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VOLUME XX,
ATHENA, UMATILLA COUNTY, OREGON. FRIDAY. JUNE 12, 1908.
NUMBER 24
THE TUM-A-LUM LUMBER GO.
Lumber, Mijl Work and all Kinds of
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STATE DEMOCRATS PORTLAND
In State Convention, They Endorse
- Bryan and Name Delegates.
Tbe demooratio state convention
met in Portland Tuesday and elected
four delegates at largo, two delegates
from eaob congressional distriot and
passed a resolution endorsing the cai
didaoy of William J. Bryau for ttifl
presidential nomination. Tbe resolq
tion directs tbe delegates to support)
Bryan so long as his name appears be
fore tbe convention. v.
Tbe convention delegates at large'
are as follows : ;
M. A. Miller, Linn cconty; R. IX
Inman, Multnomah ;' J. O. Booth.
Josephine, and W. F. Matlock, Utuaj
tilla. In the first congressional dis
triot D. J. Fry, Marion connty and Lfi
M. Travis, Lane county, weie chosen
delegates. Ia tbe second distriot tbe
delegates eleoted are Charles K. Benrv.
Portland, and D. M. Watson, Portland. J
xae tollowing. presidential eleotora
were nominated, Samuel White, Bak
er county: I S, J. MoAllister. Mult
f. uosn
Coshow, Douglas.
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liable remedy for throat and long com
plaints, aud would no more be without
a bottle than I would be without food.'
For nearly forty years New Discovery
has stood at tbe head of throat and
lung remedies. As a preventative of
pnenmonia, and bealer of weak lungs
it has no equal. Sold under guarantee
at Palaoe Drug Go's, store. 50o. and
$1.00. Trial bottle free. ' i
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WILL KEEPPUEDGES
There Will Be No Attempt to Dodge
Statement No. 1 Issue Bv
the Legislators.
very statement No. 1 candidate
elected to the Legislature who has
been asked whether he would stand by
bis pledge and vote for George E.
Chamberlain for United States Senator
has anuonnoed his willingnesa to send
Chamberlain to the Senate There is,
says tbe Portland Telegram, not a
single instance where tbe Senator or
Representative eleoted on this prinoiple
has displayed tbe slightest hesitancy
in the matter, eaob one sayhig he bas
made bis pledge and will stand by it.
Of the 52 Statement No. 1 members
intbe Senate aud House, 36 have been
reaohed by Tbe Telegram, and each
promptly declared tbat be bad no in
tention of going baok on the pledge he
134 given to tbe people. There are 15
Statement Nor, 1 men eleoted from
Multnomah County: Of these, 14 have
been interviewed, and say tbey will
vote for Chamberlain. The only can
didate who has not been interviewed
is Representative-elect Fred Brady.
Exactly 22 members in outside coun
ties have been reached by telegraph,
and tbey have immediately answered
that tbey would stand by tbeir pledge
and vote for Chamberlain. Those who
have been heard from are: 1
Multnomah H. R. Albee, Dan
Kellaber, C. W. Nottingham, Ben
Selling, J. D. Abbott, E. J. Jaeger, a
J; Bryant. C. K. Cough, C. J. Mo
Donald, L. M. Davis. A. W. Orton,
W. J. Clemens, L. D. Ma bone and
B. C. Altman.
Jackson B. H. Miller.
Yamhill M. F. Corrigan.
Douglas Albert Abraham.
Marion O. L. ' Hattenberg, D.
W.
Patron, A. C. Li tbey.
Union-Wallowa-Turner Oliver,
J.
P. Rusk.
Clackamas J. U. Campbell, Linn
E. Jones. W. A. Dnmiok. J. E. Hedges.
Linn I. A. Mnnkers, J. M. Philpot.
Polk -Lincoln B. F. Jones.
Umatilla C. J. Smith.
Gilliam-Sherman-Wbeeler W. F.
Jaokson, W. J. Mariner.
Umatilla C. A. Barrett.
Union S. F. Richardson.
Wasco N. J. Sinnott.
Washington-Yam bill-Tillamook -Lin
ooln W. N. Barrett.
Benton-Polk A. J. Johnson.
Aside from these, others have leeu
beard from indireotly since the eleo-
tiou, but have not yet beeu interview
ed. Among these is Senator I. H.
Bingham, of Lane, who is reportod to
have said tbat he wonld abide by bis
pledge. He is a hold-over Senator.
M. A. Miller, Senator from Linn, and
a olose frieud of Governor Chamber
lain, is also reported as satisfied with
the outcome. F. M. Eiown, of Linn,
who was supposed to have beeu eleot
ed, was a Statement No. 1 man and
reiterated bis pledge. Dispatches,
however, indicate that Thomas Bran
don bas been eleoted. Brandon is a
Democrat and a Statement No. 1 ad
vocate. This gives Linn a solid Dem
ooratio delegation in the Honse.
The replies received are as follows:
H. B. Miller Will vote for Gover-
nor Chamberlain on Statement No. 1
next January.
J. P. Rusk 1 shall certainly vote
for Governor Chamberlain for United
States Senator. The people's oboice
shall bo my oboioe.
J. E. Hedges It will give me the
greatest pleasure to vote for George E.
Chamberlain for Senator.
N. J. Sinnott I do not deem it nec
essary to reiterate my pledge to support
the people's oboice for United States
Senator; however, courtesy oompels
me to answer your question as to
whether or not I will vote for Gover
nor Chamberlain.
I most empbatioally say that I will
vote . for tbe people's oboice for
United States Senator, and if Governor
Chamberlain is declared to be the peo
ple's ohoioe for United States Senator
in tbe election held on Jnne 1, he will
receive my vote.
Tbe bill instructing Legislators to
vote for tbe people's choice for United
States Seuator again carried in this
connty lest Monday by a majority of
over 1500 votes, thus reaffirming tbe
principle em todied in statement No. 1.
M. F. Corrigan Pledged to vote
for people's ohoioe. Will vote for
Chamberlain.
Albert Abraham I will vote for
Chamberlain if he is a qualified can
didate and I am not recalled before
tbat time.
0. L. Hattenberg Will vote for
Chamberlain if people's choice.
Turner Oliver I certainly will vote
for Chamberlain on Statement No. 1.
I wonld have voted for Cake bad he
been tbe people's choice.
J. U. Campbell I have signed State
ment No. 1 and will Une np to it.
1. A. Mnnkers I will cast my vote
for George E. Chamberlain, as every
man with honor will have to do.
B. F. Jones Having signed State
ment No 1. will vote for tbe people's
choice.
. GJ. Smith Will vote for Gover
nor Chamberlain for United States
Senator, Statement No. 1.
I W. F. Jackson Yes, will -consider
it an honor to vote for Governor
Chamberlain.
C. A. Barrett Answering yonr wire
of today, Governor Chamberlain hav
ing received tbe popular vote of the
state for .United States Senator, I will
stand by my pledge to the people and
vote to ratify his eleotion.
W. J. Mariner Will vote for Cham
berlain.
, Ben Selling If eeJnnder obligations
as a member of tbe Legislature eleoted
onStatement No. 1 to vote for tbe
ohoioe of tbe people Governor Cham
berlain. Dan ' Eellaber I subscribed to
Statement No. 1 and will vote for
Cbamberlain.
C. W. Nottingham No Legislator
elected , as a Statement No. 1 man
wonld think of violating his pledge.
H. K. Albcie My vote will te cast
for Cbamberlain. It would not be
right to vote for anyone else under
tbe ciroumstanoes
W. J. Clemens The people have
deoided in favor of Cbambetlain and I
shall vote for him.
James D. Abbott I shall vote for
Cbamberlaiu for United States Sena
tor. - , "
B. C. Altman I was elected on
Statement No. 1. I shall vote for
Cbamberlain.
K. C. Cough Being a Statement
No. 1 man I shall vote for Chamber
lain. L. M. Davis It is my intention to
support Governor Cbamberlain.
L. D. Mabone I sball vote for tbe
people's choice. I sball support Cham
berlain, oertainly. .
E. J. Jaeger Governor Cbamber
lain shall receive my vote for Senator.
J. O. Bryant Tbe Senatorial ques
tion was settled in tbe primary and
general eleotions. The only thing I
oau do is support Cbamberlain.
A. W. Orton I subscribed to State
ment No. 1 sball vote for Cbamber
lain. Walter A. Dimick I was eleoted on
Statement No. 1 to the Legislature
and will carry it out. My written
pledge is on file with the Cieik of
Clackamas County, and expect to
abide by it.
Governor Cbamberlain .stated that
there is no question but he will be
eleoted to tbe Legislature next Winter.
Tbe Governor -is most confident aud
declares that there will not be a mem
ber who w3 elected on the Statement
who would even for a moment thiuk
of violating his pledge.
Harmony Club Organized.
The pupils of Miss Elliott's musio
class have organized a harmony olub,
for the edifloation of tbe members of
the class, and their advancement in
musio onlture. The tollowing offioers
have been eleoted: President, Miss
Cecile Boyd; vice president, Miss
Nellie Foss; secretary and treasurer,
Clarence Brotbeton. Tbe meetings
will be held weekly, aud at eaoh third
meeting a reoeption will be given to
invited guests. The first musioale will
be held next Wednesday, Jnne 17, at
7:30 p. m. at tbe home of Miss Ferol
MoBride, wben tbe following program
will be rendered:
1. Solo, Edelweiss - Lang
Cecile Boyd
5. Solo, Angel Voioes - . Sweet
Lucile Kemp.
3. Solo, Tuo Lasbs - - Read
Miss Elliott.
4. Solo, Peasant
Jimmie Kidder.
6. Solo. On the Meadow -
Ferol MoBride.
6. Duet. "Thine Own"
Miss Elliott, Clarenoe Brotbeiton.
. Solo, Spring -. -Nellie
Foss.
The Galveston Plan.
Interest iu holding an election to
obange tbe form of municipal govern
ment to tbe commission plan has been
growing in Baker City for tbe past few
weeks, and now it is stated by those
who favor tbe new plan tbat petitions
will be circulated before long endeav
oring to obtain sufficient signatures to
bring it to a vote. Several prominent
citizens are familiar with Galveston,
and tbe results obtained with the com
mission form of government there and
have explained it to a sufficient num
ber at Baker to create an interest.
Tbere are also a number of Iowans
tbere who have watched the Des
Moines fight for tbe new government
and have, kept in touch with results
obtained.
Rust On Wheat.
Rust bas appeared in many wheat
fields in this vicinity. At tbe present
time only tbe leaves are rusted, the
stalk so far escaping. Tbe cause is at
tribnted to oold weather of a back
ward spring. Now tbat it has turned
warm, it is believed tbat any damage
tbe crop bas sustained will be checked.
Tbe rust appears in greater quantity
in fields where the grain is thick and
of rank growth, some fields being fiee
from it altogether.
Teutsch Asks Release.
Lee Teutsch tbe Pendleton merchant
bas applied to Federal Judge Wolverton
for an order freeing bim from tbe obli
gations wbicb encumbered him at tbe
time he weut bankrupt and wbicb
have been settled with tbe money de
rived from the baa'krupt estate. Jodge
Wolverton has set June 25 as a time
for passing on the above matter.
A FATAL ACCIDENT
I Edward Zueske Killed On Weston
Cf ounain Road, When Brake
on Wagon Gives Way.
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Edward Zenske. only son of Mr. and
Mrs. A. Zenske. pioneers of Nnrlh
Springs, was instantly killed a
mile south of.Weston Tuesday morning
at 10 o'clock in a runaway aooidenton
tbe steep mountain grade.X
The young man, in company with
bis brotber-in-law, William Brown,
had teen to Weston mountain after a
load of wood and in descending the
steep grade a mile south of Weston his
brake broke and tbe team started to
run down the mountain. - He jumped
to tho ground, but was caught under
one of tbe horses whioh fell and his
sknll was crushed, his death ensuing
within a few moments after the aooi
dent. The accident happened near tbe '
home of Fred Young and Mrs. Young,
who was at home at the time, witness
ed tbe runaway and was tbe first per
son to reach the scene of the acoident.
When sbe reaobed the body of young
Zenske be was still alive, bnt his skull
was badly crushed and he died within
a very few minutes.
Tbe mountain grade near Weston is
steep and dangerous and great precau
tions are taken by teamsters in de
scending tbe grade. Some portion of
his brake apparatus gave way, how
ever, and the wagon rushed onto the
team, causing it to run. Honinor tn "
esoape injury be jumped to the ground
ana was oangnt under one of tbe
heavy horses whioh stumbled and
fell.
Edward Zenske was the only son of
Mr. and Mrs. A. Zeuske and was 28
years of ace. He had wife and nnn
child and resided in the North Cold
Springs five miles west of Helix. He
was a native well known and nnivnr-
sally liked by those who knew him.
resides ft is father and mother, who
reside in Pendleton, be leaves four sis
ters, Mrs. Olsen, of that oity; Mrs.
William Brown and Mrs. Ike Sones of
Helix., and Mrs. Parris of the north
part of the county.
PENDLnONKMEffliliv
Charged With Conspiring to Defraud
Government of Lands.
Seven indictments charging 11 prom
inent eastern Oregon citizeus with con
spiring to defraud the government out
of nearly 30,000 aores of unallotted
Indian lands in Umatilla oounty were
reported by the federal grand jury in
tbe United States court Monday.
Prominent among tbe accused, most
of whom reside at Pendleton, are: J.
H. Raley, demooratio politician and
lawyer; William Slusber, joint repre
sentative from Morrow and Umatilla
connties in tbe 1907 legislature; Alon
zo Knotts, John W. Crow, John M.
Wynn, William Caldwell and C. W.
Mathows, wealthy rauohes and sheep
men, and John Vert, formerly of the
First National bank of Pendleton.
Tbe other defendants are: Bailey Ross
and Samuel Olmstead, wood dealers,
and William Babe, a horse trainer.
These are alleged to have served as ac
tive field lieutenants for the others.
Mr. Raley is named as defendant in
six of tbe seven indictments, while
Mr. Slusber and Mr. Rahe are con
fronted with two counts eaob.
Tbe speoifio charge against the sev
eial defendants is that they solicited
and procured persons to make false aud
fraudulent applications and affidavits
for tbe purchase of tbe Umatilla lands
and for a consideration induced tbe
applicants at tbe time tbey applied for
the lands, or prior thereto, to make
contracts whereby it was. agreed that
tbe lands so purchased should inure to
tbe benefit of tbe defendants named in
tbe indiotments.
Murder Trial Is On.
After an effort of five hours and fif
teen minutes, tbe jury in whose hands
rests the fate of Hezekiab H. Barnes,
familiarly known as "Bud," whojs
on trial for tbe brntal murder of Mrs.
Anua M. Aldrioh May 1, was secured
Tuesday afternoon at 2:14. Judge
Brents having yesterday morning
overruled tbe motion for a oontinn
anoe asked by the defense Saturday
afternoon. In all 43 talesmen were
examined, during whioh examinations
tbe defense exercised tbeir right to
eight of the 12 peremptory challenges
allowed them. Ibe prosecution took
exoeption to none of tbe talesmen.
Land Opens to Entry.
Six hundred acres of land in Colum
bia oounty, at present a part of tbe
Wenaha national forest reservewill
be thrown open to entry some time in
August, according to a notice received
this morning by Register A. J. Gillis
of the land office, in this city, save
tne Walla Walla Bulletin. Tbe land,
it is said, is valuable for agricultural
purposes, and it was on account of
this that it will be opened for entry.
DeWitt'a Little Early Risers, the fa
mous little liver pills, are sold by Pal
ace Drog Co.
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