in Montana are poor.
compared with those in Umatilla coun-
ty ]. e. Montgomery tells the East
Oregonian, following his return from a
visit to Lewistown. Mont. He was
accompanied by Roland Oliver and
Charles H. Marsh. with whom he is
associated in the ownership of a 25O0
acre wheat ranch. Winter wheat is
short in Montana" Mr.. Mont somery
said. 1T needed rain badly and has
headed out prematurely, with the re-
suit that the heads are not well filed.
II rains are fairly plentiful. the spring
wheat crop will be the saving fea-
ture."
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1919-06-27
INTERESTS WANT
SOLDIER LANDS

The existence Of a widespread pro-
poganda financed by private interests.
including. il is alleged. certain United
States senators. in opposition to the
Lane soldier land settlement bill. has
been uncovered by the house commit
tee on public lands at Washington.
The object. it develops. is to keep
the United States out OF the land de-
velopment work. so that private cap
ital will have no competition in soldier
colonization plans, and so dividends
NAV be reaped from the labor Of the
soldiers who may be colonized.
If the government enters upon this
work advancing money to the soldier
settlers upon long term payment
plan. as proposed in the Lane bill.
this opportunity of private interests
will be lost.
The situation bsars great similarity
( to the fight which was mace on the
federal farm loan system. which en-
obiCu ldAmCIo W oCCuAC fiOdtic at d lUW
rate Of intere st. 1t now develops that
some Of the men most prominent as
critics of the farm loan system are
back of this propaganda against land
settlement legislation for the soldiers
of the war, notably Senator Weeks of
Massachusetts, who is incidentally a
banker.
For some time Chairmal Sinnott and
his colleagues Of the public land com
mittee have been aware of a propo-
ganda against the Lane bill, but until
the appearance of Mrs. Haviland Lund
as witness the sources could not be
traced. Mrs. Lund appeared as an op-
ponent of the government colonization
plan contending that the work can be
better done by private contract.
Chairman Sinnott exhibited a mag
azne article Fearing the name of SEN
ator Warren G. Harding of Ohio in
opposition to the government idea and
asked Mrs. Lund if she had written it.
She said she had assisted in its prep
aration" and had secured its public
alton.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1919-06-27

~, which was destroyed by fire last
week, will sbe impediaAly replaced
by modern mip to cost $l5o.OOo. and
which will cut 10000 feet each shour
shift.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1919-06-27
Auto Mechanic License.

Application blanks which must be
filled out by all applicants for an auto
mechanics license. have arrived at the
county clerks office. All auto me-
chanics must fill out these forms and
send them to the State Auto Mechan-
les Examining Board before July 5.
Examinations for licenses will be held
some time next month. The law be-
came effective May 20. having been
passed by tho 1919 legislature.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1919-06-27

The DR.. M. C. Kern mountain ranch
heretofore farmed by Bert Piersol. has
aasen purchased by DR.. ). C. Baddeley
for $40, 900. The farm comprises $40
acres and Or. Baddeley acquires the
Piersol crop in the deal Bert has
leased the Jinks Taylor stock ranch in
Malheur county.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1919-06-27
MiII.one Have Malaria.

Washington. United States
public health service estimates that
over seven million people in the United
States are info ted with malaria.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1919-06-27

A telegram received by relatives
here announces the arrival in New
York from overseas of Jacob Booher,
with the Engineers corps.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1919-06-27
SANGER's GREATER SHOWS
IN ATHENA NEXT MONDAY

After an absence of several years,
due to the war. Athena is at last te
enjoy the visit Of a circus. Sangers
Greater European Shows will appear
here for two performances. Monday
June 30. The town and surrounding
country is heavily billed for the ap-
pearance uf the big show and it is
probable that Athena will enjoy a
large crowd on circus day.
The Great Sanger Show is visiting
this section for the first time in eight
years. The show is one Of the Oldest
circus organizations on the road. being
in its 2sth season. Many new and
novel features are advertised for this
year among them being the famous st.
Leon family of acrobats; the Siegrist
Sisters. daring and sensational aerial
lists; The Silverton trio. wire walkers
and the Holland family Of English
riders. To delight the hearts Of the
little folks there will be a score of
highly educated Shetland ponies. mon
keys and dogs, along with congr li
of clowns. headed by Harry lie Pearl.
the veteran jester. Eddie Lewis. the
champion midileweight wrestler of
England. will appear twice daily meet
ing all comers in catch as catch can
wrestling match.
There will be performances at 2 and
8 p. M. the doors opening an hour
earlier to permit concert of popular
and operate music by Prof. Carl Clair
and his military band. A series of
free exhibitions will he given on the
circus grounds at | and p. m.
Standard Theatre Program.
A human cyclone in screen action.
is the way one critic sizes up Fred
Stone. who will be seen in "The
Goat" at the Standard Theatre to-
morrow night. Stone Is a veritable
human dynamo. and he opens the
switch with bang in HThe Goat" "
For Sunday night, an exceptionally
fine screen production is presented by
the winsome stage and screen favorite.
Billie Burke, on her first appearance
at the Standard, when she will be seen
in ''The Land of Promise" Wednes-
day night Henry B. Walthall comes in
a splendid Mutual picture, Modern
Husbands. !" In addition to the fea-
ture pictures. the prog rams are re-
plete in comedies, the Pathe Weekly
and prismatic films.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1919-06-27

With candy so high and flowers so
expensive, the cheapest way out for
the swain Is to marry the girl.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1919-06-27
PONY Twenty Years in Mine.

A mine pit pony called Fulmen tnft-
er the winner Of the Lincolnshire
handicap in 1866 has Just completed
20 years continuous service In a South
Kirby (I1ng) eolliery.
FuImen was taken down the South
Kirby colliery in April, 1899, and only
once has he since been brought to
The surface.
This remarkable pony has never
had days Illness and never met
with an accident. The animals eye
sight remains good.
The new war tax on alarm clocks Is
5 per cent. If the power to tax be
the power to destroy, personally we fa-
yor a tax on alarm clocks Of 5000 per
cent. Then If the worker sleep over.
time, let him collect such overtime
from his employer.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-12-13
LIFE OF CHRIST
SERMON SERIES
The Rev. G. L. Gehman, of
Calvary Presbyterian, Selects
Topics For Xmas Sermons

During the Christmas season, the
Rev. j. L. Gehman, pastor of the
Calvary Presbyterian Church will
preach series of sermons on the
subject, THE Life of Christ" The
first number of the series will be
presented tomorrow at the morning
service when he will speak ON the
subject: 'Prophesies Concerning
Christ" In treating this subject,
Rev. Gehman will take the Old Tes-
lament prophesies and show how
specifically and minutely they have
been fulfilled in the first advent.
Thereupon he will attempt to show
that by the similar prophesies
of Christ's second coming, found in
both the Old and the New Testa-
ment, the certainty of this second
event may in like manner be de-
duced.
At the evening service, THE First
Temptation of Christ" will be- con-
sidered. An effort will then be
made to dissipate the erroneous be-
lief about this temptation and to
put forth the true Biblical interprc-
tation with a view of meeting a
similar recurrence in our own lives.
The Boy Scouts will meet on
Tuesday evening for athletic in
struction under the direction of AS
sistant Scoutmaster, Charles Messer-
smith, former athletic director and
instructor in first aid at Camp Up
ton.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-12-13
WILL TELL OF
BOWERY AT "Y"
The Rev. ]. G. Hallimond, of
Bowery Mission. to Speak
at Meeting Tomorrow

The Sunday afternoon mems
meeting of Central Young Mems
Christian Association, are proving
popular. To-morrow's meeting at
$50 p. m. will be addressed by Rev.
John G. Hallimond, superintendent
of Bowery Mission. New York City.
He will speak on The Salvaging of
Humanity on the Bowery."
While the Bowery has put to flight
the foes of vice and crime, it still
has on it's hands the tremendous
fight against poverty and destitutlon,
with drunkenness and degradation.
not as causes but consequences, IN
grim alliance with them.
often have we heard about the
limitless opportunities for any man
who wants to work, but it is equally
true, and infinitely more pathetlc'
that in the Bowery to-day there are
thousands of men who are unable
to secure employment, and VINO are
suffering the indescrlo-
able misery of homelessness, nun
ger and despair.
There are also men who are phys-
ically unable to work. They are
not sick enough to be eligible Tor
hospital treatment, and many nave
been to the hospital and have peen
cured" But no en-
ployer, however hard up for help,
would, seeing their pale faces and
emaciated forms, think of giving
them q lob
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-12-13
HOLIDAY PLANS
ATZION CHURCH
Sunday School. Is Planning
Unique Celebration; Church
Has Busy Week

The Christmas spirit is pervading
Church The themes OF DR.. Herman
for tomorrow will be The Method
of Cod and The Name of Names"
The Sunday school is preparing to
have a unique celebration on tSs eve
ming following Christmas. The ex-
ercises of the First Department will
be held on the afternoon preceding
Christmas. The usual Christmas
Praise Service will be held at a. m
christmas morning and promises to
be more helpful and beautiful than
those of former years.
The Senior Catechetical Glass will
meet at $50 regularly until Palm
Sunday evening. On Monday evening
the Young Women's Missionary So
ciety VIII meet. Tuesday evening the
Literary Circle of Zion will hold a
regular meeting. The mon of Zion
Brotherhoods will have their pre-
Christmas celebration on Tuesday
evening of the coming week at
which time the Rev. II. S. Garnes will
ADDRESS the men,. The pastor will
conduct the mid-week service on
Wednesday evening.
The Ladies' Aid Society has been
unable to set definite day for the
dedication of its new window in the
Church auditorium. The mid-winter
communion will be held on the first
Sunday of the New Year, at which
time new members will be received.
Oh Saturday an unusual meeting of
the Children's Missionary and Work
Band will be held.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-12-13
TO TELLOF WORK
OF FEDERATION
DIR. M. E. Swartz, of Inter
Church Federation, to Speak
in Second Reformed

The Second Reformed Church will
have for its guest on sunday morn
ing at the 11.15 service. the Rev. DIR.
Morris Z. Swartz. Executive Secre-
tary of the Inter-Church Federation
oe Harrisburg and vicinity, and of the
Pennsylvania State Federation. DR..
Swartz will speak on the work of
Federation among churches, especi-
ally with regard to the work the
Federation in this city is aiming to
do in the immediate future.
At the evening service at 730, the
pastor, the Rev. Alfred Nevin Sayres
Will preach on The Sinner Sinned
Against and Saved" This is the sec
ond OF a series for the month, with
subjects taken from some of the sur
prises of the New Testament. The
sunday School session will be held at
10 A. NJ. At the Christian Endeavor
service at $50 o'clock Miss Ida Hull
will lead. the subject being: How
to Use the Bible
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-12-13
Messiah Lutheran
Plans For Christmas

New features are being planned
to make the Christmas season in
Messiah Lutheran Church, the most
interesting for many years.
Sunday, December 81, has been
set aside for the observance of the
Christmas season. The services
throughout the day will give a prom
inent place to the old Christmas
melodies. The feature of the day
will be the evening Candle Light
Service, in which. through sermon.
music and decorations, the Christ
mas spirit will be made real.
A change will be made in the
plans for Christmas Day. In for
mer years Messiah held the service
of the day early Christmas morning.
For this year the service will be
changed to Christmas Eve at 1O.45
o'clock, and will continue until 1915
Christmas morning. At this service
the Messiah Choir will render "The
Manger Throne" by Mannev.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-12-13
INVITE ROTARY
CLUB TOCHURCH
DR.. L. S. Nudge, of Pine Street,
to Preach on "a Real
Mans Real Work"

At the Pine Street Presbyterian
Church on Sunday the pastor, DIR.
Lewis Seymour Nudge, will preach
morning and evening. At the
morning service he will continue the
series entitled What To Believe And
Why" the subject for this week be-
ing What To Believe About This
Life" On Sunday evening the sub
ject of the sermon will be "A Real
Mans Real Work." The Harrisburg
Rotary Club with their families and
friends have been especially invited
to this service. After the evening
service the usual song service will
be held in the Boyd Memorial
Building for all those who enjoy
singing the old hymns of the church
universal. on Sunday, at the morn
ing service, the sacrament of Bap-
tism will be administered to chill
dren.
on Monday evening. w. d. B.
Ainey will conduct the mems mis-
sion study class at 7.30 o'clock in
the Boyd Memorial Building. On
Wednesday evening the usual mid
week service of prayer and praise
will be held in the lecture room and
will be conducted by the pastor.
After the mid-week service on We'd
nesday evening. a meeting of the
congregation will be held in the lee
ture room of the church for the
purpose of receiving and if the way
be clear, of acting upon a communi-
cation from joint meeting of the
session and trustees relative to the
proposed new Division Street
Chapel.
On Thursday evening the Church
Mothers Meeting and the Bethany
Mothers Meeting will be held at the
usual times and places. On Friday
the Red Cross Auxiliary will meet
from 1.30 to 4.30 o'clock in the So
! cial room. On Friday also the Boy
Scouts and Wolf Clubs will meet in
the Boyd Memorial Building and the
Girl Scouts in the Women and
| Girls Building.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-12-13
UNITED BRETHREN

State Street.-The Rev. H. F.
Rhoad. 1O.45, The Christian Life a
Conflict" 7.S0, six Rooms to En-
ter" $50, Sunday School; $40,
Y. p. S. c. E.
Derry Street.-The Rev. J. A. Lyter
Will preach at 1890 and at $50.
Sunday School at 2.
Sixth Street.-The Rev. ]. Owen
Jones. 1880, More Than Gold"
1.3O, Personal Infiuence;" 2, Sunday
school; $50, Christian Endeavor;
9.45, Praise Service.
F1rst-The Rev. W. E. Daugherty.
d. d. 1890, The Dynamic of Re.
demption;" 7.3O, The Unfolding of
salvation" Las, Sunday School; 6.45.
Christian Endeavor.
Calvary, Lemoyne-9.SO, Sunday
School; 1880. Christ the Sinbearer:"
I, Jr. Y. P. S. c. E.: 6.45, Sr. Y. P.
S. c. E.; 7.30, knowledge of Christ"
Otterbein-The Rev. S. Edwin
Rupp: 1890, THE Need of a Re
yival;" $50, The Last Chance" 2,
Sunday School; $50, Christian En-
deavor.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-12-13
MAKE BIG PLANS
FOR HOLIDAYS
The Stevens Memorial M. +.
Church to Open Series of
Entertainments

More elaborate than ever are the
plans of the Stevens Memorial Meth
odist Episcopal Church, Tor the
Christmas season. Tomorrow eve
ming at 7.s0, will be the beginning
of a series of entertainments treats
receptions and other events mat
will give the Christmas celebration
its keynote of joyousness in TINS
church. At this Pre-Christmas
gathering a large chorus Will render
the Biblical narrative of the nauV-
ity.
The keynote of the season IS 10
be given tomorrow morning at ll'oo
o'clock, by DR.. Clayton Albert
Smucker in his Pre-Christmas SER
mon on THE Campaign of Friend
ship and Good WILL.
Next Saturday afternoon the Jun
ior League and the Girl Scouts Oh
the Stevens Memorial Church Will
entertain and give gifts to more
than 500 poor children of Harris
burg. The boys and girls are TO De
brought to the church early in the
missions and city institutions. Money
has been contributed for this uh-
usual celebration.
The Handel Choral Society Will
sing Handers Messiah in the cnurch
auditorium on the evening or De-
cenober % at S o'clock. More than
90 voices will take part in this Pre-
christmas event The rendering OF
the traditional English Christmas
carols will be a feature OF the ser
vice Wednesday night at lV.oV
o'clock. the Night-before-Chr1stmas mas.
ON Sunday, December Fl, there
will be four Christmas events. A.
10 in the morning, the Giving CHRIST
mas in the Sunday School VIII oc
cur; this gathering is to be followed
by the annual Christmas sermon At
IL o'clock. -., <or
children of all ages is to be direct
Cd bv the Junior League at 3 P. NJ.
The Annual Sunday School CHRIST
mas Celebration is scheduled for the
evening at 1880.
The Bible Conference meetings,
opening December 2S and closing
January 4, in the Stevens Memorial
Church have been arranged with
the object of giving the people OF
Harrisburg Bible-Work of an IN
teresting type. Each gathering VIII
have fifteen minutes of song dlrect-
cd by Prof. John w. Philips tol-
lowed by an address. The Confer
ence Executive Committee announc-
ed to-day that the chief teacher, I.
watson Harmon, of Drew Theolog-
ical Seminary, would speak on the
following subjects: The Bl6ie
Ijfe Manual: THE Law of Temp
tation": How to Use the Bible:
Revelation, Inspiration: Biblical
Doctrine of Cod; The Problem OF
SIM; redemption; "Paurs Christ
and the Gospel; Amos, the Mans
Prophet; "The Central Place OF the
Cross" The entire conference Will
he under the auspices of the Young
Mems Bible Glass of the Stevens
Memorial Sunday School.