The Athena press., April 28, 1905, Image 1

VOLUME XVII.
ATIIENA, UMATILLA COUNTY. OREGON. FRIDAY, APRIL 28, 1905.
NUMBER 31.
ED. MANASSE
LADIES' SHIRTWAISTS here
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Style, Quality, Workmanship
Each one a tailored creation. To see them into verify our state
ment. We will not quote prices, but you will find as far as quality
is concerned they are all right. JUST IN A sample lot of SHIRT
WAIST SUITS at FIRST COST. Come and make your selection.
ED. MANASSE
Agent for Butterick's Patterns.
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DEVELOP SPRING
Dow Will Probably Fill Ten Inch
Pipe Prom laterali
to Reservoir-
Mayor Taylor and several council
men visited Gallaher springs, the
8onrce of Athena's future water sup
ply, Wednesday afternoon.
The party returned thoroughly,
satisfied that a sufficient supply of
water will be developed at the springs
and ground adjoining, to meet the
demands of the city for years to come.
It will be good water, too pure, crys
tal spring water, cold and soft
Foreman Shultz and a small crew
of men had made a good showing in
the two and one half days they had
put in at the ditches. Several hun
dred feet of ditch had been excavated
to the, required depth, the men at that
time being just below the first spring
and working in rock and gravel. In
the ditch below where the men were
digging water was flowing in amount
about half that running on the surface
from the spring,. There was no de
crease in the flow from the springs,
indicating that the water carried in
the ditch was from the underground
flow. Thus it will be seen that when
the lateral pipe lines are extended
from hillside' to hillside above and
below thfl spring, practically .all the
water will be drained into the main
supply pipe leading to the re -ervoir,
the flow probably filling a 10 inch
pipe. It ia for the purpose of de
termining the amount of flow and the
size pipe required, that the men are
working on now.
The ditch was started several hun
dred feet below the spring and dug to
ward town. There are several springs,
and when the officials made the visit
none had been tapped. Above the
spring, a considerable distance, there
is a marshy tract of ground. Through
this the pipe line will be extended.
The reservoir site is of sufficient
elevation to give more pressure than
the present system affords, and every
indication exists that the new system
will come up to all expectations.
School Warrants. ;
Notice is hereby given that interest
on all outstanding warrants of School
district No. 29, will cease after Mon
day, May 1, 1905. .
O. G. Chamberlain, Clerk.
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Athena, Oregon
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EASTER EXERCISES.
Sunday School of K. E. Church Next
Sunday Nljtht.
The Methodist Episcopal church
Sunday School will have its Easter
day exercises Sunday evening. The
Easter sermon was delivered Sunday
before last and the Sunday School de
ferred its exercises until Sunday com
ing, on account of the Free Methodist
conference which was being held at
the church on Easter day. Those
having the program in charge have
perfected numbers of much merit and
interest A cordial invitation is ex
tended all to attend. The program
follows:
Processional, "On to Victory," -
- - - - By the school.
Anthem, . - ... Choir.
Invocation.
Song, "Sweet Easter Bells'
- - Miss Cannon's Class.
Banner Exercises, - Nine littlboys.
Song "What do You Think," -
- - - - Six little girls.
Recitatian, - Lela Stamper.
Song, "Here and There, Everywhere,"
- , - Miss Rosenzweig's class.
Exorcise, "The Gardens Lessons," -
. Three little girls.
Solo, Selected, - Mr. Arlie Pennick.
Easter Secrets, - Six little girls.
Song, - , - Mrs. Stewart's class.
Recitation, "Far Away a garden
Lieth," - - . - Lottie Gay.
Song, "Lord Roll the Stone Away,"
- - Mrs. McBride's class.
A Plea for missions with class reports.
Song, "I know That My Redeemer
Liveth.
Benediction. , ,
LIGHT POB WEST SIDE.
Are Will Probably Be Placed On Hunt
Avenue.
Mr. Pason, of the Electical depart
ment of the Preston-Parton Co. , an
nounces that the has made contracts
to furnish electrio lights to several
residents on the west side and so soon
as a sufficient number of residents on
Hunt Avenue contract for private
lights, to justify the company in con
necting the service, an arc street light
will be placed in position.
There are many pretty homes on the
West Side, and with electrio light
facilities, will be more. Since city
water convenience was established in
that part of town, the residence district
has been greatly improved, until now
it ranks among the best in the city.
DAVISON TO PORTLAND.
Physical and Mental Condition Said to
Be Serloua.
John Davison, whose physical and
mental condition is considered by his
relatives and friends to have assumed
a serious stage, was last night taken
from Pendleton to Portland for med
ical treatment Tuesday the local
Odd Fellows; lodge of which Mr.
Davison is a member, received word
from Pendleton that the man needed
attention and J. C. Stamper was del
egated to go to Pendleton, and accom
pany Mr. Davison to Portland. , He
was taken to Dr. Williamson's pri
vate sanitariam in Portland, where a
speoialty of treating nervous diseases
is carried on.
To Bun the Pint Boat.
C. S. Allen of Lewiston, lessee of
the steamer Mountain Gem, that runs
between Riparia and Lewiston fully
realizes the importance of the open-river-to-the-sea
project, and it is
learned that he is planning to show
his view of the importance of the
portage road by sending the Mountain
Gem to the portage with the first car
go of freight ever hauled from the up
per country. The portage will be
completed May 15, and the river will
be at the best stage of water the latter
part of that month or early in June.
The trip over the section of river be
tween Riparia and the portage can
then be successfully run, and the cap
tain is thoroughly informed regarding
the stream. .
Market Reports-
Liverpool, April 27. May wheat,
6s 5 l-2d.
, Chicago, April 27 May wheat open
ed at 88 to 90c and closed at 88c; bar
ley 44 to 47c J fla $1.25; Northwestern,
$1.40.
Portland, April 27. Wheat, club,
84 to 89c; bluestem, 89 to 91c; valley,
86c.
San Francisco, April 27. Cash
wheat, $1.45 to $1.51.
Portland Selected-
The Women of Woodcraft in session
at Los Angeles, have selected Portland
as the location of their permanent
headquarters. The selection was
made on the third ballot, Portland re
ceiving 246 votes, Denver, 110, and
Oakland and Leadville 29 votes each.
Tester day's Baseball
Portland Tacoma 1, Portland 2.
San Francwco Oakland 1, San Fran
cisco 4.
Seattle Los Angeles 2, Seattle 6.
BEST JOB IN OREGON.
The State Printer' Annual Profile are
Estimated at HO.OOO.
It has long been recognized by those
acquainted with the workings of the
state legislature that the office of state
printer was one of the most remunera
tive in the gift of the people. Just
what the net yearly earnings of this
official amount to, however, it has
been impossible to ascertain, owing
to the complex nature of the work.
Various estimates of the profits of
the state printer have placed the
amount from $5,000 to $20,000 year
ly. ' A careful investigation of the
methods and expenses of the office,
together with a list of the various ap
propriations for that work, show that
the state printer must have a balance
of no less than $20,000 yearly, after
paying all legitimate expeusos con
nected with that department
In the majority of the work which
goes through the state printer's hands
is printed . twice ; for instance, the
laws are each printed in a pamphlet
form and afterward collected iu one
volume. -
The state pays for the full amount
of composition in each case, while
the type is kept standing, so that
almost the entire composition on the
socond run is "picked up" by the
printer.
Whonever it is possiblo to do so, the
clause allowing extra compensation
for two, three or four columns of
matter is taken advantage of, and
much work that would bo as useful to
the state if set in one column is made
to occupy two or more, without ad
ding very materially to the actual
cost of composition.
The calendars of the honse and seu
ate, which are printed every day dur
ing the legislative session, offer the
best opportunity for graft of this kind,
and an examination of these docu
ments shows that the state printer is
fully cognzant of the fact -
These calendars could be run in one
column without materially interfer
ing with their usefulness, and were
at one time so printed. At the last
session, however, these calendars were
carefully arranged so as to be set in
four columns, thus doubling the price
of composition. Not only did this ar
rangement double the price of com
position, but it very materially added
to the amount of "white space" in
the work, and which is measured as
if solid type. The matter in the cal
endars is added to day by day, but the
state printer receives pay for all mat
ter contained therein each day,,, In
this way the state pas for the same
composition as often as forty times.
It is not hard to figure the net
profits on this one job, as it was done
exclusively by the nijjht force at the
state printing office. This night force
consisted of from four to seven print
ers working twelve hours each night;
one pressman and one press-feeder do
ing the presswork in a few hours in
the early morning. These composi
tors were paid at the rate of price and
one half, that being the union night
scale. Their earnings came to just
$7 each a night, or $49 for all of
time, while the pressman and feeder's
work brought the amount up to about
$54 a day. As the paper and binding
is paid for by the state, the net profit
in this work is the difference of $54,
or less if the entire seven men were
not employed, and the amount receiv
ed by Mr. Whitney. At double rates
for composition, set in four columns,
and the allowance of 55 cents a token
for presswork, this work figures up to
$6 a page for every page of the house
and senate calendars. . These vary
from four pages at the Imgining to 108
pages each at the end of the session,
or a daily average of about 80 pages
each. Thus, Mr. Whitney received a
daily avorage amount from the state
of $960 a day on this one job, of which
over $900 was clear profit. This is
only one of many of the ways that the
state printing office is made to pay big
profits.
Local Option Petition.
The petition from the citizens of
Freewater for a vote on the liquor
question to be taken there in June,
will be acted on at the meeting of the
county court next week, says the East
Oregonian. The election will proba
bly be ordered by the county judge at
bis session of court on Monday, as it
is now being held that such petitions
should be passed upon by the judge
alone and not by all of the commission
ers, as was done in the paBt At! the
meeting of the commissioners which
will commence on next Wednesday,
the contract for the two bridges in the
north end of the county will be let.
Walla Walla Horse Show.
A fine parade of blooded horses will
be held in Walla Walla on May 6.
A number of prominent horsemen
have about completed arrangements
for holding the show and from the
interest being taken in the event the
parade held two years ago will be
eclipsed in both th number of borsos
on show and in the quality of breeding.
IS A CLEAN SWEEP
SENATOR MITCHELL LOSES
EVERY COUNT IN PLEA.
Grand Jury Held to be Legally Con
stituted Courts Decision Ex
tends to Other Cases.
Judge Bellinger in court Tuesday,
ruled in the government's favor on
every count regarding the plea of
abatement filed by United States Sen-,
ator Mitchell. Bellinger held that
the government could show by an
affidavit whother George Guiston,
the juror who it is alledged is diaquali
fled, was capable of acting iu that
capacity. District Attorney Heney
announced' that he would file the
necessary affidavit at once.
The ruling, as it was provided, ex- "
tonded to the other cases in which
pleas in abatement were filed in be
half of the other defeudenls indicted
by the same grand jury.
Every objection raised by Senator
Mitchell's plea in 'abatement to the
indictment found against him by the
federal grand jury was swept aside. ,
It was a signal victory for the govern
ment and Senator Mitchell will bo
obliged to face trial in June.
Judge Bellingor's decision was reu- J
dered in a crowded court room, many
of the leading.niembers of the bar be '
ing present. Senator Mitchell occu
pied his customary seat beside hi at
torney, Judge A. 8. Bennett, but his
composure seemed undisturbed as the
elaborate defenses reared by his coun
sel were one by one swept away by the .
court.
"This clears the decks," said United ,-'7;
States District Attorney Heney a"- f-. -the
adjournment "It is a t L .
sweep for the government and means v '
an early trial for Senator Mitchell up- -"' .
on hia indictment A demurrer is still . s
to be argued but that is a mere matter j ,
of form and I think the defense so re
gards it The indictment is all
right" ,
In dismissing Senator Mitchell's
plea in abatement Judge Bellinger has
disposed of all similar pleas filed by
other defendants in the land fraud
cases,, as it was stipulated that all
should stand or fall together Some
demurrers remain to be argued but
they are regarded as purely formal.
Iu Senator Mitchell's case the de
murrer is to be argued by briefs. If
the demurrer is overruled, as the , -
prosecution expects, the defendant v
will then be compelled to enter his i
plea, guilty or not guilty, to the in- V
dictment ' h
When Judge Bellingor entered his
court room every seat was taken and
standing room was at a premium.
He proceeded at once to read his de
cision, It is avoluminous one, occupy
ing nearly an hour in the" reading, and
cites numerous authorities in support
of his conclusions. ' . ,
Upon every issue raised the court
decided in favor of the government
The contentions of the defense tlmt
certain of the grand jurors were not
qualified to act; that Francis J, Ho
ney had no right to appear before the
jury in the capacity of United States
district attorney, and that Heney was ,
so vindictive ia Ms decision of the do
fendant as to prejudice the jury, wero
all overruled. . Finally the court sus
tained the contention of the district
attorney that the objections raised by
the defense could not properly bo
raised by ploa in abatement, and
therefore the court and not a jury '
roust decide upon the legality of the
grand jury's proceedings.
It was alleged in - Mitchell's plea
that two of the grand jurors, Frank
Bolter and Joseph Essuer, wore not
qualified to act for the reason that '
their names were not on the assess- ,
ment roll. Judge Bellinger hold, ',
however, that this would constitute a '
disqualification. He said:
"It has never been decided in this ,
state, so far as appears, that a prop-
erty qualification is uocossary to the
competency of a juror. A person may
be a property owner and tax payer '
whose name is not on the particular
roll mentioned iu the section in ques
tion. There may be a sheriff's assess
ment of property subsequent to tho f'
making of the list by the county court
from the assessor's roll, and equally
conclusive of the fact that the party
assessed is a taxpayer. "
The question was discussed at much
length and the court declared that the
objection went not to the qualification
of the juror but only to the regularity
of the organization of the jury.
The Best Coach 8yrnp. " :
S. L. Apple, ex-Probate Judge, Otta
wa Co,, Kansas, writes: ."This is to say
that I have used Ballurd's Horebound
Syrup for years, and that I do not hesi
tate to recommend it as tee beat couch
syrup I have ever used." 25c, 50c and
$1. Sold by McBride.
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