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VOLUME XIX.
ATHENA. UMATILLA COUNTY. OREGON. FRIDAY. JUNE 28. 1907.
NUMBER 51.
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W HIS SHEEPSKIN
"Ish" Watts Graduates FrOm
Harvard College.
HE STANDS INTHE FRONT RANK
Athena Boy First Student of Univer
sity of Oregon to "Make Good"
at Harvard law. '
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Homer I. Watts, who has just re
turned to bis home in Atbeua, has
finished his Law course at Harvard
University. MIsh" is ap Eastern
Oregon boy, blessed with all the ad
vantages of a country school snob as
Umatilla county provided years ago,
and strong determination , and fair
motherwit.
Mr. Watts finished bis pnbilo sobool
work in the Athena public school
, 1893; attended,. Weston Normal for 2
years, was graduated from'Momnouth
1897; Throop College, Pasadena, Cal
ifornia, 1899; tbe State Uuiverity of
Oregon 1903 and from Harvard Law
department, 1907, being granted the de
gree B. S. P., A. B. and L. L. B.
"Ish" has had many obstacles in the
way of education to overcome which
the town and city student does not
have today. His public school work
was in the ungraded eohools and bis
normal school work was far from be
ing the best and when be entered col
lege hard labor bad to supply the de
fects of his early training. But with
constant labor and strong persever
ance be now can present himself to
Athena as a man who gained honors
in college and distinction in his law
studies, being placed in the first rank
of his class on bis graduation from
Harvard -
In the Harvard law school this year
there were about 800 students repre
senting 126 of the best universities in
the United States and England.
Every au must have bis A. B. de
gree first and spend three years there
in order-to get bis L. L. B., and to
those who get the law degree it goes
without saying tbat be must study a
thing which so many, students little
know how to do.
"Ish" prepared himself at tbe Ore
gon University for his law work and
was admitted to foil standing- at Har
vard and proved to be equal to tbe
eastern bred id an, who spends all his
early days iu preparation. , ,
There were 287 who entered in Ho
mer's class; 191 who took tbe exami
nations this June, and about 165 were
successful. Of this number, there
were representatives from most every,
if not every state iu tbe union, and
from France, Hawaii, Canada and En
gland. Such men as came from Ox
ford, Cambridge, Yale, Princeton,
Harvard aud the numerous other his
toric institutions of learning at the
end no better in their work, stood no
higher in their class, than did toe one
whose public sohool work was finished
iu Athena. "Ieh" says that many
times be was compelled to acknowl
edge tbe weakness of bis early train
ing and make up the deficiency by.
many an hour of hard labor. Ho is
tbe first U. of O, man to graduate from
Harvard Law, since it has been made
a graduate school. ,
MONISM IS SOLE ISSUE
Ex-Senator Dubois Sees Victorious
, Anti-Zion Coalition in Idaho.
Ex-United States Senator Fred T.
Dubois does not think tbe Haywood
Moyer trials, a factor in Idaho politics.
He recently Said :
''It will make no difference jfolfti
cally in Idaho whether they are con
victed or acquitted. It is not a politi
cal question and it cannot be made
one." N
"Governor Gooding endeavored in
the last campaign to make political
capital out of the unfortunate affair,
and succeeded, with tbe aid of some
of bis political dependents, in deceiv
ing President Roosevelt into believing
tbat there was a reign of lawlessness
and disorder in Idaho. ' The presideut
unwisely, sent Secretary Taft to the
state to instruct the people to vote for
Governor Gooding in order to uphold
law and order. The people of the state
" resented thisjand resent it yet. There
was but one issue in tbe last campaign,
and tbe people expressed themselves
very plainly on that Governor Good
ing was tbe recognized friend, advo
cate and apologist of the Mcrmons,
and be and the entire Republican
ticket were elected by the Mormons.
Had the Mormon vote been eliminated,
none of tbe Republican candidates
would have been successful. Gover
nor Goodiog carried but three Gentile
counties in tb state and these only by
small majorities.
"The eiguificauoe of this can be ap-
ATIEIA'S
ROOTS
Fibrous Growth Penetrates Pipe Con
i. nections and. Effectually Dams
Water System
Water Superintendent Ghclson is
having the time of his ilfe, a strenu
ous time, out on the head works of
Athena's gravity water system.
Last week tbe discovery was made
that the big reservoir was nearly emp
ty and little or no water was flowing
into it Investigation developed tbe
faot that the pipes of tbe underground
drainage system, through which tbe
water supply is obtained, was clogged
np in some manner or other and tbat
tbe water was gushing out in several
places along tbe line aud running on
the surface.
An engine and centrifugal pump
was put to work, and men have 1 been
exoavating in tbe ditch. On reaching
the porous feed pipe and tapping it,
a rod with a hook end was inserted.
When the rod was extracted, the hook
Drought forth a mass of fibrous root
growth, and the trouble was at once
made apparent. Sand has also collect
ed in the pipe, and this in connection
with the roots, has formed a dam and
effectually prevents tbe water flowing
in '.he pipes.
Tbe men labor at a great disadvan
tage. The capacity of tbe pump was
inadaquate to keep the, water down,
the men work in mud knee deep and
it is necessary to timbei the excava
tions to prevent tbe sides of the ditch
from oaving in. An opening was made
through tbe pipe yesterday and it is
thought water will be running into
the reservoir today.
predated by the mere statement of tbe
faot that if the Mormon vote in Idaho
were eliminated, and the people voted
their own party principles, the Repub
licans would carry every county in the
state with tbe possible exception of
Custer county, which casts tbe small
est vote of any county in tbe state.
Idaho is naturally, and reckoned in
percentage, the strongest Republican
state in the union, yet the Republican
party is doomed to disastrous defeat
if tbe alliance between its leaders and
tbe Mormon hierarchy continues tbeir
attempt to dictate and control iu poli
tics. "In tbe receut session of the legisla
ture, notwithstanding tbe fact tbat
there were but 13 Democrats in tbe
lower branch, a majority of the Re
publican members, some 19 or 20 in
number, joiued with them and passed
a 'test oath' bill, and also an act
against those living in tbe polygamous
relation.
"The power of Governor Gooding
and the Mormon senators prevented
these measures from becoming laws,
yet tbe issue bas been made so plain
aud the temper of tbe people is so pro
nounced tbat there will be no other
issue in Idaho, to speak of, until tbe
Mormons are compelled to live in ac
cordance with the provisions of .our
state constitution and to quit tbeir
polygamous practices.
. "The people of Idaho will not sub
mit to tbe continued domination of the
Mormons in our politics. No one can
be elected now, senator, congressman
or governor, or even nominated for
these offices, without the sanction of
this Mormon hierarchy. No one can
receive their support if he opposes tbe
practices of tbe bierarohy.
"This is tbe undisputed political sit
uation and it will not bo tolerated
much longer.
"The Mormons are about one third
of tbe voting strength of tbe Republi
cans, in state convention and at tbe
polls, and if tbe Republican leaders
who make tbeir combinations with
them, tbrough(their federal and state
patronage and organization, can con
trol enough votes in addition to too
one third to make a majority in state
convention, and exerise that power,
the rank and file of the party will not
support .the unholy alliance. This
was plainly evidenced by tbe last
election and ty tbe last session of tbe
legislature.
"There will be a strong effort made
by the anti-Morman Republicans to
control tbe next Republican state con
vention. If they succeed they will de
mand the reenactment of tbe 'test
oath' and adequate laws to put a stop
to polygamous living. The Democrats
will have the same platform on this
subject, and in this way only can tbe
question be eliminated as the one con
trolling issue in our state politics."
Father Sherman's Lectures.
Father Thomas Sherman, tbe noted
Catholic iectnrer, Sunday night closed
a week's series of lectures, in Pendle
ton, with the subject, "Why I am a
Catholic." His lectures art said to
have been of a very high intellectual
standard, thoroughly covering tbe
different phases of religious life.
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AWARDS IN
Largest and Finest Collection of Horses
vand .Colts Ever Oh Exhibition
in Umatilla County.
Through the energetic efforts of
Chas. Norris, Henry Barrett, W. R.
Taylor and other Atbeua lovers of
good horse flesh, the largest and high
est bred collection of horses and colts
ever assembled in Umatilla county,
participated in the big street parade
and were exhibited in the ring at tbe
' Annual Colt Show, in this city Satur
day. Iu years gone by, the annual colt
show has been tbe center of attraction
for horsemen of both this and Walla
Walla counties. Some of tbe best
horses on tbe Pacifio coast, with their
get, have been entered in these exhi
bitions. In the light harness classes, Cbeba
lis, the greatest paoing stallion the
West ever produoed, pranced about in
tbe Athena Colt show ring, when a
3-year-old and when he passed out of
, the gate, wore the blue ribbon prize
of bis class.
Other noted light harness stallious
which have won honors here are
Caution, the sire of many of the test
roadsters in Eastern Oregon, and him
self a speed performer of merit ; West
field, a splendid specimen of the light
harness class; Banner N. B., tbe old
veteran of the track, and others equal
ly as well known. - v
Tbeir plaoes iu tbe show ring Satur
day, were taken by standard bred
stallions of another generation. In
place of tbe beautiful, ebony black
Cbehalis, stood tbe beautifully groom
ed and symmetrically formed MoEl
ropa. Old Caution, standing in his
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PRINCE WILLIAM JR., No. 8708, BY CEDRIC; DAM, FAIR PRINCESS.
Awarded first prize in tbe Draft Stallion class, Athena Colt Show, June 22, '07.
stall at the Walla Walla race track,
has given place to Election Bells, a
beautiful bay stallion, imported from
the Stanford stud and owned by George
Per ringer, of Pendleton. Bonner N.
B.. and Westfleld bar? given up
their plaoes to Joe Fountaine and other
splendid young stallions.
With such stock to breed from it is
little wonder tbat the success of tbe
Athena Colt show stands paramount.
Tbe horses mentioned above have tbe
gamest blood coursing through their
veins that experienced and competent
breeders of tbe world know of. Tbe
offspring of these highly bred animals
swelled tbe list of tbe light harness
entries, in tbe five different classes,
and tbe groups, from tbe matured
drivers in double harness, down to
the foala'at foot, gave aa imrre8fl'v
lesson as to what could be accom
plished by strict adhesion to blood
lines in tbe production of tbe Ameri
can driving horse. ...
In the Draft Clashes.
Tbe veteran of tho draft classes,
the beautiful black Clydesdale stallion,
Star of Kansas, owned by A. B. Mo
Ewen and past winner of 1st and 2nd
prizes in draft stallion classes, was
afflicted witb pink eye this year and
did not enter the contest Tbe high
honor of first prize this year went to
tbe Helix Clydesdale stallion Prince
William Jr. If anything, there was
more interest manifested in tbe draft
classes than in tboee of tb light bar-
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ness department of the colt show.
This interest resulted principally from
the fact tbat the greatest nnmbor of
entries were made in the draft classes,
and iuasmuoh as tbe judges found it
difficult to piok the winners from tbe
large number of foals at foot, and
spent considerable time in making
tbeir decision, expsotatious and oouu
ter expectations went with tLe ebb
and flow of tbe hour's time it took to
select tbe prize winner of the bunch;
The Parade.
The parade, announced to take place
at 1 :30 p. m. was delayed in order
tbatpbotographerDanner might ob
tain a photograph of the ladies on
horseback, and did not move from tbe
starting plaoo at McBride's livery
stable, until 2 o'clook. The procession
moved up Main street In the lead
iu a carriage, was Mayor Plamondon
and members of the city council. Fol
lowing rode 30 young ladies on horse
back. Then came "Babe" Dudley,
mounted on a mule and dressed in tbe
costume of a clown.
The turnout of horses and colts was
largo and representative of the best
stock iu tbe state. One hundred and
eighty-three bead of horses, colts aud
mules passed in review before a tbroug
of people estimated at from 1500 to
1800 in number. The parade passed
from Main street north on Fourth to
College, thence to Fifth and down
Fifth to Main aud ou to tbe exhibition
grounds. The following ladies rode
in the parade:
, Miss Eva Froome Pendleton ; Miss
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Gertrude Sheridan, Pendleton; Miss
Ethel Jamiesou, Weston; Miss Lola
Rogers, Adams; Miss Banister, Wes
ton, Miss Richmond, Weston; Miss
Laura Mclntyre, Miss Bell Mclntyre,
Miss Zelma DePeatt, Mrs. Charles
Norris, Mrs. Harry McBride, Mrs.
John King, Mrs. Hugh Worthington,
Mrs. Ernest Bostwick, Mrs. J. D. Pla
mondon, Mrs. Ira Kemp, Miss Eva
Johnson, Miss Mattie Caton, Miss
Lucille Kemp, Miss Josie Danner,
Miss Eva Wright, Miss Delia Dannei,
Miss Irene Dudley, Miss Goldie Willa
by, Miss Etta Bell Swaggart, Miss
Cecile Boyd, Miss Kittie Gbolson,
Miss Ruth Rotbrock, Miss II at tie Fin
kerton, Miss Lucille Taylor, Miss
Pearl Pinkerton, all of Athena.
The Different Classes.
Tbe exhibition embraced 14 classes,
tbe principle class being No. 6, con
taining draft foals at foot There
were 28 entries made in this class.
Tbe classes complete, for entries were
as follows:
Class 1 Roadsters, double in har
ness, first and second prizes.
Class 2 Roadsters, in harness sin
gle, first and second prizes.
Class 8 Registered light harness
Stallions with one or more foals at
foot, first and second prizes. ,
Class 4 Registered Draft Stallions,
with 3 of his foals at foot, first aud
second prizes.
Continued on Pge'3.
SHOW
LID Oil ALL OREGON
Phelps Thinks Sunday Closing Will
Spread Over Whole State
Only Matter of Time.
That all of Oregon will be thirsty
Sunday in the sweet by and by is the
opinion of George W. Phelps of Pen
dleton, distriot attorney for Umatilla
and Morrow counties, who reached
Portland, hot and dusty from his
eastern Oregon home Monday, just in
the middle of the weekly dry spell says
a Portland dispatch. Mr. Phelps oame
to the city to attend the session of the
Oregon railroad commission, whioh
was to hear tbe Oregon Railroad &
Navigation company tell why it would
be inoonvenieut to give Pendleton a
looal train between tbat place aud
Portland.
Mr. Phelps, being a distriot attor
ney with a large territory- under bis
jurisdiction, is naturally much inter
ested in the veuture undertaken by
Mr. Manning. He bas not quite fig
ured out what started the crusade iu
Multnomah county, but thinks that,
irrespective of tbe cause, the result
will bo the ultimate enforcement of
the state law throughout tbe whole
state. "In my opinion it is only a
matter of time when tbe whole state
will follow tbe lead set by Mr. Man
ning and dall for the striot observance
of the law," said Mr. Phelps.
Tho question bas been agitated
throughout the state for a long time,
but tbe people as a general rule have
mado no definite and insistent demand
and it bas beeu a problem whether or
not the majority would favor such a
course. Sentiment seems to be chang
ing, however, aud it would not eur
prise me to see a renewal of the agita
tion which would result in the other
judicial districts followiug the exam
ple of Multnomah county and of Port
land. Pendleton now has a 'half
lid,' all the saloons being closed at 1
o'clook ou Suuday morning and open
ed at 1 in the afternoon. From com
ment I have hoard, however, I believe
that tbe time is not far distant when
the Sunday law -will be put into efleon
throughout the state.
STALLIONS MEET AND CLASH
Prcstons "Joe Fountaine" Slips Hal
ter and Escapes From Stall.
A flurry of exciteinont was pulled off
down in tbe vicinity of MoBrido's liv
ery stable Wednesday morning. Tbe
stallion, Joe Fouutaioo slippod bis
halter, and emerging from the barn
door, onoountored another stallion,
Prince Nero, in charge of his keeper
A. L. Douglas. , . ,
The euutiful bay follow, witb
wrathful. Llazintr eves aud dilatini?
I nostrils, trumpeted bis battle cry and
flew at too big biaok in a tempest of
I age.
Mr. Douglus bud, all bo could do to
control Nero, and for a short interval
of tinio Joe bad things pretty ruuoli
his own way. With suappng jaws, bo
tried to got a bold on tbe Douglas
horse, but tbe latter proved nimble
enough to keep him at a distance with
a baudy pair of heels.
Once Joe was kicked full iu tbe
chest with powerful force. Not sub
dued, he c:(me on again and was flu
ally turned away by men coming to
Mr. Douglas' assistance. Tho horse
then ran out of tbe barn, and running
across a gelding in the south part of
town procoeded to run it, until headed
off, captured and returned to bis stall.
Big Merchant Teutch.
Big, jovial, popular Loe Teutsob,
proprietor ot tbe big department store
in Pendleton, bas purchased three
stocks of general merchandise iu tbe
lively town of Preston, Idaho. The
stocks of goods have been combined
and placed ou tbe shelves of one storo
whiob has been named Tbe Fair.
Teutscb is a bustliug business man
witb a purpose bis purpose is to "get
there."
UNTIL FURTHER NOTICF.
Beginning with this issue, aud
until further notice, tbe Athena
Press will be published ou Fridays,
only. The reason for temporarily
suspending publication of tbe Tues
day ihsuo is tbat tbe busy season of
tbe year is at band, and the majori
ty of subscribers get both papers at
tbe latter end of the week. The
size and form of tbe Friday paper
will be as it is found today both
Tuesday's aud Friday's papers com
bined in one.
Ezra Will Orate to President
Roosevelt July 4.
A CONTINENTAL WAGON ROAO
Would Mark "Oregon Trail" With a
National Boulevard From the
Missouri to Paget Sound.
About tbe first of July, says a New
York dispatch, Ezra Meeker, who- has
come out of the farthest west in a
pfaiiio sohooner drawn by oxen, ex
peots to lay bef oi e President Roosevelt
at Oyster Bay a plan for the overthrow
of Mr. Harriman and the solution of
the problem of railroad monopoly in
the United States which deserves
careful consideration. The plan con
templates nothing less than tbe con
struction of a great continental road
way from the Missouri river to Puget
Sound over the line of tbe old "Oregon
trail," and possibly coutiuuiug east
ward from tbe Mississippi to tbe At
lantic seaboard over tbe old Cumber
land pike, a national road built by the
federal government in tho early part
of the nineteenth century,' Twice Mr.
Meeker has traveled tbe frail in an ox
team. Tbe first time was iu 1851,
when be left Indiauapolis and orossed
to Puget Souud. A few yonts ago he
conooived tbe idea of returning east
aver tbe same route and interesting the
inhabitants of the towns along the
way In ereoting monuments to mark
historic points along the old highway.
He set out with bis ox team and the
original prairie schooner iu January,
1906. After reaching his old homo at
Indiauapolis he evolved bis sobeme for
a reconstructed Oregon trail, free to
all who could find any menus of con
veyance, as likely to poiut the way to
a solution of the whole problem of
railway oppression and monopoly, and
determined to oontinue his journey
across tho confluent and lay tbe matter
before tbe president. As Mr. Meeker
bas been promised tho support of tbe
National Good Roads association and
the natioual automobile organizations,
U ia not 8,1 impossible that he may
yet see his dream come true.
FOR A GIRL'S SCHOOL AT GOVE
Bishop Scadding Takes Steps to Re-
vive Church School.
! Tho residents of Cove will remember
tbat Hevoral yeurs ago Mr. French left
in his will a farm to the late Bishop
Morris for tbe purpose of supporting
a church school for girls, says the
Union Republican. Up to this tituo.
for vuriou9 reusoup, it bus not beeu ,
found possible to establish such a
sohool permanently. '
Tbe present bishop is very desirous
of carrying out tho terms of tbe will
exactly, and to this end be hus mado
urraugemeuts this summer to start the
sobool onoe more. He bus suuured the
service of two teachers from Hoi
eu'B Hall, Portland Miss Edua Jac
ques, who took her degree of M. A. at
Harvard university, and Miss Margaret
Nash, a graduate in 1901 of Smith col
loge, with the degree of B. A.
Miss Jaoques had charge of the
classical department of St. Helen's
Hull for tbo last three years, while
Miss Nasb has taught English and his
tory at tbo same plnoo for two years.
Both are teaebers of experience and
ability.
They expect to arrive in Cove about
June 23, when they will begin to make
arrangements for opening tbe school--"
The regular intermediate and aoademio
courses of study will be offered. Par
ents desiring tbeir daughters to take
advantage of this opportunity should
communicate immediately witb tbo
Sister Superior or Miss Nash at St.
Helen's Hall, as only a limited numter ,
of pupils will bo received.
Pendleton Votes Bonds.
At a special election held in Peudle- . -ton
Monday, for tbe purpose, of vot
ing an amendment to tho city obarter
all obarter obarges carried by an over
whelming majority. 1 he city is now
authorized to issue bonds in tbe sum
of $67,000 for levee iuiptuveajent; ,
sewer bouds in tho sum of $10,000;
street improvement bouds $!S0,000,
and 110,000 bouds for a city hall; Hid
raising of tbe limit ou city taxation
from 66 2-3 to 80 por cent, and the in
creasing of tbo amount of;per centogo
ot tbe property fronting ou any street,
necessary to tlock tbe improvement of
tbat street. '
150,000 Pound Wool Clip.
The last of this season's wool clip
iu Umatilla county, passed into tbo
bands of the buyers Monday, when
the Cunningham Sheep and Land
company, sold 150,000- pounds at 13
1-2 cents per pound.
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