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ATHENA. UMATILLA COUNTY. OREGON. FRIDAY. JULY 8, 1910.
NUMBER 27
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Quick sales and small profits is the motto
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A. M. Johnson, Manager
- Athena, Oregon
Theodore Roosevelt has made it
clear, not by direct statement, but by
implication bo strong that it admits
ct no misinterpretation, that he will
support Representative Miles Folndex
ter in his fight for a seat in the United
states senate from the state of Wash
ington. They had lauoheon together
and a oonferenoe at Sagamore Bill
and Mr. Poindexter departed jubilant.
in endorsing Poindexter for the sen
ate, Col. Roosevelt plaoes himself
squarely in opposition to Riobard A.
Bellinger, secretary- of the interior,
whom President Taft has so warmly
defended.
't is the only stand he has taken
directly or indiieotly on the Ballinger
Pincbot controversy. Mi. Poindexter
is opposed to Secretary Bellinger from
first to last and hopes to unseat Sen
ator Piles of Washington, who has
been identified 'v'ith the Ballinger
wing of the republican party in that
state. Leaving Oyster Bay after the
oonferenoe, Mr. Poindexter said:
"I found Col. Roosevelt unchanged
He and I have worked together always
and he has assured me that we always
will work together. I am delighted
with the result of the visit"
Col. Roosevelt looked happy when
he received the interviewers a little
later. This is what he said:
"Representative Poindexter and
went over the political situation in
the northwest. He assured me he was
in hearty sympathy with my oonserv
ation . polioy. Mr. Poindexter is a
candidate for the United States senate
and is politically opposed to that wing
of the party headed by Mr. Ballinger,
secretary of the interior..
That was all the colonel wanted to
have put in quotation marks.
What he said otherwise made it
ratner dear fie had given assurance
to Mr. Poindexter that he would sup
port him in his attempt to suooeed
Senator Piles.
Coinoidentally, Secretary Ballinger
and President Taft held a oonferenoe
at Beverly in wbioh they disoussed the
reclamation servioe. There Mr. Ball
inger denied with emphasis the rumor
that be was to resign.
"I am not a quitter and never have
been," he said.
Miles Poindexter is an out and out
insurgent, elected by the people of
Washington on a radical platform.
He has been a supporter of the Roose
velt polioies especially as they relate
to conservation. They were the basis
of bis platform when be ran for con
gress. - '
THE JEFFRIES-JOHNSON FIGHT
Bulletins Received Were of Such -.Nature
as to Preclude Jollification.
tbena fight fans were sorely dis
appointed over the result of Jthe Jeffries-Johnson
fight at Reno on July
Members of the . sterner sex who
remained in town wore gloomy ex
pressions of disappointment as the
returns from the arena were doled
out by round, and it teoame a fore
gone conclusion that the negro would
beoome Jeffries' conquerer.
At no time during the 15 rounds did
the white man show to advantage.
He was outclassed in every depart
ment of the fighting game, and onoe
more has tbe atbletio world been
warned that it is impossible for mus
cle and brawn to "come back" when
onoe stalled with high living and in
activity. It tak?s about three pages
of tbe big metropolitan papers to
cover tbe fight, so the Press will con
fine its story to the last round, show
ing how Jeffries, the idol of fandom,
passed in.
I Round 15.
When the men faced eaoh other it
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was plain to all that Jeffries was in
distress His faoe was puffed and
bleeding from tbe punishing lefts and
tights he had received and his move
ments were languid. He shambled
before the elusive negro, sometimes
orouobing low with his left band stuck
out in front and sometimes standing
ereot. Stooping or ereot, be was a
mark for Johnson's accurately driven
blows.
Johnson simply waited for tbe big
white man to oome in and chopped
his face to pieces. They came into a
clinob after, a feeble attempt by
Jeffries to land a left band blow ou
the body, nod as they broke away,
shot bis left and right to tbe jaw in a
flash.... ...... . ....
Jeffries staggered baok against the
ropes... U is defensive power seemed
to desert bim in an instant. Jobnsnu
dasbed at him like a tiger. A raiu of
lefts and tights delivered at close
quarters Bent Jeffries reeling blindly.
Another series of short, snappy punch
es and the big white giant went down
for tbe first time in bis ring career.
He fell under tbe top rope, over tne
lower on and onto the overhanging
platform.
Resting on his haunobes and right
elbow, Jeffries looked around in a
dazed way and got up at the oount of
nine. While he was down, Johnson
stood almost over him until Riokard
waved him back. He stood teady to
strike, and when Jeffries arose from
his knees he dasbed in again.'
Jeffries reeled about and tried to
clinob, but Johnson eluded him and
as tbe old champion swung around to
the sonth side of te ting tbe black
jolted him twioe on tbe jaw. Jeffries
sank to his knees, weak and tired.
but got up again at the oount of nine.
It was then that Jeffries' friends
began to call to Riokard to stop tbe
fight.
"Stop it 1 stop it!" they shouted
from all sides. 'D'on't let bim be
knocked out."
Riokard gave no heed to these ap
peals. Jeffries was helpless now and
as he staggered to a standing position,
tne negro was waiting for him. A
left, a right and another left, short,
snappy, powerful blows, found their
marks on Jerffies' ohin and he went
down for the third time. Again be
sprawled 6ver the lower rope, hang
ing half outside the ring.
The timekeeper raised and -lowered
his arms, tolling off tbe seoonds. "He
had reached the oount of seven when
some of Jeffries seoonds put foot in
side tbe ropes and Riokard walked
between tbe fallen man and tbe negro
obampion. Placing his hand on John
son's shoulder, he declared him tbe
winner.
While Jeffries was not counted ont,
this was merely a teohnioal evasion.
It was evident that he oould never
have gotten up inside of ten seoonds.
10 FIGHT DIN)!!
Pendleton Commercial Club Will Raise
Money for Campaign Against
"Orchard" County, V
Pilot Rock's Celebration.
Members of tbe Athena band and
baseball team returned fiom the Pilot
Rook olebration Tuesday morning, a
tired but happy bunch. The band
beaded a double header excursion
from Pendleton to, the Rook, and fur-
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uiautju muHiu mroueu ineaayana aiso
orobestra mosio for tbe dance at nigbyl
The Maroons let both the leatrne
sobeduled game and tbe exhibition
game to tbe sbeepberders. In tbe Sun
day game Atbena lost by a score of 5
to 0 and Monday defeat perobed on
their banner by a score of 5 to 8. A
number of Atbena people nooompanied
tbe band and ball team, and those
who went report an enjoyable time..
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Prosperous Fruit Union.
In speaking of the prosperous con
dition of tbe Milton Fruit Union, Man
ager Lamb said to tbe Milton Eagle:
'The finances of tbe union are in the
finest oondition. I have put $20,000
in tbo bank to the Union's credit
within tbe past ten days. In addition
to this. I have advanoed 127,000 to
people on tbeir fruit during tbe past
two weeks. The people have shown
lack of oonfldeuoe in tbe Union
wbioh is surprising considering that
no one has ever failed to get Dis mon
ey promptly."
Good Time at the Springs.
The many Athena people who at
tended tbe two days' celebration at
Wenaba bprings came home Tuesday
apd Wednesday. One of tbe largest
crowds in tba. history of tbe resort
were present on Jnly 4th. to partic
ipate in tbe celebratiouVBryan's two
automobiles were kept lusy transport
ing passengers to and from tbe springs.
At the Commercial' association
meeting Tuesday evening the county
division committee submitted its
report, says the East Oiegonian," and
tbe substanoe of tbe recommendations
made by tbe committee may be sum
marized .in the one word fight.
In tbo report, wbicb ws submitted
in wilting and read by Seoretary Ben
Hill in tbe absence from tbe city of
Col. Raley, tbe division qoestion was
tieated'at some length and suggestions
were made with reference to conduct
ing the campaign against "Orchard"
county. Two features of the report
were that a competent man be engaged
as campaign manager and tbat a fund
of not less than 11000 be raised for
defraying tbe expenses of the cam
paign.' After tbe report had been read the
general subject was opened for disons
sion and talks were mado by President
W. L. Thompson,' A. Alexander, May
or Murphy, G. M. Rice, Leon Cohen
and others who were present. Every
Bpeaker urged tbat tbe fight against
division be taken up in earnest and it
was tbe concensus of opinion that the
first step should consist in tbe raising
of a substantial sum to defray the ex.
penses of the campaign.'
In his talk R. Alexander criticised
heavy property owners for their fail
ure to contribute to publio enterprises
in the past and urged tbat in raising
the present fund the property owning
element should do its part.
After the report bad been adopted
by tbe meeting it was decided upon
motion made by George Hartman, jr.
to leave the entire management of the
campaign in tbe bauds cf tbe commit
tee that was appointed a month or
more ago. This committee will have
charge of the raising of the fund, tbe
employing of a campaign manager and
tbe general oonduot of tbe campaign.
Tbe committee ia composed "of Col.
J. H. Raley, chairman ; G. M. Rice
W. L. Thompson, Leon Cohen, R. Al
exander, J. R. Diokson,' Mayor E. J.
Murphy, E. W. MoComas and E. B.
Arariob. ' '
POTS UN ONJIZE FIGHTS
Investigation of Mullin-Burgo Mill
at tftanfield Will Be Conducted,
Peach Day at Freewater,
Freewater has decided to have a
peaob day this year. At a mass meet
ing reoeutly held iu tbe rooms of tbe
Commercial association, $100 was
rained as a starter toward making ar
rangements for tba annual event. No
definite date has been fixed for tbe
oooasion. bntitwill probably be about
the 17th of next month.
Stung By Scorpion.
Mrs. Pete Sheridan of lower Butter
creek, had the misfortune of being
stung by a scorpion last Friday, but
prompt attention and treatment pre
vented any serious results.- Tbe scor
pion is rarely seen but it has been
known tbat her are a few to be found
io that part of the county.
Umatilla connty has probably seen
its last prize fl?bt or boxing contest,
says tne feast Oregonian. Distriot
Attorney Phelps is now engaged in
investigating tbe fight wbioh was held
at Staufield Monday and if he finds
that tbe law was violated in any man
ner he will bring proseontions against
tbe promoters of the affair as well as
the prinoipal, officials and all those
direotly conneoted with tbe battle. It
is also understood tbat hereafter he
will plaoe snob a strict interpretation
upon the Oregon statute tbat only tbe
most amateur boxing exhibitions will
be permitted.
It is certain that had there been a
knockout iu Monday's oontest that
arrests and proseontions would im
mediately follow, for these were the
instructions given to Deputy Distriot
Attorney Steiwer by tbe distriot
attorney,, Since there was nb
knookout, an investigation of
tbe affair will be made before any
line of action is determined upon.
If Distriot Attorney Phelps finally
decides to issue a final deoree against
tbe squared ring contests, tbe popula
tion of Pendleton will be slightly decreased.
1A Five Acre Garden,
On a a five acre tract south of Main
street,1 J, E. Froome is demonstrating
in a practioal way what may be done
on the acreage traots tbat were put
on the market by tbe Athena Land &
Trnst company. He is raising a truck
patod tbat rivals the Walla Walla
valley garden plats. Potatoes, cab
bage, , beets, turnips, pumpkins,
squashes and corn are growing in pro
fusion, while a patch of tomatoes is
leoeiving espeoial care from tbe gardener.-
; Two and one-balf acres are
owned ty Mr. Froome and tbe other
two and a-balf acres belong to Cass
Cannon, Mr. Froome having rented.
He has young almond and English
walnuts trees that are forging ahead
with good, healthy growth.
ain Short in Harney.
The dry weather and frost exper
ienced in eastern Oregon have not
slighted Harney county. There bar
not been a rain storm since April tbat
has done tbe grain and dry land any
good. Tbe few sbowerc have general
ly been followed by heavy frosts tbat
damaged the grain and potatoes. Tbe
spring grains, snob as wbeat, barley
and oats are a failuro, excepting where
tbe grain is sub-irrigated. Fall grain
will be tbe only kind that will be
worth threshing. On tee dry sage
brush land the settlers who have fall
rye will harvest good crops and will
have feed for tbeir stock. The indica
tions are that potatoes and all other
vegetables will be soaroe this fall, un
less some heavy rain storms visit tbat
country soon. The prospeots were
never better than they were in April
for good crops, bnt tbe weather man
seemed to have forgotten that section
of tbe state when the need came for a
good rain. Silver river below Burns
is dry in several plaoes and stookmen
are finding it diffioult to water tbeir
stook.
A Fourth of July Victim,
-While some fireworks were being
shot off Monday evening at Hermiston
the little four year old daughter of
George Briggs, landlord of tbe Hotel
Oregon, came near losing her life. She
was hit by a ball from a roman candle
and in a moment her clothing was in
flames. .Seeing the girl's peril, a by
stander, Mr. Evans, quickly threw ber
upon tba grass by the hotel and by
rolling her on tbe lawn,' extinguished
tbe flames. As a result of her exnnr-
ionoe the little obild is considerably
burned but her condition is not ser
ious. ; - .
Wedding Permits Issued.
Marriage lioenses have been issued
to George Gray of Miobigan and Annie
juouean or tnis oountv: W. H. Con-
red of Union county and Lillian Padon
of this oountyj and to F. P. Little
jotin of Fresno, California, and Clara
. Brannon of this county ; . ,
.THE ALBATROSS.
The Largest Sea Bird Having the Pow
er of Flight. .
The albatross, that wnnderer of the
seas so often referred to in prose and
poem, is nevertheless a stranger to the
average person and by some is even
considered a myth. In Coleridge's
"Tbe Rime of tbe Ancient Mariner"
the albatroBs plays a leading part, and
ono sorrows for the poor bird, wblcb.
after following the ship for weeks, is
pitilessly shot down by a mariner. ,
The albatross is the largest sea bird
having the power of flight and is
closely allied to the gull, petrel and
Mother Carey's chicken. It has a
tremendous stretch of wing, averaging
from ten to twelve feet. , The wings
are, however, extremely narrow, being
about nine inches in breadth. The
body is about four feet in length, and
the weight is from fifteen to eighteen
pounds, a comparatively light weight",
when one considers the extreme length
of wing. - The albatross is possessed
of a peculiarly long, oddly shaped bill,
which gives it u strange appearance.
Tbe nostrils open from round, hori
zontal tubes on each side of the bill.
but nt its base.
This'great bird is generally met with
in southern seas, although it is occa
sionally seen on our Pacific coast. On
the Atlantic side it is rarely found as
far north as Tampa bay.
Its food consists of cuttlefish. Jelly
fish and scraps thrown from passing
ships. It is a greedy bird and at
times gorges itself to such an extent
that it is unable to rise from the wa
ter. Its power of flight is, however, tho
most remarkable thing about the al
batross. It spends Its life, with the
exception of a few weeks given ench
year. to nesting, entirely at sea and Is
on the wing practically all tbe time.
Furthermore, It does not progress by
flapping its wings, as most birds' do,
but seems to soar nt will, rarely If
ever giving a stroke of the wing, seem
ing to need no lmpetus.-St. Nicholas.
PAINTING THE WORLD.
Indian Legend of the Way Spring
Came Into Existence.
Once, long before there were men in
tbe world, all the earth was covered
with snow and ice. '
White and frozen lay tbe rivers and
the seas; white and frozen lay tbo
plains. Tbo mountains stood tall and
dead, like ghosts In white gowns.
There was no color except wblto in nil
the world except In the sky, and it was
almost black. At night tbe stars look
ed through it like nngry eyes.
Then God sent the Spring down into
the world the Spring with red Hps and
curling yellow hair.
In bis arms be bore sprays of apple
blossoms and tho first flowers crocus,
anemones and violets, red, pink, blue,
purple, violet and yellow.
Tbe first animal to greet tbe Spring
was the white rabbit Tho Spring
dropped a red crocus on his bead, and
ever since then all white rabbits have
had red eyes. '
Then tbe Spring dropped a blue vio
let on n white bird, tbo first bird to
greet tho Spring, and that is the way
the bluebird wan mado. Ever slnco
then it is the first bird to arrive when
the Spring comes down from heaven.
So the Spring went through the
world. Wherever be tossed tbe leaves
from his fragrant burden the earth
became green. He towed the blossom
on tbe frozen Hi'Utf. nud the Ice melted
and the fish became painted with all
tbe tint of his flowers. Tbat is tbe
way the trout and the minnows and
tbo salmon became gaudy.
Only tho high mountains would not
bow to the Spring. o tbeir summits
remain white and dead, for they would
let the Spring paint only tbo sides.
Tho snow owls and the white geese
and the polar bears .-fled from the
Spring, so they, too, remain white to
thla day..