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About The Athena press. (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 6, 1907)
AN INDEPENDENT NEWSPAPER Six and Eight Pages Every Friday. F. B. Boyd, Publisher. A pplicatlon for entrance as 2nd class matter made on July 5, 1007 at the postofflce at Athena, Oregon Uuderan Actot Congress of March 8, 1879 Subscription Tlatav : p t cHr, in advance l2- Single copies In wrappers, 5c, ATHENA. ORE.. DEC. 6. 1907 The Gtauges all over tbe state are taking tip tbe matter of tbe state treasury having $395,000 io tbe Title Guarantee & Trust Co. bank at Port land when it suspended, and are ask ing State Treasurer Steel to resign as the only way to enable the state to re cover its lost funds, says the Salem Capital Journal. Governor Chamber lain and District Attoruoy MoNary of Marion county practically take the same view of the matter. The opinion of those offlciuls is backed up by tbe investigation which the attorney-general is making and that offloial is un derstood to be preparing a legal state ment of the whole situation from the standpoint of tbe state. United States Senator Robert M. LaFollette, of Wisconsin has offered to appear before the Interstate Com merce Commission at Washington uoxt mouth and spoak in behalf of the Northwestern lumberman in their fight against the Hill and Harriman roads, protenting ugainst the 10-ceut advance iu froight rates on lumber aud shingles. He also offers to cham pion on the floor cf the United States Senate an amondment to the interstate commerce act providing that all freight tariffs must be passed upon by the commission before being put into effect. He gives an admirable definition of tbe eportsm an as follows; "Tbe true sportsman is a man who finds his re creation in a fair and exciting effort to get something that is made for human use in a way that involves some hard ship, a little risk, a good deal of skill and patiance and plenty of out-of-door life." We doubt if it is tbe common people who are hoarding their money, but rather tbe big bankers in the big cities. They oertaioly started tbe trouble by their piggishness and high finance. The people have behaved witb splendid patriotism during all tbe money scare. The governmeut has done right in stepping into tbe breaob to prevent a nation-widejpanio. This panio was without reasonable cause and is a warning to the people to beware the machinations of tbe Wall street gamblers. The Carnegie Hero Fund Commis sion has made medal and money uwards to twonty-four more persons sbowu to have performed exceptional servioo in the saving of lite. The list iuoludod, for1 the. first time, a negro, John Hill, of Atlanta. The largest award was that of a gold medal and $3,600 to A. J. Hedger, superintendent of schools of Finney, County, Kans. He ran two miles and entered a well seveuty-two feet deep, where he work ed two hours with shovel to save tbe life of a man caught in a oavein. Evidence that 8000 Japanese entered Vancouver alone during the first 10 mouths of this year was brought out bofore tbe immigration commission aud evidonoe was developed that the Nippo company of Canada offerod to supply the Grand Truuk with orieutal lubor, but the offer was rof usod. Tbe plan of the oompuny was to secure meu in Japan uud aftor charging a fee for securing wotk for them to ulso se cure 1 a mouth from tbo wagos of euch. Iu addition the compauy agreed to supply the men witb food. The Press believes Atheua is as good a town in which to trade as any town iu the county. Athena merohants carry large stocks aud soil at lowest consistent pnoos. Athena storos are hotter than ever prepared to take care of the holiday trade, aud there is no ex cuse for going away from home to trade or to patronize mail ordor bousos. Dr. Henry Van Dyke, piofossor iu rriuoetou university, says no true sportsman kills for tbe sake of killiug. Tbe federal treasury department has heartily commended the action of Governor Chamberlain in declaring legal holidays iu Oregon at the request of tbo Portland bankers. Conditions warranted drastio action, and no other method was possible of devisement to protect the people. John H. Stevenson, a well known Oregon newspaper man, has been ap pointed assistant United States district attorney by President Roosevelt. Ste venson said to have reoently passed the best legal examination ever graded in tbe northwest. Pendleton and Waitsburg are receiv ing a good deal of the right kind of advertising as a result of trying to get the Butte football team here, and tbis in a trite slang phrase of the day helps some." Edison claims that he has invented a process whereby a three-story house oun be built for f 1000. But the mil- lenium will not be here just yet, be oauso he did not figure on the plumb-iug. SOUTHERN MAN FOR PRESIDENT Southern democrats are again ma king an appeal for the nomination of a presidential candidate from the south, aud they make out an interesting oase, though it is hardly likely successfully to appeal to tbe national convention. Of course, the demooiatio candidate, whoever he may be, will get tbe southern vote, but it is felt that that seotion has a right to special recogni tion. In an address just issued by a com mittee atmointed at a convention held in Nashville, Tenn., a few days ago the reasons upon wbion tne claim is based are set forth. It is pointed out that tbe demooratio party had its birtb in the south; that Thomas Jefferson, its founder, was a southern man; that southern meu have been prominent in tbo greatest successes of the party; that no southern man has bed first place on tbe presidential ticket since Jamos K. Polk in 1844 ; that during all these years tbe south has furnished a majority of electoral votes in behalf ot northern oendidates. Seotiouul spirit is disclaimed in' the movement, it is being asserted that recognition of a southern mau would, more than anything else, emphasize tbe unity of the nation. It is asserted that sectionalism is really being fostered by a policy that takes executive aud oabiuet officers and diplomatic repre sentatives only from the north, aud that a full participation of the south iu the affairs of government would ob literate tbo idea of sectionalism. No name is mentioned for the nomi nation. The present movement, it is assorted, is eutirley impersonal and not in the interest of any epooial can didate. Disavowal is made of any wish to nouiimite a man unless he stands "proomiuenly for statesmanship aud oxeoutive ability, out toe oom- rave nroDssci t If you have failed to attend our Monster Bargain Base. nient Sale Worth of up.to.date merchandise on sale at sacrifice prices, all must go before December 1, when we will display our Enormous New Stock ot Xmas Goods. Come help us move. TEN'S BIG DEPARTMENT STORE The fastest growing Store in Eastern Oregon. If -f INS. v i i ft it i . -cf X fli' i- - mi t" iT" V - "- " "r" ' ' : - 10., V, i ,f 5 ' -V M, i;Y--r 'i Oil Old time rehi a Specialty in the Gospel Meetings. Now in Progress at the CHURCH Of CHRIST, Athena A Cordial Welcome awaits you. Every evening at 7:30 o'clock COME T0NI0 IT PROf . D. C. KELLEMS, Evangelist. V. E.I10VEN, Minister. X23 OREGON Shorj Line Union Pacific Through Pullman Rtandard and sleeping cars dally to Omaba, Chicago; tourist sleeping car dally to Kansas City; through Pullman tourist sleeping cars, personally conducted, weekly to Chicago, with free reclining chair cars, seats free, to tbe east dally irom Pendleton. ABRIVB Dally. 12:25 p. m. Walla Walla. Day ton. Pomeroy. Lew- lston, uoiiaz, run man, Moscow, the Couer d'Alene dis trict. Spokane and an points norm. 12:25 p in 3:10 p in 6:15 p- m. TIMS SCHEDULES ATHENA, ORE, Walla Walla - Pen dleton Mixed Fast Mall for Pen- InflmnHa Baker City, and all nolntseistviaHuD tington, Ore., Also for Umatilla Jlepp ner, Thfl Dalles, Portland, Astoria, Willamette Valley Points. California. Tanoma. Beatt le, al I Mouno points. Pendleton - Walla Walla Mixed DEPART Dally. 12:25 p.m. 12:25 p. m, 8:40 p. m 6:15 pm E. M. Smith Agent, A.hena. mitteo olaims to have "a Arm and abiding belief tbat tbeie are mauy men of that obaraoter in the sonb." In all qualitioa ot leadership tbe south olaims to be not behind other sections. At tbe Nashville convention a reso lution was adopted pledging the dele-, gates to work for the nomination of a southern man for tbe president and tbe demoorats of every etate iu tbe Union are asked to cooperate. This notiou does'not necessarily imply per sonal hostility to Mr. Bryan, who will get the southern vote anyway if be is tbe nominee, , but it may Rive mm some uneasiness while studying tbe probable strengh of tbe southern move- men. Spokesman-Keview. LOST $10,000 A MONTH. Colonel Alden J. Bletben oandidly admits, in announcing tbe suspension of tbe Morning Times, that Seattle is not large enough to support two morn ing newspapers. Colonel Bletben con fesses a loss of 10,000 a montn tor eight months in his attempt to estab lish the Times as a morning paper. This heavy loss is all tbe more sig- ft . m a .11. 1 mnoant irom toe iaoc, as vahouoj tletben points out, that the Morning Times was printed from tbe big and well-established plant of the Evening Times and was, therefore, under no obarce for plant or rent. Mr. Bletb en's failure to establish a second morn ing paper in Seattle is also interesting since he has made a brilliant success of the Evening Times. Mr. Bletben, who is one of tbe most experienced and vigorous newspaper publishers in the United States, acquired the Evening Times 13 years ago, when it was a wrecked property, running under heavy loss, and oarried it through period of hard times by tbe closest and most efficient management. Tbe truth is, the business of publish ing morning newspapers has been re volutionized within the last 15 or 20 years. A quarter of a century ago San Francisco Lad only a four-page morning paper. Now the people of Spokane, Portland, Seattle and Ta coma demand and received from 12 to 20 pages daily and from 40 to TO pages on Sunday morniug. If they were content with tbe old-Unie four-page morning daily, there would be room in all these cities for two or three morning newspapers. As it ia, every attempt to establish two morning pa pen of modern size has been ill-starred with failure, even in cities as large as St Paul aud Seattle. Walter Wellmaa may believe in tbe old saying that everything comes to him who waits. It is said the north pole is moving south aud be may be waiting for it to come to mm. tflfF-a B B 011 B U laaaaatjan-j'jaaaaaauaaaaaaiiaaaaaaatiil Coughsflolds, CROUP, Whoopinpup This remedy can always be depended upon and is pleasant to take. It contains no opium or other harmful drug and may be given as confi dently to a baby as to an adult. Price 25 cents, large size 50 cents. First National Bank of Athena CAPITAL STOCK-SURPLUS $50,000 .... 20,000 A PER CI NTEREST IE mm MODERN BANKING FACILITIES Sold in Athena by McBride. The Crackers with a Flavor . INLAND CRACKERS Are not made by the Trust All Grocers Sell Them L. OFFICERS . H. C. ADAMS, President. T. J. KIRK, Vice President, F. S. he GRO W, Cashier, I. M. KEMP, Ass't Cashier. DIRECTORS H. C. ADAMS, T. J. KIRK, F. S. Le GROW, D. H. PRESTON, P. E. COLBERN. WE ARE THE LARGEST ADVERTISERS OF REAL ESTATE IN THE UNITED STATES WE will sell your fnrm, home, or business Eroperty wherever Bituursd. Scutl for our lank to Rive description it same Knd have it listed with us. We have buyers for property all over the United State . and your farm, home or business property n y be just what our customers want If you want to buy a farm, home or business property, writ us to-day what you want and in v at state, county, or town you want to locii o. Wo issue new booklet of farms, homos and business property that we have Tor snle ev ry month and sent on request. You had bett have yourfarm, home or business property li.'rd with us for our next issue. If you need th service of an attorney before the Patent Ofinii or other branches of the Government in th's city, we will give you the name of a reliable frm. Write today. Add .- bs E. J. TOTTEN & CO. Bond Building Washington, D. C THE ATHENA MEAT MARKET J. II. 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