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This Edition con tains Six Pages Buy Your Groceries from Your Home Grocer Athena Merchants Carry Big Stocks VOLUME XXII. ATHENA, UMATILLA COUNTY. OREGON. FRIDAY, DECEMBER 2, 1910. NUMBER 48 WW fall (GiWMlS Neatly eveij train brings in a shipment of new fall goods and that . means, as it werfl. a final round-up of all remaining summer goods. Tbe only thing we can say is that what ever there is remaining have oeen subjected to merciless piioe redaction as an iuoentive to yon to oome and bny. , New Fall ..' Wool Underwear New Fall Line gf Best Shoes New Fall Line tf Flannel Shirts The largest line sf new Sweater Coats New fall Wool Socks gf every kind The largest line gf splendid new Clothing We new fall short bosom ipleated Shirts T. IM. TAGG-AET Main Street. ATHENA'S LEADING CLOTHIER The e Front Cash Grocery ocftniMTia" ."0 D.ont Monkey with Iuferior Goods) Hill Bros. HI BRADE STEEL CUT COFFEE Blue Label Can, 35c : Red Label Can, 45c Ask your neighbor it be has ever tried that High Grade Steel Cut Coffee, which Worthington carries, and it he has not, 'PHONE MAIN 113 LIQUORLIGENSELAW Home Rule Association Offers Susies ' lions to Govern Liquor Traffic , Regulations. , . ' ; Men's Working Clothes and Shoes No Shelf-worn Goods. Quick sales and small profits is the motto of the Old Reliable BLUE FRONT STORE, S0Sil$' a I THE TUNHKUM LUMBER GO. Lumber, Mill Work and all Kinds of BUILDING MATERIAL PAINTS, OILS AND VARNISHES Posts and Blacksmith coal A. M. Johnson, Manager Athena, Oregon So many requests have oome into tbe headquarters of , the Greater Home Rule Association for copies of tbe model liquor lioense, law from . cities throughout the state, to be used as a guide for drafting ordinances to regu late tbe liquor traffic, that H. 0. Mo AJlister, , general manager of the asso ciation, has published the following recommendations in the Oregonian: "First Absolutely prohibit the sale of intoxicating beverages to minors and prohibit minors from frequenting, licensed places where Buoh beverages are sold. Make the minor so purchas ing equally guilty with the man who sells. , '. , . . . .. ., . . "Second Prohibit tbe sale of in toxicating beverages to habitual drun kards, or to intoxioated persons. "Third Prohibit women from vis iting or frequenting places licensed to sell intoxioaticg beverages, exoept where such beverages are sold with bocafide meals in a legitimate hotel or restaurant. . ' . "Fourth Prohibit loafers and vag rants from frequenting such plaoes. We suggest that the power be given to the saloonkeeper or anyone in power of the saloon to ejeot such loafers and vagrants, using only neoessary foroe, without being guilty of a misdemean or. 12 o'clock Closing Suggested. "Fifth Presoribe reasonable hours for the opening and dosing in each secular day, including election day, of all such licensed plaoes. We BUggest that saloons close at 13 midnight and open not earlier than 5 a. m. "Sixth Prohibit all licensed plaoes from opening or keeping open or sell ing intoxioating beverages on the first day ot the week, commonly called Sunday. . - "Seventh Prohibit manufacturers, wholesalers and jobbers of intoxioants from selling intoxioaing beverages to minors. . "Eighth Prohibit gambling in snob licensed places. Tbe ordinance should have a provision that no dice or cards. should be used in snob plaoes even for playing for drinks or oigara. ',. "Ninth Limit tbe number of li censes so that it will bear tbe propor tion of one lioense to each 750 popula tion. , Tbe ratio of one to 750 is tbe recommendation of the Portland conn oil. This is a matter for looal deois ion. r ., , , ... , "Tenth Make the man who pnr- i chases or attempts to purobase intoxi cants in licensed plaoes on Sunday or in tbe hours in wbioh snob, iioense.1 , plaoes are required to be kept closed equally guilty with tbe person who Bells or attempts to sell. "Eleventh Make it unlawful for any lioenaed plaoe to display or permit to be displayed any lewd cr indeoent picture or pictures, statue or image upon the walla thereof. Open Saloon Fronts Plan. , "Twef th Provide for open fronts in all licensed plaoes. Openings to begin five feet from the gronnd, thns preventing children from seeing into the interior, but permitting all others to do so. . "Thirteenth Provide for tbe pun ishment of any barkeeper or employe found violating any of tbe liquor laws. , ''Fourteenth Bartenders and em ployes of a licensed liquor dealer should be held responsible where they violate the law against positive in structions from and without tbe knowledge of their employers, and snonld be guilty of misdemeanor. Where suoh licensed dealer can prove to the satisfaction of the oounoil that tbe offense was committed without his knowledge or connivance, oolr tbe offender himself should be punished, tut a seoond offense should be regard ed as having been committed by his employer. "Fifteenth Compel all holders of . P ffnilAI "MM ii i.i f a iiim it f i n fj y oat nyej4L. TV mm PROMPT IIIUCDE DDIHCO ADC DIDUT POHNE liknY Ill-lit- I IIIULA) HI IB- lilUIl I DELIYE MAIN 83 The Freshest and most Choice the Market affords in y4 We Best that Money can Buy Always Found Here fi DELL BROTHERS, CTSSS IS Athena, Oregon m & Pi licenses to display same in a conspicu ous plaoe in bis bairootn or hotel. "Sixteenth--Provide for the pub lishing of a digest of all laws pertain ing to the liquor traffic one or more copies of which to te furnished with eaoh lioense, and eaoh holder of same shall post It in his plaoe of business. : , . . Revocable Licenses Asked." -. ''Seventeenth Reserve to the ooun oil the right to revoke' any lioense at any time for cause, and make vio lation of any prescribed regulation cause for, revocation. ' , "Eighteenth Make the penalty for violation of any offense against the liquor lioense law a summer minimum fine of $100 for tbe first offense; for tbe seoond offense a minimum fine of $250 and make a third oonviotion pun ishable by a fine of $500, the absolnto revocation of tbe lioense, and make it impossible for tbe licensee to ever obtain another license. The mutter of offense before lioense is revoked is also a question for looal decision. Some oities make the first offense for feit license." The following suggestions are made in respect tt applications for retail liquor lioense : ' "First Every applioant shall make application to the city connoil in writ ing at least two weeks before tbe date of granting snob lioense. "Seoond Provide for the appoint ment by the mayor of a committee of three members of tbe council to be known at the liquor lioense committee. Require them to fix the times and places for hearing of applications for liquor lioense, and to give public not ioe thereof ty publication. Citizens to Be Heard. "Third Make it lawful for any threo or more freeholders who are re sident voteis to remonstrate in writing Bgainst the granting of suoh lioense upon tbe ground of disqualification or ineligibility of granting suoh lioense on aooount of tbe pioximity of tbe proposed looation to ohurohesor sohool bouses or on aooount of the proposed looation being within the residential district.- V Written notioe of such re monstrance together with a oopy thereof shall be served upon tbe ap plioant, who shall be given ten days within whioh to answer same. All oosts of such hearing, inoluding tbe attendance of witnesses, shall be tax ed by said lioense committee in tbe same amount as would be taxed in tbe oonrts of Oregon, and the losing party shall pay the costs of tbe same. "Fourth Sufficient money .shall accompany eaoh application to pay tbe lioense fee for one year. "Fifth Where applioant is. refused lioense the money deposited with ap ploation shall be returned without un necessary delay." I . The following suggestion is made with respect to fees for retail licens es: ' ',, ' ' ' High License Disapproved, ."First Tbe lioense fee should not be an exorbitant tax on tbe business, We surest that the yearly fee be in proportion to tbe traffio and numbet of -saloons permitted. . Extreme lioense fees lead to adulteration of goods, treating ia order to inorease revenues and violations of the laws." The following suggestions are made concerning tbe qualifications of an applioant: "First If an individual, be; if a firm, tbey, must be American oitizens. , "Seoond He or tbey must make affidavit that be or they have never been convicted ot a felony. "Third tie or tbey must make affl davit that his or their lioense bas never been revoked foi violation of liquor laws. "Fourth He or tbey must make affidavit that be or they have not kuowingly within a period of 18 months, permitted a female to remain longer in bis plaoe of business than was neoessary to eject her. This vioali not apply to keepers of hotels or restaurants. "Fifth He or they must make affi davit that be or tbey have not sold to minors, habitual drunkards or iatox icaf.ed persons, or permitted ,tbem to frequent his place of business during tbe preceding 12 months. "Sixth He or they must make affi davit that be or they have not violat ed an? of the laws governing tbe sale of liquor during , the preceding 12 months. "SeveDth Make it compulsory up on eaoh applioant to file annually an affidavit as outlined in seotious 1, 3, 8, 4, 5 and 6. "Eighth Provide that all appli cants for a renewal of lioense, upon full compliance with the foregoing requirements, shall be entitled to snob renewal, exoept that tbe oounoil shall reserve 4the right and may, at any time," revoke for cause. Portland Oregonian. ' Walt a Bit. Guest Loo It bere. How long am I going to have to wait for that half por tion of duck 1 ordered? Waiter-Till somebody order the other half. We can't go out and kill half a duck. To ledo Blade. 'I "VS 4'.i "Wi'Vi'Vl'Vf "LUVt'ii 1 V . t U ! Ik t It (ii ft Ui Ik Ik A - w V x V V. V. X. "W. x v. Flirtation. . "What really constitute flirtation?" esked the young man of tbe woman of tbe world. "Attention without intention." re plied tbe experienced one. Scraps. ATHLEnG GROUNDS Commercial Association Would Acquire More Park Property for City Election of Officers. A special meeting of the Commercial Association was held Wednesday even ing and the following offioers were eleoted: . ' - - Charles Betts, president; H. A. Bar rett, vice-president; J. V. Mitohell secretary and Jas. Henderson, treas urer. Mr. Mitohell and Mr. Hender sou already held tbe offices to which tbey were eleoted. The committee consisting of Messrs. Mitchell, H. A. Barrett and A. B. MoEwen, appointed at a previous meeting to collect baok dues from members, was retained. These gen tlemen will call on all members of the association during the coming week and collect arrearages owing the organization. t The question of aoquiring land needed for a permanent traok and baseball ground at tbe city park, was discussed, with tbe result that J. E, Froome was appointed by President Riohards to confer with Mr. Look wood, owner of tbe land used by the County Athletio Association last year, and also for baseball purposes. Mr. Lookwood permitted the use ot a small tract of land south of the park prop erty, last year free of obarge ' A fence running through on tbe south line of tbe park now divides it from Mr. Look wood's property, and there is not sufficient ground for athletio purposes. It is proposed to secure the strip of ground south of tbe park extending to tbe old creek channel. This would give to tbe oity the ground used last year. . - ' . MEETING F0RSDH00L BOARDS County Superintendent Writes Letter , to Directors of Schools. "The following oiroular letter baa been issued for publication by County Sohool Superintendent Welles: Pendleton, Oregon, Nov. 29, 1010. To tbe Sohool Boards. Gentlemen : In aooordacoe with Section 62 of the School Laws of 1909, I hereby oall a Sohool Board Convention to meet at the-court house in Pendleton, on Sat urday, Deoember 10, 1910 at 10 o' clock a. m. The ohairman of tbe district is toe delegate to the convention, but if he is unable to attend, be must appoint one of tbe other directors or tbe clerk to represent tbe distriot. The dele gate should fill out and hand in a cer tificate of attendance at the close of tbe meeting. The county clerk will then be authorized to draw a warrant for two dollars on the general fund ot tbe county, in favor of eaoh delegate who attends the convention during tbe entire session. Your office is a very important one. Eaoh year you expend over $200,000 of the 'people's money; yon employ nearly two hundred teaobers and have direct control of tbe ednoation of sev eral thousand children. This is a great responsibility, and you should take advantage of every opportunity to keep yourselves informed regarding yonr duties. This is tbe prinoipal ob ject of the sohool board oouventioc. As tbe session lasts only one day, I feel that it is tbe duty of every dis triot officer to attend. For this rea son I reoommend that you take enough money from tbe general fond of tbe distriot to meet the neoessary expenses of tbe distriot officers who attend; pro vided, that yon do not use more than five dollars for this purpose. An interesting program is being ar ranged. Tbe prinoipal speaker will be State Superintendent J. H. Aoker man, of Salem. Tbe Pendleton male quartet will sing, and Mr. J. W, L.. Kaufman will give several humorous readings. Yon are ail urged to come a. I . . i a. i uuu uj late pari in me uisoussious. This is your meeting and I hope that every one of tbe four hundred distriot offioers will make an effort to attend. Very truly yours, Frank K. Welles, Sept. Umatilla Connty. After Vacation. Sobcol opened Monday after tbe Thanksgiving vacation. Renewed in terest was noted in all departments of tbe school after tbe woek's rest Prin cipal Baker and tbe Athena teaobers who attended tbe teachers institute at La Grande, report very interesting see ions and praise highly tbe entertain ment afforded and tba hospitality of tbe LaGrande people in geoerau Located at Weston. Dr. Newsom bas permanently locat ed at Weston and baa opened an office there. Tbe doctor will continue to answer all calls from his patients in this city. Basket Ball On. Tonight there will be a basket tall game in tbe gymnasium, when tbe up per cless men will meet a team from tbe grades. Tomorrow nigbt tbe team goes to Echo, to meet the High school there. One week from tomorrow nigbt the Echo team will coma to Athena for a return game. The Athena team will be seleoted from the following students: Luvois MoEwen, Capt; Hugh and Neil Lieuallen. Manrioe Hill; Max and Glen Dudley. Lawranoe Sharp, 1 Clarenoe Brotherton, Frank . Smith and Ross Payne. - . , .. Increase of Moisture. r There oontnues to be an inorease of moisture in this part of the state. Snow and rain, alternating, is filling the soil with water, and every indica tion now points to a good growing sea son. Wells and .springs that were dried up during tbe past summer and fall now furnish water in plentiful quantity for stock and general pur poses. ; Miss Dack Montgomery. Miss Daok Montgomery, the reader and vooalist, who appeared in an in teresting program at tbe Methodist oburoh Monday evening, highly pleased her audience with her high class rendition of vooal selections and impersonations. All who attended the entertainment speak in glowing terms of Miss Montgomery's ability to entertain, v,, ..- 2ND ANNUAL POULTRY SHOW Preparing for Exhibition to Be Held at Pendleton, December 13-18 , Tbe second annua exhibition of the Umatilla-Morrow County Poultry Association will be held in Pendleton Deoember 13 to 18 inclusive. With last year's show universally prononno ed by all to have been the "best first show" ever held in tbe northwest, the members of tbe exeoutive committee are this year striving to make the coming exhibition tbe best in every way that the state of Oregon has ever seen.' ... . .. ',.', The management is showing com. mendable enterprise in sending to Illi nois for one of tbe foremost of the eastern poultry judges, who will plaoe the awards at tbe coming show where tbey belong without fear or favor. Judge Elmer Gitalin is a graduate of tbe only sohool for poultry judgeB in tbe world. . He has been a breeder of standard bred poultry from his youth up and during the past eight years has devoted his time exclusivley to the breeding and judging of fine fowls. Judge Gimlio will positively person ally soore every bird entered at tbe show. Every breeder, be be an ama teur or a professional, will therefore bave some real and valuable evidenoe that his birds bare been in a show room. Ha will also bave something to work on in the upbuilding of his strain. In addition to tbe large number ' of merchandise epeoials and the valuable cash prizes to be awarded at tbe show there are eight beautiful silver cups of the value of $25 eaoh. The total value of all prizes offered will te near $1,000. According to reports received by tbe secretary from different parts of the northwest there will be more amateur breeders at the show than ever before. Tbe show last year has stimulated tbe poultry industry to suoh an extent that there are more than double the numter of people in tbe counties of Umatilla and Morrow who are now endeavoring to produce standard bred birds. Tbey are anxious to find just bow good their flooks are and are therefore bringing some of their best fowls to tbe show. Tbe old breeders bave also signified their intention of being there in large numbers for tbe reason thBt tbey realize the impor tance of having tbeir birds soured by a man of tbe ability of Judge Gimlin. Write to E. F. Averill, Pendleton, Ore., for copies of premium list, en try banks and shipping tags. The Dog Poisoner Again. ' Tbe dog poisoner is at bis dastardly wcrk again in Athena. Wednesday morning two dogs died as tbe result of being poisoned one of them being the valuable dog of Postmaster Wor tbington. Tbe other, a small, blaok dog, died in tbe street opposite tbe Press office. Last winter when over 80 dogs were poisoned in Athena a reward of over $250 waa offered for tbe arrest and conviction of tbe poi soner, and it is said this reward still holds good. Marriage a . Failure? To those who attended tbe show Saturday evening, marriage doubtless appeared as being a toss-up, whether it is a failure or not. The company waa one of tbe best that has appeared in Athena for some time and tbe snap py, humorous obaraoter of tbe pieoe pleased tbe fair sized audience. Has Portland Property. Attorney Wilson has closed a real estate deal ty which be aoqniies some Portland property in exohange for a traot of land on tbe mountain east of Athena. Will Open Soon,, Albert Fix, who has purohased the Athena Department Store, will arrive shortly with bis family from . Union town, Wash., and open the store with a large stock of merchandise.