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V- SEMI-WEETCT , VOLUME XVIII. ATHENA. UMATILLA CX)UNTY. OREGON, TUESDAY. OCTOBER 9. 1906. NUMBER 68. ED. MAN ASS E Fall Goods Arriving Daily 30 30 '30 30 Ladies' and Children's WRAPS' In great variety at prices to suit all 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 BELTS and HAIR ORNAMENTS in profusion ED. MANASSE Agent for Butterick's Patterns. j- No Other travel-book tells as much about the Great Northwest as does 'WONDERLAND 1906" Its chapters deal with Puget Sound, the Columbia River, the Queniut Indians,' the Bitterroot Range 01 Montana, the Yellowstone National Park. ... . . . SEND IT TO YOUR EASTERN FRIENDS There's nothing better as a guide to the splendid country between the Mississippi and the tide waters of the Pacific. Send six cents for a copy, or send the six cents with the ' 'address of the friend to whom "Wonderland 1906'' is to be mailed, to , , ..... . , .... .... M. CLEL AND, Gen. Pass'gr Agent, St. Paul, Minn. 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CATERERS TO THE PUBLIC IN GOOD THING3 TO EAT " WON THE RELAY RACE Taylor's Fleet Horses and Doug Flynn's Hiding EASILY CAPTURED $300 PURSE A Bace That Was Among: the Prom inent Features ot the Walla Walla County Fair. W. B. Taylor's string of fleet-footed cow ponies easily took first money in the twelve mile relay raoe at the Walla Walla county fair. Taylor won over Jesse, his nearest competi tor, by one minute and fonr seconds, despite the jobbing and jocky taotics adopted by the latter. Wbilej Taylor's horses were the equal if not the superior to the otber two strings in the raoe, the successful issne depended to a great extent on the riders, and in this "Dong" Flynn, of Bitter, Grant connty, who rode for Taylor, easily outclassed both Jesse and McManaman, the rider of the Drumheller string. Flynn is known to the horsemen of this section as the most daring rider who ever rode a horse in Atheua. When the Philippine war was on he was employed here by Pinkeiton and Taylor to break cavalry horses for the government, and people bete are well acquainted with bis work. In the relay raoe at Walla Walla, be rode to win, and from the first day was in the lead by a safe margin. He anticipated and for the most part coun teracted Mr. Jesse's taotios, and won the friendship and admiration o crowds by bis brilliant work and bis fairness. Mr. Flynn speaks in bigb praise of MoManaman's square riding, and unhesitatingly deolares that if the Drumheller man had entered a protest, and got a square deal, he would have won secoud place. The' winning of the race by Taylor was popular with all who from day to day witnessed it. The amouut of the purse is $300. Thresher Destroyed By Fire. A La Grande special says that Wil liam Gillette, who took his steam threshing outfit over from Umatilla county, suffered a loss by fire Monday J eveniug while threshing on a farm near JNiwey. me separator aua tne derrick was a total loss as well as about one half a stack of barley. Aside from the persoual loss to the owners of the maohine and grain, this will reduce the number of machines, which means those who had expeoted Mr. Gilette to do tbeir threshing will now have to look elsewhere, and as all the machines are well snpplied with orders, these will have their threshing delayed. Blaiock's Island Rabbit Shoot The annual rabbit shoot on Bla iock's island will take place on Octo ber 20. For this occasion the O. R. & Is. wru sell ronnd trip ticket on October 19 at one and one-tbird fare, limited to Ootober 21. It bas been arranged for a launob to oonneot with train Mo. S on Ootober 19 at Coyote station. The lannob will operate be tweeu Coyote and Blalock island. Walla Wall Excursion The excursion to the Walla Walla fair Sunday was well patronized. On the return trip the cars were crowded to their full capaoity. The train left Pendleton Sunday morning with seven coaobes, and when Walla Walla was reached a large crowd was on board, De Caprio's band was the principle feature of the day. - and Tea Athena, Oregon. INCREASED RATES FORBIDDEN New Distance Tariff Aids Spokane in Competition with Coast. The Washington railroad commis sion sitting, at Olympia, has issued a general order prohibiting all the rail roads from increasing any of the ex isting rates or canceling any of the existing general or special traffics withonl consent of the commission. This appears in the distance tariff order issued some days ago by tbo commission. The order promnlgating the distance tariffs closes with those. words: 'Provided, however,' that the taiiffs now in force, otber than the distance tariffs above specified, shall rot be ohanged so as to inorease the rates, nor shall the said tariffs be canceled without first obtaining the conseut of the railroad commission of Washing ton." Incidentally the findings npon which the distance tariffs were based au nonnce directly that they are designed to benefit Spokane and to protect job bers of the city from Seattle and other coast dealers. Paragraphs 12 and 13 of the findings of facts under tbe Walla Walla hearing recite: 'Tbut tbe city of Spokane bas pos sessed and enjoyed special class and commodity rates or tariffs for many years, to-wit: fifteen years last past, whioh said special class and oomodity rates are lower than tbe general dis tance tariff in force by aud on the different defendant railroads, and the said class and commodity rates from Spokane have been and are so adjust ed and enforoed by tbe different de fendant railroads that the wholesale dealer and jobber in Spckane is able to pay the freight in carload lots from eastern points and the distributing rate under said special class and com modity taiiffs and successfully com pete with tbe wholesale merchants and jobbers of Portland or Puget Sound with a territory approximately 100 miles distant from Spokane, and owing thereto, and by reason thereof, large commercial interests have been established aud are maintained in Spokane, wbiob materially added to the prosperity and welfare of Eastern Washmgtou. "That a " "very large percentage, towit:90per cent, more or less, of the transportation business with tbe state of Washington handled under the different special class and commodity taiiffs in force by the different de fendant railroads within tbe stute, and but a small portion, to-wit: 10 per cent, more or less is handled under tbo general distance tariffs. "That should the geueial distauoe tariffs of said defendant railroads bo reduced to conform to the special class and commodity rate tariffs the mer chants and jobbers of Spokane wonld not be able to compete within the ter ritory of 100 miles distant from Spokaue 'with Portland and Puget Sound merchants and jobbers receiv ing their freight in carload Jots from eastern points at tbe reduced rates above maintained, and the commerci al interests in Spokane and the sur rounding territory would be theieby disturbed and injured without a cor responding neneflt acoruing." FOR RAILROAD COMMISSION Portland Chamber of Commerce Now Wants a State Body. The following recommendations have been made by tbe transportation committee of tbe Portland Chamber of Commerce: First Establishment of state rail road commission that shall have power to hear complaints and regulate the railways. Seoond Enactment of a law pro vidmg for reciprocal demurrage pen alizes tbe railways for delay in de livery of cars. Third Common terminal in Port land whioh all roads may use, result ing in better dispatch for cars. Fourth Purchase of adequate equip ment by tbe railroads wbiob shall keep pace with tbe business to bo handled. Fifth Abolition of switching obarges whioh are declared to be ex orbitant Tbe committee also made the fol lowing findings: Tbe oommittee reports that a serious shortage exists, causing great loss to shippers. During tbe past 90 days tbe tbree transcontinental systems entering Portland have been able to supply only 10 per cent of tbe equipment that has been needed to handle tbe freight traSio of tbe state. The railroads are taxed with trying to make a good showing for tbe busi ness handled by imposing tbe greatest possible burdens on tbe least possible equipment. To Cora C'omtipmtlon rorever. Take Cuncarets Candy Cathartic. 10c or St. II a C. C fall to cure. druggUtta refund mone STILLSELLINGTRADINGSTAMPS Pendleton Council Decides it Cannot . Prohibit the Easiness. A report from Pendleton states that although an ordinance intended to prohibit tbe sale of tradiug stamps within tbe city was passed by tbe council recently, it now seems that the measure will fail ot its purpose. Un der the ordinanoe it is provided that any concern using trading stamps in Pendleton shall pay an annual license of 200, payable quarterly, and pen alties are provided for those violating tbe ordinance. However, in spite of the ordinanoe tbe trading stamp coucern having a branch house on Court street is still doing business at the same old stand and the trading stamp nuisance seems as far from being abated as ever. Tbe reason why the stamp traders Lave not been prosecuted is because under tbe present city charter the council has no authority to pass an oidinanoo prohibiting such a bosiuess. There are many forms of business, snob as saloons, that may be subjected to a prohibitory license, but evidept ly tbe framers of the chatter did not forsee tbe giowth of the trading stamp pest. At least it was not provided for in tbe charter. Since the charter does not give the council power to prohibit the business of selling trading stamps it is con sidered a legitimate business and by a dooision giveu hy tbe Oregon supreme court in a Portland oase, it was held that a prohibitive tax cannot be plaoed on such concerns. Should proceedings be taken against the concern doing business in Pendle ton, tbe case would have to be taken to tbe supreme court. Consequently City Attorney McCourt has deolined to take the matter up unless the mer chants raise a fund with whioh to carry tbe oase up. This they have not doue so far aud evidently the ouly way in wbiob tbe merchants may free themselves from tbe stamp evil at present it by all refusing to patiouize snob couoerus. Umatilla Users of Water At a meeting of the directors of tbe Umatilla Water Users' association at Eobo it was decided to join the National Federation of Water Users' associations composed of officers of water users' associations in other gov ernment irrigation projects. Steps were taken to looate 160 miles of roads through the projeot. It is intended to make the roads ou section lines, 666 feet wide. Shade trees will occupy eight feet ou both sides of a 60 foot roadway, aud it is estimated 160,000 trees will be required. It was decided to ask the secretary of tbe interior to permit a graduated scale of payments for watei, beginning with $1 an acre the first year, 2 the secoud and in creasing to $9 for the tenth and final yera. Hazed by Sophomores Tbree university studeuts, fresh men, were bazed at Moscow, Idaho, Saturday night by tbe sophomores. They were seized at the corner of Main and Third streets, seOnrely bound band and foot, plaoed in a oab and driven to a point beyond tbe cemetery, fully two miles from town, where they were removed from tbe vehicle. Two of them were securely tied to posts and left to remain there through tbe obill night air until a passerby liberated them in tbe morn ing. Tbe third one was dropped along tbe road. Tbe tying of tbe young men was witnessed by a prominent citizen. ' Steals Yakima Beauty. Edward George Moskoski, a hand some Kisqually Indian, has stolen Alice Hoptowit, youngest daughter of old chief Hoptowit, and the Yak imas are ready for tbe warpatb. Tbe girl who is 16 years of age, and the brave left for Seattle on Wednesday night's train, unknown to friends and relatives. Beforo going Moskoski told friends that be was going to Seattle to marry Alice. Alice is considered tbe beauty of tbo Yakima tribe, and tbe Indians of that tribe are enraged be cause of tbe elopement witL tbe gal lant Kisqually. Babe's Eyes Burned The infant cbild of Mr. aud Mrs. John Krogstadt of Baiter City yester day fell on a hot stove during tbe ab sence of its mother from the house and was frightfully burned about tbe head aud faoe. Tbe injuries received may result in tbe loss of one of tbe baby's eyes. The mother left tbe bonse for a few miuutes leaving an older cbild to look after tbe baby; but in some manner' tbe little one fellou tbe stove receiving very serious burns. Cockburn-White Milton Eagle: Tbe marriage of George Cockburn and Miss Artie White was solemnized in Walla Walla on last Thursday, September 27. The happy young couple at once left for Spokane to attend tbe fair. s ERG Pacific States Company Offers Cheap Rates MAY TAKE OVER ATHENA UNES Private Lines in Eastern and Central Washington are Coming Into the Big System. Tbe Paoiflo States Telephone aud Telegraph company is steadi ly follow iug its polioy in central Washington bf getting control of all independent telephone lined, says a dispatch from Spokane. As was predicted a few weeks ago, wben tbe Eutiat Telephone ' and Telegraph company was incorpor ated, connection bas now been mado with tbe Pacific States line at Eutiat With tbe promised connection of tbe Chelan company, as soon as its wires are strung to Chelan Falls and up the Columbia, this will give the big company control ot tbe north cen tral part of the state. In the southern part of Douglas county the agents of tbe Bell company are especially active, states a report, and a representative was in Wilsou Creek a few days ago soeking to con ttaot that line. This representative said that he was confident that tbe Wilsou Creek-Krnpp-Odesso lines wonld soon discard tbeir old receivers and transmitters and use those snp plied by tbe Bell company. This business in tbe southern part of the county is of great importance, and tbe Pacific States oompauy is making tempting offers to supply transmitters and receivers to pat rons of tbe farmer lines for $1 per year, tbe same prioe it is now making in tbe Weuatcbee valley in tbe war of extermination carried on agaiust tbe Farmers' Telephone company there, the latter company now controlling all but about 40 telephones in the city of Wenatchee and valley. Tbe farmer lines across tbe state have been considering ways and means of getting together in forming a line to oarry their business aoross tbe state, independent of tbe Bell com pany and these apparently cheap lates offered now by the Pacino States people are thought to be au effort to forestall any further advancement of the idea. War Over Hermiston Saloon A meny war is on between two factions in the new irrigation town of Hermiston over tbe establishment of a saloon. Under a state law it is illegal for a saloon to be conducted within four miles of any government work, and as tbe East Umatilla ' re clamation projeot adjoins Hermiston it is olaimed by many that a saloon cannot Le permitted there. A potitiou asking the oounty court to grant a li cense was oironlated, and it is assert ed a majority of the voters signed. Saturday was desiguated for present ing tbe petition, end a delegation pre pared to come to Pendleton to appear before the court. To tbeir dismay - ' they fonud at tbe last moment that tbe petition was missing. Tbe paper had been left in tbe Echo Register for publication aud tbe manager of the paper deolares tbe petition was stolen by enemies of the proposod saloon. Charles Sams in Jail Charles Sams of Weston, was plaoed in tbe county jail yesterday morning to serve out au old sentence of 60 days for having assaulted B. F. Waldeu who lives near that place. Sams bas twice been charged with brutally as saulting the old man, tbe last case being now peudijg in oirouit couit, and tbe 60 days' sentence imposed by Judge Ellis was suspended. When arrested the last time it was oidered by Judge Bean that tbe suspended sen tence be seived out. At the time tbo order was made by Judge Bean, Sams was out on bail and until today conld not be found. This morning . he ap peared to prevent a forfeiture of bis bond, aud he was at onoe looked up to serve out bis 60 days' term. East Oregoniau. Heavy Shipment of Stock Saturday a shipment of 2250 aged ewes was made from Pendleton to Ohio. Of these 1250 bead were from the Cunningham Sbeep & Laud com pany's ranch while 1000 head were secured from Vey Bros. They are of good stock and are intended for breed ing purposes in Ohio. 8 Per Cent After October 1. All accounts owing to tbe firm of Cox & MoEwen are due October I. ' If not paid during the month of Octo ber, the account will draw 8 per pent interest from October 1.