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About The Athena press. (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 12, 1909)
AN INDEPENDENT NEWSPAPER Six and Eight Pages Every Friday. F. B. Boyd, f u busker. Application for entrance as 2nd class matter made on July 5, 1907 at the postofflce at Athena, Oregon Under an Actot CongrfHS of March 8, I8"9 Subscrl tlon ftatet : p . ar. In advanci 12.00 Hingle copies In wrappers, 5c, ATHENA. ORE.. FEB. 12. .1909 Eafltern Oregon is entitled to a Normal school, and tbe one at Weston lias accomplished remarkably good work despite the uprooting process that comes once every two yoars, when for political purposes and the acquirement of sectional emoluments, the Normal schools are dug up and used as trading pawns for almost every conceivable measure. In the past these sohools have borne tbe brunt of battle as chief roustabout in scour ing legislation, good, bad and in differeut. They have teen flayed to satiate the greed of the "Salem hog" and they have helped to eleot United States Senators, the supporters of. tbe schools in the legislature to gain tbe pitiful pittance for maintenance hav ing been known to "come through" with support that changed a tcga from tbe shoulders of oue man to an other. Tbe present legislature has dropped the 10-inob hat pin, and adopted 0-foot bed sheets, and lo! the focus of its biennial intelligence cen ters ou tbe Normal school problom , the proposition being to abolish tbo three schools and establish what' is termed one central school, with tbe selection of Portlaud as the location for that sohool. Laying uside every olaim of justioe due Eastern Oregon, in her right to possoss at least one state educational institution, tbe prop osition to abandon thousands of dollars worth of state property is nothing short of rauk extravagauoo, to say nothing of increase in expense which would ooufront tbe student in attend ing a Portland sohool. The school proportion at Monmouth and Ashland, even more valuable perhaps than the Weston property, is to be abandoned in this scheme which is sugar-coated in Hue with "retrenchment" as a means of Hoodwinking tbe taxpayer. Tbe central sohool scheme Pnds no tackers in Eastern Oregon. All East ern Oregon asks is to be permitted to retain tbe Wesson school. It has sur vived tbe frosts sprinkled on it by tbe wire pullings ot sectarian sohools; tbe blighting effects of tbe legislative up rooting process have not prevented tbe sohool from turning out as many grad uates as the Washington normals, which receive more support and are free from attack. Evangelist "Billy" Sunday has said goodby to Spokane, his congregation sendiug him on his way with a thank offering of more than $10,000. It is a National record, for while Sunday has received one larger offering, it was in a city where the cost of conducting meetings was not half that borne by tbe people of Spokane, who in six weeks havo contributed besides tbe thank offering, $15,000 for the expens es of tbe revival including the buildiDg of tbe tabernacle. During the Sunday meetings 5666 people rosponded to the call of the Evangelist and became converted. There is absolutely no doubt but what Portland shculd be one of tbe greatest livestock centers in the world not only for cattle, but for sheep and hogs as well, and the Oregon farmers and stockraisers are certainly in a position to raise all kinds of livestock; and sinoejit is assured that there willjbe a ready, competitive market for them in Portlaud, should be a very profit able business for them. Tbe recall was intended for just such cases as when a legislator votes for the passage of a measure that tbe people have repudiated at eleotion says the Blue Mountain Eagle. When tbe people turn down by a deoisive ma jority an appropriation for certain things and the legislature regardless of their wishes passes suob a bill they have no business at Salem making laws but ought to be back on tbe farm oleaning out the barn. When tbe peoplo of this state say that they do or REVIVAL MEETINGS Christian Church Athena, Oregon f V ' ' "f i' i v I ; ELLIS IS. HARRIS, PASTOR-EVANGELIST . op Fine Undermuslins, Embroideries, Laces, Linens, Sheet ings, Pillow Casings, Nainsooks, India Linens, French Cambrics, etc. Commences Saturday, Jan. 23, 1909 & Running 10 Days This auuual sale is of supreme importance to all thrifty aud econom ically iuoliued people. Wo have taken great care to see that every flu shed Unrmeut iu our Underwear Sale is properly fluished aud propor tioned; made correctly, finisher! to n nicety. Tho showing of I'iuo Embroideries it tbo greatest display of Real Fine Embroidery Peudlotuu has ever seeu, aud tbo price quoted iu tbe circular will enable you to seo tbe saviugs they afford. Take early advanttago of these reduced prices read the euolosed cir cular carefully, especially the qnotntious on Table Linens, Mnsliu Under wear, Embroideries, Laces, Muslins and Sbeetiugs. THE PEOPLES WAREHOUSE Where it pays to trade. do not want certain measures no leg islature has any right to disregard their wishes. If they do they should be recalled. And when tbe people of tbe state ty an overwhelming vote re fuse to raise salary of the members of tbe legislature and then the members themselves pass a bill raising their salaries they should first be recalled and then varnished with tar and fea ther trimmings, a tin can tied to their posterior appendage and shoved out of tbe state. Vox populi, vox Dei and the whisper of the politician should be as silent as the crop of tenth-century dioky birds. It is unfortunate for union labor tbat it has its "Skinny" Maddens bring discredit upon tbe cause of or ganized workingmeu. According to tbe evidence that is being produced Chicago, Madden is about as conscie nceless a pirate as ever inflicted himself on organized labor. Madden is a bus iness agent, but evidently not au hon est one. Aooording to tbe statement of reputable people he called strikes on small or no provocation, and tben called tbe strikes off when the interes ted parties '"came aoross" with tbe amount of money Madden thought about proper. Tbe blackmail was levied in varying amounts, from a few dollars up to thousands. In one instanoe, where a strike was oalled on tbe sligbtes possible pretext, it is said $2,100 was paid to the grafters fur calling off the tie-up. ' If the allega tions made against "Skinny" Madden and his associates are true, hanging would be too good for tbe entire bunob. Tbe best thing that can happen to union labor is tbe total eolipse of graf ters who bring tbe uuiens into disrepute. The auto may some day put tbe horse out of business, but tbat day just now seems far distant. At tbe average sale tbe horses are in great demand and at high prioes. Tbe horse was never so valuable as today. It is apparently a long time before tbe bone beoomes obeap enough to be slaughtered to furnish meat for our tablos. Any thing of merit soon wins recog nition. Wireless telegraph has only beoome practical tbe past few years. And now we have a bill before con gress which will undoubtedly beoome a iaw, compelling all vessels tbat oarry 50 passengers or more to be equipped with wireless apparatus. After twenty years' connection with the Milton Eagle, Carl Brown retires to engage in the real estate business. His holdings in the Eagle have been leased to II. A. Clemens, a practical newspaper mau. At tbe present time tbo Milton Eagle is one of tbe best couutry weeklies in tbe Northwest. uta's farewell banquets tc Gen. Magooa are said to have been extreme ly polite but hut frosty. But just think of tbe awful frost wbeu Gover nor Magoon uotiflod tbe Cubans tbat there must be no more prize distribu tions of cash to tbe shadowy native army of liberation. Tne Freuob government is tbe first to award a medal to the wireless op erator ou the steamship Republic. It is bard to tell where the hero medal lightning will strike in tnese appre ciative days. Colorado has passed a bill making it punishable by fine to either aooept or give a tip. This is wise legislation. Tbe publio is perfectly willing to pay for services rendered. Tbe tip system is simply graft. The fact that Presideut-eleot Taft is holding consultations with the wo men's clubs at Panama shows that tbe oaual distriot possesses all of tbe modern improvements. There is no danger of war with Japan, but all tbe same some of the hotheads ou the PaciQo coast ought to subside. A good reoipe for stirring up trouble is to stir it up. At this writing, no message to con gress from the president is slated for this week, but oue is coming next week. Aud there is still time for a redbot document before Saturday night. 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