The Athena press. (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, December 07, 1906, Image 1

The Athena press., December 07, 1906, Image 1

Image provided by: University of Oregon Libraries; Eugene, OR

About The Athena press. (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 7, 1906)

Page of 4 Next Prev Issue Next Text PDF JP2 (4.9 MB) Clip/Print Image

Return to Top

Page of 4 Next Prev Issue Next

Newspaper Page TextTWICE-A-WEEK Tuesday and Friday ... FOUR PAGES TODAY Read the Ads VOLUME XVIII. ATIIENA. UMATILLA COUNTY. OREGON. FRIDAY. DECEMBER 7. 1906. NUMBER 85. -to-date MEN'S AND BOY'S Up Will Inaugurate a Sale on Store liV u The Sale will include the entire stock of Men's, Suits, Men's Overcoats, Boy's- Suits, Boy's Overcoats, Men's Pants of every description. Jfi & & '.- rac SALE WILL BEGIN WEDNESDAY NOV 1906 AND LASTS UNTIL CHRISTMAS EVE Just as many fine words can be written about some worthless article as about a good one. We will not say how gpod our Clothing is, but we want your judgment on them. e Ed Manasse invites you to call and examine for yourself. Such an opportunity to buy good, dependable Clothing at these prices will not oc- nir cnnn in AfViPno 3.4 Si $17.50 Suit will sell until Xmas for -. .$12.00 $15.00 Suit will sell until Xmas for..,. . ... 9.90 $12.50 Suit will sell until . Xmas for ...... . 8.95 $10.00 Suits will sell until Xmas for .... . 6.90 $7.50 Suit will sell until Xmas for . 6.10 $17.50 Overcoat will sell until Xmas for . . . . 12.50 $15.00 Overcoat until Xmas for 10.20 $12.50 Overcoat until Xmas for ........... 9.90 $10.00 Overcoat until Xmas for. . . . ....... 6 85 $10.00 Boys' Suit until Xmas ......... 7.35 $7.50 Boys Suits until Xmas ..' 4.90 $5.00 Boys' Suits until Xmas - 3.45 $5.00 Men's Pants will sell until Xmas for 3.10 $3 50 Men's Pants will sail until Xmas for 2.40 $2.75 Men's Pants will sell until Xmas for 1,85 $1.25 Boys' Long Pants will sell until Xmas .85 65c Boys Short Pants will sell until Xmas 40c . The prices wo are making on this Clothing will warrant yon in buying to supply yonr wants for the future, as the values are better than ever before offered in Umatilla county, and we are here to prove it. First come, first served. . t " E D. MANASSE Agent for Butterick's Patterns. . THE UP-TO-DATE STORE, cAthena, Oregon flnnA uuuu Groceries, Coffee and Tea HELPED MILL Fulton Attacked by Collier's Weekly for Opposing Bristol 1 INDORSED MITCHELL'S LETTER Senator's Brother Accused of Having Offered $500 for Possession of the Letter. c I In this trinity should the grocer build his business temple. The difficulty is not great but it is exceedingly difficult to build well without these 3 things. We have highest grade goods in every line Each Article the Acme of Perfection Our entire stock is selected with the same care and discretion. REMEMBER Our prices are always consistent with quality. S nFT.T. MOTHMS CATEKEES TO THE PUBLIC IN - GOOD THINGS TO EAT Athena, Oregon. A New York special dispatoh says that apropos of tbe renotnination of William 0. Bristol by President Roosevelt to be United States attorney for Oregon, Collier's Weekly of tbat city puclishes in its issue dated for tomorrow an extended acoonut of tbe controversy, which it claims baa been maintained over this appointment by Senator Fujton in opposition to tbe action of President Roosevelt aud Special Proseontor Francis J. Heuey. Collier's article says, in part, tbat tbe story of Bristol's nomination is an incident in tbe history of tbe Oregon land frauds and will reoice in detail tbe various inoideuts which led to the selection of Heney to prosecoto tbe participants in these frands. It was at tbe critical period, Col lier's states, tbat Senators Fnlton aud Mitchell bad tinder consideration tbe recommendation of a successor to United States District Attorney John H. Hall. This then was tbe situation. Fnlton and Mitobell earnestly desired tbe appointment of George D. Brow- uell. Failing id tbat they wanted tbe appointment; of Brownell's law part ner, James U. Campbell. . x On the other hand, Hall was de termined on bis own reappointment, and be threatened bis rivals with prosecution in order to force them out of tbe raoe. Then be hastened to Washington to seonre the senatorial indorsement of the (bargain he bad made. Wbat took plaoe at this oonferenoe with Senator Fultou and Mitchell is clearly set down in a most remarkable letter. It bears the date of January 18, 1901, and at the top of the first page, in tne Hand writing oi senator Mitobell, is tbe warning: "Stiiotly confidential." Tbe letter, which waa sent to Brow- nell. covers four typewritten pages. Tbe important part of the ooniniuni- caiou is bere giveu as follows: "My Dear Senator and Friend: I have received your several dispatches since Hall left Portland, and siuoe be arrived bere, and both Senator Fnlton and myself have doue everytbiug in our power to protect yon, and also Campbell, who is also under the ban of Greene and others, as we learn to onr very great surprise and regret and without going into particulars I tbink 1 have teen atle , to so arrange matters as to proteot yon both. . "Of course, Frieud Brownell, this letter is to you in tbe striotest con fidence. Ibe best way for the present is to drop all talk about tbe district attorneyship and let the mattpr rest just precisely where it stands for tbe present. Both Fnlton and I hare, for tbe purpose of fully protecting your interests, gone very much farther in a certain direction than we ever sup posed we would. I cannot explain fully to you until I see yon just wbat I mean. "Hall leaves this evening for home, My advice would be for you to say nothing to bim whatever, nnloss be says something to ; you. Just let the matter driftfor tbe present This is all important. - "Faithfully ana sincerely your friend, (Signed.) "JOHN H. MITCHELL. "I have read tbe above aud fully concur in it. (Sigued.) "C. W.FULTON." As to this letter Colter's article saya: "Wbat Senator Fulton 'thinks of the significance of this letter may be inferred from the fact tbat on tbe fourth day of January 1906, Senator Fulton's brother, by appointment, met the recipient of tbe letter and offered bim $500 for it -When Bfownell did not produce it G. Clyde Fulton warned him in this language: - " 'If you nave given up the cor respondence of Mitobell and my brother it will be your rnin, and you will be a traitor and an outcast' " The article charges Hint oenator Fulton intends taking advantage of senatorial courtesy to continue to thwart the wishes of tbe president. who desires tbe confirmation of Bris tol, and in conclusion says: "WDUe tbe responsibility rests on tbe senate as a whole, the direct burd ea must be borne by two members of tbe committee on judiciary, Senators Foraker and Kittredge. - Tbey know what manner'of man'is their colleague from Oregon. Yet tbey 'gave ear to Senator Fultou and refused to report the. nomination which President Roosevelt bad made to insure tbe prosecution of tbe criminals eugaged in stealing the public domain of the United States." : In Washington Senator Fnlton ex pressed raucb indignation when shown a copy of Collier a Weekly for tbe cur rent week attacking bis action in the Bristol case and charging bim with attempting to bny the original of tbe late Seuator Mitchell's ,leiter to George Browuell, promising tbe lat ter immuuity from prosocutioo and bearing a notice of bis approval. "That's an unmitigated lie. I never offered to buy tbat letter or any other. I wouldn't give three cents to bave it As a matter of fact it waa shown to me over a year ago, and I bave bad a copy of it since then and didn't waut tbe original. "Tbe letter was originally brought to me by Senator Mitobell, wbo sug gested that I add my indorsement, in order t make Brownell, wbo was smarting uuder,my refusal to indorse Mm for tbe attorneyship, feel a little unier. My indorsement of it was perfunctory, aud I never interceded to prevent the proseoutiou' of Biownell beyond saying that 1 would bate to see the poor fellow indicted.'" Senator Fnlton is of tbe opinion tbat Collier's at tide was inspired by Secre tary Hitchcock and Attorney F. J. Heney to confirm . Bristol's nomination. "I have not discussed tbe question with members of tbe judiciary com mittee," eaid Senator Fnlton, "but I relieve tbat 'his attaok will confirm tbem in the stand tbey bave taken against Bristol's confirmation." RIOT AT PULLMAN ELECTION Deputy Sheriffs Forcibly Ejected From the Foiling Place and Eefied. Fuel and Iron company. Charles E. Shackles, vice president of tbe Denver and Rio Grande rail road, was tbe next witness. All tbe stock of tbe Utah Fuel company, he said, is held by tbe Rio Grande West ern railroad. A flat rate without classification was made by the rail road for all goods shipped to the Utah Fuel company. Tbe rate was tbe "company material rate." After testifying tbat tbe president and vice president of tbe Rio Grande railroad and tbe Utah Fuel company and the Pleasant Valley Coal companies were identical, the witness stated that tbe railroad company did not direct tbe afiairs of the fuel company. ' Tbree witnesses were called to show tbat coal land bad keen seoured by tbe fuel oompany in the same maun er as brought oat in tbe investigation of the Union Paeiflo railroad by the com mission several months ago. These witnesses filed on ooal land ' with tbe understanding they could sell it when it was proven up and later transferred the land to representatives of the Utah Fuel oompany for a consideration of (50 each. HISTORIC CABIN FOR FUEL First Structure in Wardner Ii Sacri ficed to Emergency HE LIKES ALBERTA Nelson Tells of Two Croo3 Growing in One Field WHEAT CUT OVER TOP OF FLAX Another Instance of Phenomenal Pro duction is bprjne and Fall Wheat Sown Together. A special to the Spokesman-Review says Pullman sustained its reputation for exoiting city elections Tuesday by breaking all records. A riot of large proportions in which two deputy sheriffs were ejected from tbe polling place in tbe second .ward and the prisoner arrested by one was taken from the deputy sheriff and placed in Squires & Gaddis' office in tbe Flat iron building, while a gang stood about tbe door and dared tbe officer to take bim, were among the features. The row started when Joseph Buck ley, fif Coeur d'Alene, Idaho, at tempted to vote aud was challenged by M. S. Jamar, offloial challenger for the law enforcement ticket on tbe ground be is not a resident of the state, oonntv or preoiuot Buckley "swore in" his vote, whereupon J. M. Palmerton, speoial deputy sheriff, stepped forward aud attempted to place bim under arrest Cash Gaddis rushed forward, tbiew iiuokley's cost open and displayed numerous tid stars sewed on Buckley's coat and ordered Buckley to arrest the deputy sheriff. Palmerton called on a unmber of citizens, inoluding Gaddis, Councilman M. D. Henry and half a dozen others, to help bim make tbe arrest He had Attorney Jamar write 'down tbe names of each man called. A. R. Boyd, another speoial deputy, attempt ed to help Palmerton make the arrest, when 'Gaddis, P. W. Lawrence, in spector of elect ion, half a dozen oth ers, inoludiug some saloon men, at tacked the officers aud pushed tbem out of tbe building. Pandemonium reigned for several minutes. Buck ley kept in tbe background until quiet waa restored. Tbe sheriff was notified and offered to close bis office and bring tbe entire force to Pnllman if necessary to pre serve order and make arrests. Tbis was urged at first, but after consulta tion it was decided by law enforce ment leaders to wait until a commit tee goes to Colfax to procure warrants for all wbo participated in tbe tiot and wbo resisted or refused to assist officers. Exoitement is intonse and feeling is bitter. The law enforce ment element was uever so determined and a large luud. is beiug raised to proseoute all wbo voted illegally. Tbe citizen's ticket elected every candidate but the councilman in the third ward, thus retaining complete control of the city. Tbe following were elected: M. C. Gray, mayor, 88 majority; G. W. Walters, clerk, 76; James Clark, treasurer, 109; P. W, Kimball, attorney, 195; Dr. J. H. Crampton, health officer, 5; D. F. 8taley, counoilmau first ward, 68; L. W. Lanning, councilman second ward, 19: J. P. Duthie, law enforcement ticket, councilman third ward, 83 ; E. Maguire, councilman at large, 23. For sale of electric light system, 221 majorty. FUEL AND ROADS TOGETHER That the fuel f amiue has reached an acute stage at Wardner is evidenc ed when E. Bolger, proprietor of the Spokane hotel, set men at work to tear down the ; oldest (landmark in Ward ner, tbe first cabin ever ereoted in Milo gulch, immediately after tbe dis covery of tbe famous Bunker Hill and Sullivan mine. Tbe logs will be cut np and used for fuel at the hotel. The oabin was built in tbe fall of 1S85 by Jack Smith, John King and John Flaherty, all among the very first of the prospeotors to reach tbe field. The bouse was used for a dwell ing for nearly 20 years and as a wood bouse of late. Tbe logs . are well preserved, bard and dry, and will make excellent firewood. . Many in teresting stories are connected with tbe gatherings held in tbe old cabin in tbe early days and many men .now prominent in mining circles and others loug since dead oongregated there dur ing tbe winter days of tbe first rush to the new galena belt of tbe Coeur d'Alenes. The cabin was built a shurt distance down tbe guloh from the discovery point of tbe Bunker Hill mine. Mr. Bolger bus owned tbe bnilding for years and has been care ful of it because of the past history connected with it as the first cabin in tbe city of Wardner. WILL MOVE HOSE HOUSE NO. 1 Kemoval is Supposed to Result in the Repair oi Coppock Sidewalk. Before leaving for his home in Al berta ' Wednesday morning, Jamrs Nelson left tbe biggest story in town yet told of tbe resourceful production of Alberta soil. ' Standing on a street corner, Mr. Nelson was surrounded by a orowd of credulous and inoredulous listeners. Warming np to bis subject Jim ex claimed : t "Why, men, Alberta has Oregon skinned a city block when it comes to the production of crops. Say, I will wager my reputation for truth and veracity against a ping of Star tobao oo tbat I can pilot any man in this orowd to a field in Alberta on which there is now growing as floe a crop of winter wheat as ever grew ont of . doors, and mark me, this same field ptodnoed a 22 bushel crop of spring grain this year. Faot, and I don't-' stutter when I say it, by jiuger. I know whereof I speak, for I helped . ' thresh tbe spring wheat and while I was doiug it I waded around in the growing winter wheat, which was then eight inches high. Spring and fall wheat sown at tbe same time, see? '. "You Oregon fellows can't com mence to beat tbis one either: A neighbor of mine seeded spring wheat and flax together in tbe same field. Tbe wheat ripened and was cut with a binder, tbe sickle nipping the wheat off just above tbe flax crop. By the time Mr. Neighbor bad tbe wheat bundles in tbe stack tbe flax was ready to harvest, and be turned in and out it In another week a double decked separator was threshing his crop, wheat comiug out one end of the machine and flax ont of the other. "Spuds! Why, man alive, you never seen tbem here. In Alberta they grow as big as watermelons aud actually tbe bills are so big tbey put one in mind of Indian burial mounds. We dynamite 'em out of , tbe ground and snake 'em to market ' with a traction engine." Methods of Colorado Companies Brought Out at a Hearing. are In tbe interstate commerce hearing at Denver J. A. Reider, auditor of tbe Colorado Fuel and Iron company, was questioned about the connection be tween tbe fnel aud iron oompany and the Colorado and Wyoming railroad. He said tbe railroad was not owned by tbe Colorado Fnel and Iron com pany, but tne omoers or me raitroaa were also officers oi tuo Iuei and iron company. " Attorney J. T. Marcband, for tbe commission, requested tbat tbe list of stockholders of tbe Colorado Fnel and Iron oompany be produced at the afternoon session and Mr, Reider was ordered by Commissioner Clark to produce tbe list J. F. Wellborn, vice president, oi the Colorado Fnel andiron company, waa examined in regard to tbe con nection of the company with tbe Colorado and Wyoming railroad. He denied a community of ' interests be tween tbe two companies, but on be ing . questioned, : ackuowle "1 that over 95 per cent of tbe freit n tbe railroad was handled for the At tbe meeting of the city council Monday eveuing the marshal was ordered to move tbe hose house of Company No. 1 of tbe city fire department. At present tbe hose bouse is situated at the corner of Fourth and Adams streets on a lot owned by Robert Cor- pook. For a long time the sidewalk along two aides of the lot has been in dilapidated Condition, and while notified aa to its condition by tbe marshal, Mr. Coppock has refused to repair it, being uuder tbe impression tbat if tbe oity used tbe premises for the hose . bonse, tbe municipality should repair the walks. Tbe fire de partment building occupies a space on tbe lot 8x10 feet in dimensions and tbe city officials evidently think tbe cost of constructing a new walk is too much rent for the ground, hence tbe little bouse will be moved and Mr. Coppock will then be without an ex cuse for not repairing his walks and also for not paying his street improve ment assessment info tbe city treasury. Tbe hose bouse will be moved across the sidewalk to the edge of the street, ita new location . being between tbe bell tower and tbe hose dryer raok. Big Wheat Convention . Tbe program committee for tbe wbeat convention in January at tbe Washington State college is arranging for wbat is expected to be the biggest convention of its kind in tbe north west. Tbe convention last year was such a decided success tbat it baa been decided to widen its scope aud take in a greater variety of interests. Every on interested in the wheat iauuatiy is invited to attend and take part Tbis includes tbe producer, tbe ware house man, tbe exporter, tbe miller, the baker, in fact every man wbo has anything to do with wheat from its growth to its consumption. Efforts are to be made to secure nnited effort in tbe handling of grain and better methods of growing, threshing, Tiandl iug and shipping. The elevator prob lem will be discussed by experts in elevator building for handling grain in bulk. Ankeny Buys Rich Mine United States Senator Levi Aukeuy ' of Walla Walla purchased for $50,000 five mining claims in tbe Marshall ' Lake mining district from James Con , roy of Grangeville and J. Hendricks of Weiser. One thousand feet of tunneling has beeu doue on tbe prop erty. The values are in high grade free milling ore averaging $!)00 a ton. Senator Ankeny will develop the prop erty with machinery. Conioy places tbe clean-up this seasou at $40,000. He was tbe first man o take a dogsled Into tbe Buffalo Hump and. Thunder Mountain districts. Made Happy for Life Great happiness came into the home of S. C. Blair, school superintendent at St. Albans, W. Va., when his little daughter waa restored from the dread ful complaint be names. He says: "My little daughter had St. Vitus' Danoe, which yielded to no treatment but grew steadily worse until as a last resort we tried Eleotrio Bitters; aud I rejoice to say tbree bottles alleoted a complete cure." Quick, snre cure for nervous complaints, general de bility, female weakness, impoverished blood and malaria. Guaranteed by Wm. MoBride, Palace drug store. Price, 60o A Year of Blood The year 1903 will long be remem bered in the home of F. N. Tackot ; of Allianoe, Ky., as a year of blood, wbiob flawed so copionsly from Mr. Tacket'fiungs that doath seemed very near. He writes: "Severe bleeding from tbe lnngs and a frightful cougb had brought me at death's door, when I began takng Dr. King's New Dis covery for Consumption, with the' astonishing result tbat after taking four bottles I was completely restored and' as time has proven permanently cured." uuaranteed for sore lnuos. congba and colds at the Palace drug store. Price 50j and trial bottle free. ' O. R. & N. Guards Coal Cars AtTekoa, Wash., J. M. Shields, merchant, bad considerable wood stolen from a pile which he bad un loaded from a car, while it remained unguarded. A number have resorted to tbis 'method of securing fuel as there is no Joal on the market and fancy pnuoa are asked for wood. The O. K. Ac N. company has been oom iihIIiui tr Tiliinn k niolit watchman to I M V CT " ado guard its supply- Wood For Garden City Approximately 800 cords of oord wood will bo shipped frorn Dayton to Walla Walla tbis week to relieve the fuel famine in that oity. Sam Loney purchased 100 cords from E. L. Dexter for tbe use of the general pub lic, and J. D. Smith, deputy wardeu of tbe state penitentiary, purchased 200 cords last week for use at that in stitution. - ' Artist for Whitman College . President Penrose of Whitman col lege has secured tbe services of John C. Olmsted, tbe celebrated landscape artist to make plans tor beautifying the college campus. Your money back if not satisfied with the bargains fouud at Itader's big Furniture aud Curpot emporium at Pendleton. ' ! 1 ... "X t - " . "... .