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: A. , This Edition con tains Pour Pages Athena Merchants Carry Big Stocks Buy Your Groceries from Your Home Grocer VOLUME XXIIL ATFIENA, UMATILLA COUNTY, OREGON. FRIDAY. NOVEMBER 10, 1911. NUMBER 42 OFFICERS S. F. WILSON, President, ' H. KOEPKE Vice-President. F. S. Le GROW, Cashier, E. A. ZERBA. Ass't-Cashier. DIRECTORS S. F. WILSON, H. KOEPKE, A. B. M'EWEN, M. L. WAITS, . ,F. S. Le GROW. riRSTr NATIONAL MM OF ATIIENA ; CAPITAL AND SURPLUS, $90,000)0 ' L. We extend to our Depositors every cAccommdation consistent with sound Banking. HOME DESTROYED 110 HUGE MYRICK HOME BURNED EARLY TUESDAY MORNING, t Outside of Fire Department Zone, Hose . Fails to. Reach . Burning Building, E. M. FUBtNTON DEAD AT 82 Pioneer Stockman and Merchant of . This County Dies at Tacoma. III1E una iPiDEo mn nniT iiilu nuu uim a BAKSAVHER - DUST PAN 0& OLD WAY NEW WAY With your next purchase amounting' to $2.50 or over, we will give you one of . these Dust Pans Free Something entirely new. It will save your temper ' and last a lifetime. . . BUNDY & CHRISTIAN l THE TUM-HUM 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 nHave You Bought Your winter Clothes? - If yon haven't yet bought yonr winter olothes, visit ns and we will show yon nnder aDd outer garments that will no only keep you. warm, but be beautiful, too. You'll get style as well as comfort. Elegance is joy. Come let us show you the new shades for the season. We have a very long line of materials. We shall please your eye and your parse. ' ' " - Buy Your Fall and Winter Underwear Now. " The cold nights and mornings make us feel the need of warm under wear. We owe it to ourselves to prepare for the oold. ' Dont wait till you're caught a cold that will stav with vou all Winter. We show the greatest line of underwear for Men, Women and Chil dren ever brought to Pendleton. aWooI, Cotton, Cotton and Wool Mixtures, Maoo, Silk, eto. . Men's Underwear from 50 cents to $5.00. ; i Women's Underwear from 25 cents to $5.00. . " Children's Underwear fjom 25 cents to $1.50. PEOPLES WAREHOUSE Save your coupons Where it Pays to Trade. " The Myiiok home, in the north part of the city, was tolallly destroyed by fire early Tuesday morning. Except for a f ew artiolea of household furoi ture whih were carried out of the burning residence, the property loss is total, there being no insurance on either building or contents. , v The fire alarm was sounded at 12:30 a. m. A heavy rain was failing and to this fact may be attributed the saving of . the outbuildings and the barn on the W. C. Russell plaoe ad joining. The fire originated in an up stairs room occupied by Jesse Myriok, who bad retired an hour before be was awakened by the flames. " j:, He shopted to the family and Mr. Myriok rushed into the room, where be found the flames between h bureau and the wall. -Dashing the bureau aside, he'attaaked the flames with a comforter and for a time held the Ore down." With the aid of water at this lime; the - Ore could hare easily been subdued, but in the attendant excite ment, the toy mounted bis torso and rode to fire station' No. 1 and rang the fire bell. , The hose company and citizens responded but by the time the burning bouse was reached it was past saving. The residence stood outside the fire department limit, the nearest hydrant being located at the tower. The bose from cart No. 1 was unreeled and found to be short of reaching the house and all that could be done was Jo sa,ve a few artioles of household furniture and stand by while the flames devour ed the building. ' The home was one of the best in that neighborhood and was recently nurohased from Mrs. Lizzie Watts by Mrs. Myriok, who put ber aooum ulations resulting from years of bard toil into the plaoe. This is the. seo ond dire oalamity. to fall pu ;- this family throngh the fire fiend. Years aco a daughter was so badly burned bv the overturning of lamp that she died from the effeots of her injuries. -' The entire community , sympathizes with Mrs. Mvriok and family in the loss of their borne, the contents of whioh included a fine piano, and many family keepsakes whioh time nor money can ever replace. - Bonds Below Par. The first sale of United States, gov ernment 2 1-2 per oent bonds issued through the Postal Savings bank -department, has just been made on the market , in New York, the bonds bringing only 92 1-2. It was realized by bankers from the time that the first of these postal bonds were issued that thoy would not be worth par, but the sale at 92 1-2 has put a lower val- catioj on them than some government bond dealers expeoted. It thus ap pears that the small depositor who takes bonds at par must hold his bonds until maturity, twenty years hence, or, if forced to realize on bis holdings, must, aocept a heavy loss on bis prin cipal. For example, the holder of $200 of the 2 1-2 per cent bonds who bought them last July for $200, bag now 3old tbem for $185, suffering loss of 7 1-2 per oent of the principal in vested four months ago. Bankers deolare that it will be necessary for the government to adopt some change whereas the parity of these bonds may be maintained. , News of the death of E. M. Puriu too, whioh coourred in Taooma, Oct tober 29, 1911, has been reoeived by friends in Athena. In former years he was well known in this county as a pioneer stookman and merobant. Be died at his home in Taooma, after an illness of nearly three years, aged 82 years, in Deoemoer, 1908, be suneiea eevere peralytio stroke, making him helpless from that time. Mr. Porinton was born at Wind- bam. Maine, in 1329, and at the ago of 23 years,; in 1852, be joined the California gold seekers and was in terested in mining there until 1871, when he came to Umatilla county and engaged in the sneep business, lie took up the land on wbiob at present stands the farm home of A. B. Mn- Eweu, and his bands of sheep rauged over the bills or tbe Ueer springs district. ' Selling out his sheep busi ness be went to Weston, where be en gaged in the mercantile business un til he was burned out in the big tire wbiob destroyed the principal busi ness houses of that town. He then served as postmaster of Weatoi), later coming to Atbeua, (then Centerville.) being employed in 0. A. Barrett hardware store.' With his family be removed from here to Taooma in 1886, where he suooesafuHy. followed the real estate business. Mr. Purinton was a man of culture and eduoatioo, always interested in politios and a stannoh republican. Be fore coming to Oregon he served fot two terms as sheriff of Sierra county, California, during its wildest mining days, and while holding this office his life was threaded with many deeds of daring and bravery in the enforce ment of law and order. He was a cousin of Asa S. LeGrow and muoh of their pioneer life was spent together. He leaves a widow and five daughters: Misbbs Harriet and Estelle, of Spokane; Miss Maude and Mrs. John D. Fie to her of Taooma, and Mrs. R. 0. Baoou of Morton, Wash. There also survive him a bro ther, Samuel A. Porinton of Long fellow, Texas, and two sisters, Mrs. Charles A. Plummer of Woodfords, Me., and Mrs. George E. Reed .-of Taooma. ' . . -' -. Courageous Acts of the Men In the Iron Masks, r' A FINE DISPLAY OF NERVE. BIG SOUTHERN PACIFIC BRIDGE Swinging Span 400 Feet Long, Weighs 6,300,000 Pounds, HE FLEECED Filched Several Thousand Dollars on Fixed Wrestling Bout in Seattle. A. A. West, the man who under the name of Campbell operated with the notorious May bray gang of swindlers and fleeced Cbailes Cunningham, the Pendleton jsbeep king,, out of several thousand dollars on a fixed wrestling bout, has been positively identified at San Jose, Calif., and preparations are being made to turn him over to the Portland polioe, who have been search n for him for some time. He was arrested some time ago on a obarge of selling land in Mexioo whioh he did not own and was reoectly identified as the muoh sought for man who troke his parole in Oregon six years ago and fled.-.- - v. Shortly after be had fleeced the Pen dleton sheepman out of a large' sum be was taken up and identified by Cun ningham as the manvbo had engin eered the swindle, but owing to pres sure brought to bear and to the fear of notoriety, he deolJned to prosecute the case. West, alias Campbell, however, was out on a parole, having been sentenced to serve three years for forgery. The Pacifio Monthly for Deoember will contain a flue.writeup nf the Roundup, and will be profusely illus trated with pictures of the different eventB. Fred Lockley, manager of the maagzine. has been in Pendleton this week securing data and photo graphs for the Deoember feature.' He will mail gratis, 1000 copies of the Christmas number" to stockmen and participants in the Roundup. 'ml - h! HIE IMUW.I "Sim WHERE PftlGES ARE RIGHT 3EIGERY. STORE (2 POKHE I.1AIN 83 The Freshest' and most Choice the Market affords in "Who'a Who, and Why?" Last week the Press published from what it considered an, authoritative source tnat aonoonoement naa been given of the engagement of Mies Henrietta Leach of Walla Walla, to Mr. Walter M. Halloway Of - San Franoisoc. Monday's Walla Walla Union contained the following mar riage announcements "The marriage of Miss Henrietta Leaoh to Dr. J. 0 Baddeley, both well known yuung people of this city, was solemnized List Friday evening at the home of the bride's father, Mr. "William Leaoh, 176 East Chestnut street, only the lm mediate friends and relatives of tb contracting parties being present. Dr, Baddeley is connected with the city veterinary hospital and la considered an expert authority throughout the valley. The bride is a popular young lady of Walla Walla. They will make their home in this city." " Tge Best that Money can Buy Always Found Here i. DELL BROTHEBS, CATERERS TO THE PUBLIO IN GOOD THINGS TO EAT Athena, Oregon h $3 A Terrific Windstorm. Pendleton was visited Snnday by wind storm which caused considera ble damage. The wind swept through toe streets at tbe rate of CO miles an hour. An automobile .belonging to a physician was blown across tbe street and lodged ia front of a groorey store where it smarted a plate glass win dow. One-of the large windows in tfcu tower or toe bt. ueorgs notel was blown out and fell crashing to the Peet. , Pendleton hooters who were tbe Heimiston district shot In tbe high wind and were successful in bag gins large cumters of dooki'aud geese. The wind was not strong In Athens and .vicinity, altboogh tbe atmosphere was full of dost aud sand daring the afternoon. Dock Costa $37.60 , For buoting without a license, 1 nomas Collis, a Greek, was arretted at Umatilla Sunday by a game war den. He bad io bis posssfwion tot one duck. He was fined $25 and costs amounting io all to $37.50. When Billy Evans Braved. tha On. v claught of a Chicago Mob and Won Out A Notable Decision by O'Day. An Umpire Who Saved Baseball. "Umpires are brave mon-at . least the great majority of them. One of the bravest things I ever saw was the act of Billy Evans on the old White Sox grounds in Chicago." writes Hugh Ful lerton in the American Magazine. "On that park there was a tier of seats known as the 'stockyards,' In which gathered one of the most dangerous crowds (for umpires) In the c6uutry. They were regulars who occupied the same seats almost every day and Vho fought for thetn. The seats, of course. were not reserved, but hundreds claim ed a title to certain places. They paid their quarters, and if any one was in the place and refused to move he was tossed out and thrown over the heads of tbe crowd to the bottom. That crowd started after Evans, who. had given a close decision at third bsso against Chicago. , Evans walked over on to foul ground back of first base, and a, shower of bottles fell around him. It looked as If a hundred men were throwing bottles nt the umpire. One bottle touched his cap. several bounded, and struck him, one hit him on the arm. During this Dombnrameni Evans did not turn his head. He stood watching the batter. For at least three mtnutes the bottles whistled arouna his bead. The people In the grand stand shouted for him to run, farlng he would be killed. The players beg ged him to move into the diamond out of range. He stood still with back to his foes until tbe batter made a base hit, then trotted down near sec ond base to watch for a play there. As the opposing team took the field a few moments later Evans walked to the same position bock of first base, and the crowd that had tried to kill him stood up and cheered htm. They rec ognized a brave man. One- fellow threw a bottle, and the crowd pitched him down the steep steps. passlng him alonir until he bit the fence. , "The nerviest decision and one of the most important ever made wa that of Umpire O'Day in the world's championship game between Chicago and Detroit on Oct, 8. 1007, the first game of the series which finally ended In a tie In twelve innings. In the elev enth inning Chicago actually scored the winning rin only to lose It through tbe decision of O'Day, a Chicago man ana a National leaguer. Slogle was on third base and started home-wlth tne ball back of third in left field. The ball was thrown home and arrived after Single bad crossed the plate and was nearly to the bench. Stelnfeldt, who had been batting, was excited, and when the ball was thrown to tne plate, wild and wide, he Jumped and let it hit his shoulder and prevented Schmidt from catching it O'Day, In spite of tbe fact that Single had crossed the plate and that there wasn't a chance to put him out, called him out because of Stelnfeldt's interference. . "There was a close decision at Cleve land one day when Tim Hurst, widely known aa the 'scrappy ump,' was of ficiating. Barkett was trying to score from second on a hit. The catcher fulled to touch his foot, but touched his knee, and Cleveland claimed the foot reached the rubber before the ball reached the knee. Hurst called him out. and In the wrangle that followed expelled Pat Tebenu, O'Connor ; and Burkett from the game. Then he put them off tbe grounds. They left th playing inclosure, but nil three bad their beads over a gate shouting at Hurst and urging the other players to avenge them. Tebenu shouted to good old Deacon Magulre. who was catch ing. 'Get , after turn. Jim! Hurst beard, but was not in position to reply. Mnguire beard and waited until he thought Hurst miscalled a strike. Then ho rushed at the umpire at top speed. Hurst stood still. ; When Manilre came near enougn uurst KicKea mm on the shins and poked bis mask into his face. Magulre fell back, astonish ed. if you don't like It Jim,' said Hurst softly, 'give it to Pot t merely punched you vicariously. , ; "They are 'square men,' theso um plrea. forced to be a bit gruff and to fight, but their devotion to tbelr work and tbelr honest effort to dlscnarge their duties mark tbem as men of bleb integrity. ' And they ore 'game.' 1 saw Bob Emslle once when a foul ball struck him over tbe heart. Tbe pain was excruciating, "Ills face grew white, and he set his teeth together and resumed work. Three balls were Ditched after he was hit. He called them all clearly. Then be collapsed. falling as if dead, and was carried off the field unconscious. "One night I saw politicians, wealthy men, club owners, argue for hours lth an umpire. All they wanted hlra to say was i didn't see it.' Upon those words hung tbe fate of a cham plonshlp, tbe future of a major league and the honesty of baseball The urn. plre replied. 'But, it, I did see It!' And be eaved baseball. On the outskirts of the city of Sao ramento, California, , the Southern Paoiflo company is ereoting a steel bridge 'across tbe Sacramento river that contains the heaviest swing span of any bridge In the world. This span is 400 feet and its weight ia 6, 800,000 pounds. The entire bridge however will weigh more than r 10, 000,000 pounds when it has all been placed in position upon the heavy oonorete piers. There are only two steel bridges in tbe world that have swing spans that exoeed the new Sacramento liver bridge io length. One is aoross tbe Willamette river and ia a part of the Spokane, Portland and Seattle railway system. Its weight however la only 5,400,000 pounds, 900.000 pounds less than that of 'the Sacramento liver bridge. The Omaha Terminal com pany operates a large steel image aoross tbe Missouri river that has a swing span 620 feet in length, but tbe steel ia of muoh lighter construction. the -a weight being only 5,100,000- pounds. Ibe new Saoramento river bridge nf the Southern Paoiflo is part of the double tiaoking of tbe Hartiman lines. It will oontain not only two traoks for the trains I ut a oonorete wagon and automobile road. The Amerioan bridge company, whioh is fabricating tbe steel work for the structure, have records of numerous swing fpana but none that can equal that of the new Southern Paoiflo bridge. , The piers for this structure were sunk by the pneumatio prooens under tbo direction of tbe Southern . Paoiflo engineers, and tbe construction of the abutments as well as the ereotiou of all of tbe steel superstructure is being done ty tbe company's engineering forces. . . . PROGRESSIVE! TAMMANY HALL HARD KIT IN NEW YORK CITY. Voters Down Taft in Cincin-natti-Philly Turns Grafters Out-Socialist Gains, Insane Greek Captured. An iusane Greek, who has been terrorizing .women and children in tbe Vansyole neighborhood, was cap tured Tuesday aud will be sent to tbe asylum. This is the second lime tbe man has been arrested and brought before the oounty court. The first iustanoe was laet spring and he was allowed bis freedom on the promise of bis countrymen that they would send him back to his native country. : GREAT LECTURE IS HOUNGED The Yellowstone Park, "Nature's Seen ic Masterpiece," Next Week. ; Those who attended Mr. Meldrum's leoture Wednesday evening were more than pleased with bis descriptive ad dress on Italy's biatorio and roniau- tiu city, Milan. The leoture was beautifully illustrated with stereop- tioon views, depleting in wonderfully realistio manner the important fea tures of the oity and tbe arohiteotural beauty of its magnificent cathedral. Miss Katharine Romig favored tbe an- dienoe with a solo during the lecture. Ibe lecture proved to be one of tbe best aud most interesting of the series so far delivered by Mr. Meldrom, who is giving of tbe fruits of years of travel as well as bis time and ability to tbe community, free of obarge, asking only suou contribution from bis aud ience as it pleases to give toward de fraying tbe expense of using tbe pic ture slides. On next Wednesday evening, by speoial request. Mr. Meldrum will de- livor bis favorite leoturt, and wui on at his beat. , Tbe subject. "The Yel lowstoue Paik. Nature's Scenic- Mas terpiece," as given ty Mr, Meldrum ia especially interesting and those who beard turn last winter will be pleased to know that he has decided to aguiu give tbe leoture. Tbe slides for tbe piotures used to illustrate this Rieat leotnre are tbe personal property of tbe lecturer, and are considered to be among tbe best ever thrown upon a soreen. Mr. Meldrum spent three years in the Yellowstone National Park, on tbe maguilloent Yellowstone river and its tributaries, io geologioal pursuits, and that bo is entire master of tbe subjeot io detail, oan be enthusiastic ally vouched for by those who heard him diaouBS it in bis previous lecture. An evening of entertainment and in struction wbioh is on a par with aud has no superior in any given by lyoeum courses, is offered tbe people of Ath ena for next Wednesday night, and it is to be hoped that they will take ad vantage of tbe opportunity. Progressives of both parties are re joicing over the eleotion returns. wbiob give evidenoe that the votera ' are determined to rebuke the poljK N ioal bosses. There were some'lncl . dents in certain states that seemed to be inconsistent with this view, bnt when tbe facts are known it is shown that tbe general result is satisfactory to the progressives. Two great politioal maohiaes were dealt solar plexus blows Senator Boise Penrose io Philadelphia, Fa., and Senator Dodge in Massachusetts. Other great anti machine triumphs were the snatching of the New York legislature from Tammany and the de feat of Gorman, Democrat, for gover- - nor of Maryland. President Taft's open support was not enough to save the day for the tioketof ''Boss" Cox in Ciueinnati, one of tbe worst maohine rulers in the United States. . , ; In New Jersey a superficial view would indiOBta a reverse for Woodrow Wilson, who seems to be partially re pudiated-by tbe eleotion of a Repub lican legislature. The Sooialist vote was a surprise. In Soheneotady, H. H. Merrill was eleoted as the first Sooialiet assembly- - man in tbe New York legislature. Soheneotady also elected Munn, Social ist, mayor. Tbo Socialists are enthus iastic over their gains and predict tbt the national vote-next fall will break all reoords. Tbe Democrats are jubilant over the Democratic gains in Ohio, especially Cincinnati and hail the eleotion of. Governor Foss in Massachusetts as a v. repudiation by the people of Repub lican tariff principles. Tbe Republicans, on the other band. are rejoicing over the result ioKeV Jersey, and claim . that the "gains of their patty in cutting down Fobs' plu rality foreshadows tbe return of Mass achusetts to tbe Republican fold. Election Results. Massachusetts Eugene N. Foss, Demooratio enoumoent, reeleoted gov ernor. Republioan state candidates leading by small margins, Ohio Newton D. Baker, Democrat, eleoted mayor of Cleveland ; Henry T. Hunt, Demoorat, eleoted mayor of Cincinnati; Brand Wbitlook, reeleot ed mayor of Toledo. Progressives have majority of delegates to consti tutional convention, assuring initia tive, referendum and recall. Social ists eleoted mayors in many cities, showing big gains throughout tbe state. New York Legislature gcea Repub lioan, throwing off Tammany's grip. Tammany county ticket eleoted by narrow margin, Republioan fuBion ticket swept Brooklyn judioial dis trlot. Socialists show heavy gains. New Jersey Legislature goos Re publican, taking control away from Governor Wilaon. Rhode Island A. J. Potbier, Re publican, govornor, aud entire state ticket eleoted. Republicans gain sev en in legislature. Virginia Demoorats oarried cus tomary legislative districts; Republic ans held their usual representation. Maryland P. L; Goldaborough, Re publican, leads over Arthur Pue Gor man, Uemoorat, tor governor; rosuib unoertain. Kentucky James B. MoCreary, Demoorat', eloctod governor by 80,000. Big Demooratio majotity in legislature assuring Ullie James, Demoorat, being next United States senator. ; Mississippi Earl Brewer. Demo orat, elected governor without opposi tion. J. E. Leser, Sooialist, polled 1000 votes for lieutenant governor, making the flrat opposition tbe Dem ocrats ever had in tbe slate. New Mexioo William C;MoD"0- aid, Demoorat, eleoted first governor and entire state tioket eleoted. Indi cations republioan legislature, wbioh will eleot United States senator. Woman Chokes to Death. Mrs, Frank Parr, wife or a well known French pioneer of the county, died Monday night at ber home near tbe agenoy, death being duo to a hemcrrbase which caused ber to choke, says the East Oregonlan. De ceased was 'about 83 years of ago, She was tbe mother of four children, Joe, Isaac, Frank Jr. and Henry Petit, tbe first and last named of whom died before ber, Interment was made in tbe Catbolio mission. His Last P.esiaance. . Lawyer (to witness) Now, then, Mr. Murphy, five us your last residence. Murphy-Faith, sor, 01 dunno, but It'll be the cimltery, O'm thlnkln'J Behavior Is a mirror In which every one displays LU Image. (Joethf Car Shortage. Tbe Salem Statesman reporls that the railroad commission has been re ceiving complaints relative to a short age of cars for moving freight In Oregon. That a oar shortage exists there is no donbt, bnt whether io any greater extent than is usual at this season of tbe year, is doubtful. The most serious oomplaioU come from tbfl-KTfltd' shipping districts and there ii also a heavy demand for cars for coal tiiipmeuis. Benefit to Grain. A heavy rain fell throughout Mon day night and did untold good to fall grain, wbioh had been reoeutly seeded and left tbe fields not yet sown in first class condition. Umatilla county has been in sore need of rain for near ly a month and much of the land in tbe light soil districts had been seeded practically in. dust, but tbe rain be ing general those seotions were also greatly benefitted and the prospects for the wheat coming up at onoe are good. Generally speaking, rauobers hereabout are well satisfied with tbe outlook. Roundup Pictures Make Hit. The East Oregonian says: So great was tbe sucoesa of the Round-Up mov ing piotures io Portland,, that Messrs. Nelson and Lytle have been compelled to extend tbeir exbibltious into tbe first three days of this week. Dundy & Christian have the con tract fox painting Sam Pambrun'e new residence, reoeuUy built on the farm Qu.ti of town. V v V sr V (I