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About The Athena press. (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 1, 1907)
AN INDEPENDENT NEWSPAPER TwI0-A-WkKK TCESDAY AND FRIDAY F. B. Boyd, I'i;busheb. Eutered as second-class matter, March 1, 1901, at the portofflce at Athena, Oregon Under an Actol Congress of March 3, 1879 Subscription Hti : r vear, tn advaiiot Mingle copies in wrappers, 5c, 12.00 ATHENA, ORE., FEB. 1,. 1907 THE NORMAL SCHOOL. Id slicing off Umatilla comity ioto Idaho, by tbe creation of tne new state of Lincoln, Spokane will invite the emni'y of Milton. They never divide counties in Idaho. The Press does not believe the friends of the Eastern Oregon State Normal School have any misgivings or worry coming regarding the re rnoval of the school from Weston, as proposed by the Miller bill, recently introduced in the Senate. The Miller bill may be classed as one of off shade; a bill of no consequence in particular to any one except tbe father of it, and the fact of its being assigned to the Senate Committe on education along with other bills is no evidence what ever that it is of any merit. It had to be smothered somewhere, and that committee may as well have the honor as any other committee. The soope of absurdity and short sightedness which this bill embraces . would do credit to the statesmanship and volatility of a Yamhill county road supervisor. , It is preposterous iu every sense of the word to even consider the possibil ity of tbe members of the legislature giving the least consideration to such a piece of woolywooly bunoomb as the Miller bill inherits, from the stand point of eoonomy, if from no other. Miller would move the school from Weston, a town whose citizens have fought inch by inch to build up a creditable institution, and gave tbe state property valued at $10,000, to Pendleton, where Miller's generosity has struck: with the foroe of a Nihilist bomb and even the newspapers editorially frown on the fool proposi tion, reviewing past loyalty to Weston, and alleging that only in case of the possibility of the school changing lo cation to Baker City or La Grande, would Pendleton rise to the effort of seonring it. From the faot that neither La Grande or Baker City never have intimated a desire to be honored with the looatiou of tbe school, tbe meeting of a few grasping spirits at Pendleton the other night puts one in mind of the Englishman's sparrow, that "flew up the bloody, bloomin' flue." The state of Oregon has appropriated a large sum of mouey iu establishing aud maintaining tbe school at Weston, and it is nothing more nor less than silly, mushy foolishness to suppose that tbe taxpayers would submit to tbe removal of the school, which would entail useless loss. The gratifying of Miller's whim, by a bare possibility, may be realized partially by tbe senate passing bis bill. But even in this event, tbe houso would probably defeat it. Sixty thousand dollars is entirely too muoh for Linn county to contri bute toward the state's annual ex penses, and $130,000 is too heavy a burden for the people to pay for oounty expenses, obsorves the Lebanon Criterion. RAILROADS AND THE STATES. No fewer than U states already have boards of railroad commis sioners with varying powers and witu equally varying inclinations to ex ercise them. The railroad commis sioners of Texas aud of Ohio not only have muoh the same scope within their respective states, as the Inter state Commerce Commission, but have shown a lively readiness to enforce the law. California's board aud that of Georgia have ample authority, but ap pear seldom to have exercisd it. New York Massachusetts, Illinois, Wiscon sin and Minnesota have commissioners with considerable soope, but without the power to inflict penalties for non compliance with their rulings'. Wash ington's board has only a limited jur isdiction. Connecticut's has none, ex- cent in a few minor matters, audi Nebraska, in creating its board two years ago, failed to define its func tions. Michigan has a single railroad commissioner aud a state railroad board of three members as well. Neither is vested witn any important dutiei, and, with responsibility thus divided, little is ever accomplished. Of the 18 state legislatures iu which control of publio service corporations will be agitated during the presnet year, five those of New Jersey. Colo rado Oregon, Idaho and Utah will consider bills introduced to establish boards of railroad commissioners. In Colorado the sentiment appears to be that the board will certainly be cre ated, the only question being the ex tent of powers that are likely to be granted to it. In five states New York, Illinois, -Wisconsiu, Washing- l A XT ni,- ofFnt-fa will tin made to give additional powers to the boards of railroad commissioners al ready existing. In the three sates first named the law establishing the Inter state Commerce Commission will be taken as a modle for the proposed leg islation. In eight Western states California, Oregon, Washington, Idaho, Wyom ing, Nevada, Minnesota and Michigan the solution of the car shortage problem will be sought through legis lative action, in most cases ty puttig the matter into tbe hands of the rail road commissioners, with power. In three of the states Minnesota, Wash ington and Idaho the proposition to correct the evil by means of a recipro cal demurrage charge on the railroads will be fought for. Illinois an anti-pass law will be urged; iu Minnesota a flat 2-cent-a-mile rate for passengers will be de manded, while both of these measures will come up for action in Pennsyl vania, Nebraska, North Dakota and South Dakota. In the Missouri Legis lature a move will be made to give the railroad commissioeurs power to fix freight rates.and in Nebraska there is a strong desire manifested to give tbe commissioners complete power iu both those matters. Pennsylvania already has ou its statutes a law against discriminations by common oar riers, and a resolution bas been mtro duoed in the state Senate by Senator John. J. Murphy, of Philadelphia, foi tbe" appointment of a joint committee of both houses "tc investigate alleged violations ot the constitution aud laws of the commonwealth of Pennsylvania by railroad companies and their officers, agents or employes." Pressure will be brought to bear in Illinois and Wisoonsin to plaoe the trolley lines of those states under tbe control of their respective boards of railroad commissioners. Kansas ex pects to enact a law to provide for the assessment of railroad property for purposes of taxation ou the same basis as other property. In Idaho the fight against the railroad lobby will be car ried on under the leadership of Gover nor Gooding. Iu Washington tbo railroad commissioners are themselves askiug for permission to deal with the car shortage question. New York Tribune. 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This Big Sale will close Feb. 6 and the greatest money saving opportunity you ever had will have Come to an end. Go to tire big yellow signs. That's the Spot NATIONAL BROKERAGE & SALES COMPANY in Charge, Meaker & Cochran, Mgrs. Teachers' Examination: Noice is hereby given that tho school superintendent of Umatilla county, Oregon, will hold tbo regular examination of applicants for state and oounty certificates at tbe court bouse in Pendleton as follows: For State Papers. Commencing Weduosday, Fotnuary 13,- at 9 o'clock a. in., and continuing uutil Saturday, February 16, at 4 o'clock p. m. Wednesday Penmanship, history, spelling, physical geography, read ing, psychology. Thursday Written arithmetic, theory of teaching, grammar, bookkeeping, physics, cLvil government. Friday Physiology, geography, ment al arithmetic, composition, algebra. Saturday Botany, plane geometry, J general history, English literature, school law. For County Papers. Commencing Wednesday, February 13, at 9 o'clock a. m., and continuing until Friday, February 5, at 4 o'clock tj. in. - First, Second and Third Grade Certi ficates. Wednesday Penmanship, hisory, orthography, reading. Thursday Written arithmetic, theory ot teaching, grammar, physiology. Friday Geography, mental arithme tic, school law, civil government. Primary Certificates. Wednesday Penmanship, orthogia uhy. arithmetic reading., Thursday Art of questioning, theory of teaching, physiology. FRANK K. WELLES, Superiuendent Umatilla County. The Right Name. Mr. August Sherpe, the popular overseer of the poor at Fort Madison, la., says: "Dr. King's New Lite Pills are rightly named; they act more agreeably, do ruore'good and make one feel better than any other laxative." Guaranteed to cure m biliousness and constipation. 25o at McBride's drug store. BLACKSMITH AND REPAIRING SHOP A. II. LUNA, Proprietor. Shop Went of King's Barn, Athena PETERSON- & PETERSON. 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