Buy Your Groceries from Your Home Grocer
VOLUME XXIV.
ATHENA, UMATILLA COUNTY. OREGON. FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 23. 1912.
NUMBER 8
OFFICERS
S. F. WILSON, President,
H. KOEPKE Vice-President.
F. . Le GROW, Cashier,
E. A. ZERBA. Aea't Cashier.
DIRECTORS .;.
S. F. WILSON, H. KOEPKE,
W. S. FERGUSON M. L. WAITS,
F. S. Le GROW.
FIRST NATIONAL
OF ATHENA
CAPITAL AND SURPLUS, $100,000.00
BAN
We extend to our Depositors every cAccommdation
. consistent with sound Bankings
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OLD WAY
NEW WAY
With your next purchase,
amounting to $2.50 or
over, we. will give you
one of these Dust Pans
ree
Something entirely new.
It will save jour temper
and last a lifetime.
H. A. BUNDY. Athena
THE TU1M-LUM LUMBER GO.
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BUILDING
MATERIAL
PAINTS, OILS AND VARNISHES
Posts and Blacksmith coal -
A. M. Johnson, Manager
Athena, Oregon
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LAND CRABBING CORPORATIONS
MAY EMPLOY DUMMIES.
Worst Blow in History Is a
Decision Which Allows the
TO TAKE FROM COUNTY, CIVING
TO STATE IS 0FP3SED.
Loan of Money to "Settlers."
Assessor Strain Declares the
Change in Public Service As
sessment Would Be Unfair.
"The worst blow tbat conservation
of poblio lands to the sottler, b as re
ceived in years."
This is the conservationists' verdiot
throughout the 'Northwest on a deci
sion of Judge Gilbert, of the United
States cironit oonrt of appeals, in
the case of the Baiber Lnmber com
pany, former Governer Steunenberg
of Idaho, and others for Blleged con
spiration to defraud the government
of large timber land tracts in Idaho.
The deoision practically allows the
nee of "dammy" entry men by Jand
grabbing corporations in unlimited
numbers. Ibis use is limited only by
the proviso tbat a corporation - most
not know tbat the entries are fraudu
lent. It also allows "dummies" to
borrow money and to agree to sell
their holdings as soon as title is per
fected. . The decision came as an atTirmetion
of the rnling of the United States cir
onit oonrt in connection with the fil
ing of applications of 210 ontrymen in
Boise Basin, Crooked River and Six
Four lands in Idaho in 1901-02.
Investigating the entries, the gov
eminent instituted proceedings, bnt
the circuit conrt ruled in favor' of the
corporation and other defendants,
asserting lack of evidence.
Colouel 0. E. S. Wood, wbo took
part in the Oregon land fraud cases
discussing Judge Gilbert's deoision
said:
"It is another decision upholding
the predatory interests in their plun
dering of the people. , It is not Judge
Gilbert's fault. It is the law.
"As it now stands, all that is need
ed is a few dummy entrymen who
will swear they acted as bonAtldo en
trymen, and money.
"It gives all opportunity for fraud,
and puts a premium on perjury, and
the big laud grabbers can operate, pro
tected by the very law that is sup
posed to stop them."
Secretary of the State Conservation
Commission Louis Glavis said tbat if
Judge Gilbert's decision holds, any
one can make an agreement to dispose
of lands prior to filing an application
and then it also conflicts with a Unit
ed States supreme court deoision.
DEATH CALLS HUGH M'LEAN
Passed at Pendleton Wednesday Morn
ing, Funeral Here Yesterday.
Hugh MoLean, mention of whose
critical illness was made in the Press
last week, died at Pendleton shortly
before four o'clock Wednesday morn
ing. The oause of Mr. McLean's deith
was due to cancer of the stomuob
He bad been in ill health for several
months. '
He formerly engaged in farming
west of Athena, but in 1903 sold bis
farm to Frank Jaokson. He then went
to Pottland and invested in property.
Mr. MoLean was born in Ontario,
Canada, iu 1851. He grew to man
hood there and came to Umatilla
county in 1885. He was known and
respected for his honesty and integ
rity, and as a result made many warm
friends. He bad never married, and
bis only near relative is bis brother,
Charles McLean. John Bell, of Ibis
city, is a cousin and the deceased has
distant relatives in Canada.
He was a member of Pytbian Lodge
No. 2!), K. of P. of this city, and for
years baa been au active member of
the order. Funeral services were con
ducted in tbe Christian cburob by
Rev. Payne of Weston, yesterday at 11
o'olook, interment taking place in
Weston oometery.
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HARBOR VIEWSITE OF THE EXPOSITIpN, WHERE THE MIDWAY AND CONCESSIONS Will
BE LOCATED.
STEIWER FOR DI8T. ATTORNEY I John P. "Jerry" Rusk.
Prominent Pendleton Attorney Is Re
publican Candidate for Office. "v
Permanent lload Work,
Ibis is tbe season of tbe yi-ar when
permanent road work shows up to ad
vantage. Tbe excessive rains and
winter moisture bring out tbe bad
spots in tbe county highways as no
thing else will. Heretofore tbe
Athena-Weston road baa been nearly
impassable at this season of the year,
and tbe old style bridges throughout
the county went out with tbe adveut
of floods and freshets. The permanent
roads are withstanding tbeTainy sea
son well, and the new steel bridges
witb concrete abutments serve as s
monumeut to permanent improvement
ruetbods.
Frederick W. Steiwer, a promiuent
Pendleton attorney, has formally an
nounced bis oaudidaoy on the repub
lican ticket for distriot attorney aud
has tiled bis deolaiation with tbe Sec
retary of State, wbiob reads as follows:
"If nominated and eleoted I pledge
my bast efforts to the duties of tbe
office. I will have do enemies to pun
ish, and will favor no friends; prose
cutions will be nndertaken only after
oareful investigation and I-pledge
myself to the etriotest eoonomy con
sistent witb the efficient enforcement
of tbe law. I desire to have printed
after my name on tbe nominating bal
lot tbe following:
" 'Pledged to a strict aud impartial
enforcement of the laws of Oregon.' "
Mr. Steiwer is. au Oregonian and
received bis education in tbe Oregon!
Agricultural College and at the State
University. He has been a practicing
attorney before tbe courts of Oregon
for several years and. for a time served
as Deputy District Attorney of this
distriot. He is opposed for the repub
lican nomination by James P. Neal
of Freewater. The East Oregonian
quotes Mr. St;eiwer as follows.
"I did not couolude to become a
candidate," said Mr. Steiwer t bis
morning, "until after a thorough in
vestigation of tbe situation. I believe
that there 19 a demand for a young
man in the distriot attorney's offioe
wbo will gie close attention to tbe
work required of tbe office. My rec
ord as deputy prosecutor iu this coun
ty for a period of more than two years
will be one of tbe obief reasons wbioh
I will urge in bebalf of my uomina
tion. A little later I propose to flon
menoe an agsressive campaign and
will then make a formal statement
concerning my candidaoy."
Commercial Association Offic:rs.
At the meeting of the Athena Com
mercial Association bald in the offices
of B. Ii. Richards Tuesday evening,
W. W.Wiley was eleoted president for
tbe eusning year; N. A. Miller vice
president; J. E. Froome treasurer
and Victor C. Burke, secretary.
Four new members joined the asso
ciation at tbe meeting. They are
W. W. Wiley, principal of tbe Atbena
schools; Dr. J. E. Sharp dentist;
C. O. Henry, , assistant marshal and
U. H. Bishop, attorney, of tbe firm of
Peterson & Wilson.
A number of questions which are
of interest to tbe advancement of the
community were discussed, and it is
evident that tbe Association is in a
position to acoomplisb muob good for
tbe city during tbe coming year.
New Assistant Principal, -Beoause
of tbe fact tbat Le is needed
in tbe East to assist in tbe settlement
of an estate, Assistant Priucipal Tur
ner of tbe Atbena schools has found
it neoeseary in resign his position here.
He will leave Atbena next mouth
and his successor has been elected by
tbe board. It is witb regret tbat
Mr. Turner finds tbat he must ltiave
Athena, and iu school circles bis go
ing is deplored by all. His successor
is said to be a young man of recog
nized ability in sobool work, be hav
ing been principal of high schools
and bis credentials as an educator
are said by the bard to be of bigb
character.
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US THE
Pendleton and Walia Walla Drop Class
D With Baker and LaGrande. t
Progressive Republican Candidate
for Congress.
Mr. Rusk, who will speak in Athena
Monday night, is making tbe cam
paign on the following platform :
More money for National good roads,
less fcr battleships.
National and State graduated in
come tax.
Tariff question out of politics and a
permanent nonpartisan tariff com
mission. .
More power to Interstate Commerce
Commission and abolishment of new
Commerce Court.
National Parcels Post.
Direct elootiou of President, Vice
President and United States Senators.
Reformation of money system witb
Government, no Wall Street control.
Criminal punishment of trust mag
nates for violation of nuti-trust law
strict Federal control of all trusts.
Free tolls for American ships
through Panama Canal and Govern
ment owned line of steamers, if need
ed, to get benefits of our money in
vested in the canal.
Pendleton and Walla Walla have
dropped baob intd the fold and will
be aatisQed with "a four-team league
similar to tbe Blue, Mountain League
of last year in wbich the Atbeua team
were the pennant winners.
A meeting was held in the Garden
City Sunday and tbe organisation of
tbe league to inclpaVtbe towns of
Pendleton, Atbena-We'st6n, Walla
Walla and Dayton, was disoussed by
Walla Walla and Pendleton fans. The
proposition of forming a class D
league witb a sulary limit of, 1750
per month witb LaGrande and Baker
was dropped at once for tbe reason
tbat statistics of the past have proved
an over-tbe-mountain league a losing
game aud there was no one on this side
of tbe Bluos to be found wbo would
stend for holding tbe saok iu such an
njoertain venture.
Tbe Walla Walla Union, speaking
of tbe oIhss of ball pnt up last year,
says: "There is no question on the
part of those wbo know baseball that
tbe class of ball put out by tbe Blue
Mountain league last year, at least
half of tbe games were as good as
seen iu the Northwest league, and
therefore auotber leagne of a similar
cIres should satisfy all for one more
season. The better 'be support, tbe
better ball oan l e fiiven."
Pendleton is in for it Tbe follow
ig is from the East Oregonian: "A
four team league with Pendleton,
Walla Walla, Atbena and Weston
combined and Pasoo or Dayton eaob
supporting a taam is tbe latest projeot
of Walla Walla fans and one for
wbioh certain leaders in the two oitios
have pledged themselves to work.
Local lovers of tbe national sport took
tbeir first step toward providing base
ball bere during tbe coming season
Sunday when they sent a delegation
to tbe Washington oity to oonfer witb
the leading fans of tbat plaoe, and tbe
four team league as aunounoed above
is tbe organization desired Ly all wbo
attended this conference."
PROOF OF GENTILITY.
Sleeves That Hid the Hands Showed
the Wearers Didn't Work.
Tho practice observed among Span
ish hidalgos of allowing the Gner
nails to grow Into claws was to dem
onstrate that they hud never done any
manual work. The same custom ex
ists among the Chinese for tbe same
reason.
Among the Romans the wearing of
long sleeves, which canio down over
tho hand, was the fashion in aristo
cratic circles. This advertised to tho
world that the wearer did not engage
!n any labor and freedom from em
ployment was the condition of re
upcctability. English boots and shoes have been
designed more or less for tbe same
purpose as that of the Chinese, who
bind their women's feet In proof of
their gentility. As early as tho time
of Wllllnm Ftufus "peuked toed boots
and shoes" bad their points made llko
a scorpion's tail, and a courtier nam
ed Robert stuffed his out with tow,
and caused them to curl round in the
form of a rnm's horn, a fashion which
took mightily among the nobles. It
Is plain that tho purposo of this fash
ion was to show that tho privileged
wearer was not dependent on any kind
of labor or fleetness of foot for his
daily bread.
The practice of wearing tight fitting
boots and shoes is an old one, for
Chaucer, writing of them In his day,
ays that it is '
Mervcylo (tlth that they ultte o pleyn.
How they come on or off again.
Later, in 17C5, Horace Walpolo said,
"I am now twenty years on the right
Ide of red heels." """ '
A proposed amendment to tbe state
constitution wbiob would tatci tbo
revenue aooruing from tbe assessment
of railroad and publio service corpor
ations away from the counties iu
wbiob tbe corporations bold property
aud give it to tbe state, is being vig
orously opposed by Assessor C. P.
Strain, of Umatilla couotv, wbo has
made up an interesting list showing
tbe effect suoh an amendment would
have in cutting down tbe revenue for
the support of sobOols and public in
stitutions in Umatilla oonnty com
munities.
Ibe proposed amendment, sa'ya tbe
Live Wire, was brought up for discus- v
siou at tbe recent meeting of the
connty assessors at Salem and will be
one of the aubjeofs to be submitted to
tbe people at the next general election.
Iu'disonssicg tbe proposed amend
ment Mr. Strain said: "Nearly all
the villages maintaining bigb sobools
in this county are located along tbe
lines of railroads and the revenue de
rived from the local taxation nt rail
roads constitutes a very important
faotor in the support of these sobools.
The loss of this revenue wouli. I be
lieve, so seriously cripple some of these
schools as to lead to tbe abandonment
of bigb sohools in some of tbe poorer
communities.'
A list showing the apportionment
oontributed by railroads alone to tbe
Umatilla oonnty communities lnwhioh
they are assessed, wbioh Mr. Strain
made np, show tbe following figures:
Adams received $750 from railroads
in 1911, Athena $1,060, Weston $815,
Milton $119, Pendleton $3,665, Eobo
$3,800 Stan fleld $2,400, Hermiaton
$3,170 Hflix $200, and Pilot Rook
$224. Tbe lots of this large propor
tion of tbe entire revenue of these
communities would, Mr. Strain be
lieves, foroe real estate and personal
property taxes to an almost unreason
able figure, and tbe welfare of the
Bohools would be apt to suffer in an
effort to promote eoonomy.
Secretary Keefe of the Pendleton
commercial olnb is corresponding witb
other Eastern Oregon commercial
olubs, calling their attention to what
is considered to be tbe beavy financial
interests that the Eastern Oregon
"cow" counties have iu common, iu
making every effort to defeat tbe pro
posed amendment.
Mr. Keefe points out tbat while
Multnomah county has 37 per cent of
tbe total assessable wealth of Oregon,
only 25 per cent of tbe poblio service
corporations are assessable in tbat
county and the proposed amendment
wbiob provides tbat tbe stato recipro
cate for taking over tbe entire rev
enue from putlio service taxation by
reduoing its proportion of tbe levy on
local wealth, would reaot greatly to
tbo benefit of Multnomah oonnty at
tbe expense of tbe poorer counties.
Talking Canaries.
Talking cnnnrii's im n great rarity,
but several authenticated Instances are
on record. At Norwood, England, In
1S58 a lady hud a canary bird which
began by repealing a word which Its
mistress bad often used to lt-"Klssie,
klHsic" and by following the word up
by an imitation of the sound of a kiss.
After a. time tho bird repeated other
words until it had a large vocabulary
of phrases, one of which consisted of
five words. Again, in 180.1, a talking
1 canary was exhibited In Hutu, with a
vocabulary such an I) geiierully taught
to parrots, and another talking canary
was exhibited for n few weeks in this
country, but It unfortunately caught
cold and died. In Germany and the
Tyrol canaries are taught to lrnltato
the notes of other birds and whistle
simple tuucH, nnd the words which It
lniltnjes tuny be regarded as a ruerc
development or variant of its niunlcal
lidlnit.
Natural inference,
tllobbs Nell rtud Belie no longer
speak to cadi other Slobbs-Is tbat
so? What'a tlx name? Philadelphia
Record.
An Odd Boqueet.
The following Ix one of the oddest
bequests ever recorded in a last twtu
rr.ent. It appeared hi the ulll of a
Bristol mariner piwod In 1"9.". The
old gentleman ordered hi executors to
"pay out of the first moneys collected.'
to my bloved wife, If living, one shil
ling, which I have given as u token of
my love, that she may buy bo.elnuts,
as I know that she Is better pleased
witb cracking them than she Is with
mendlnc; the holes hi her stockings."
Swayed by a Bali's 1 ones.
The Church of St' Nicalse. In tho city
of Rhelins, Is surrounded with pillars.
When n certain bell In the tower Is
rung the top of cne plllur always
sways to the extent of seven Inches
on each side, although the base Is Im
movable, and the stones nro so (Irmly
cemented ns' to seem like a solid piece
of masonry. Notwithstanding that
each of the four bells is about the
same distance from the trembling pil
lar none of the others lias tbo slightest
effect on it
LOST HORSE IN THE UMATILLA
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Driver Has Narrow Escape When Ford
ing at Thorn Hollow Crossing.
One of MoBride's livery horses wts
drowned in tbe Umatilla river at
Thorn Hollow Grossing, Tuesday after-)
noon. Tom Gilkey, the driver, and a
telephone lineman bad a narrow es
cape, but reached tbe opposite tank
of tbe stroam in safety,
Tbe men attempted to cross at tbe
upper ford, and tbought it safe for
tbe reason that otber teams had cross
ed during tbe day. Wben nearly
across one of tbe borsos stumbled and
fell. Tbe enrrent caught tbe boggy
and dragged tbe team down stream,
where tbe tig brought up against a
bg. Here one of the horses broke tbe
harness aud swam out, eventually
finding its wuy Laok to tbo Bergevin
farm.
Gilkey and tbe lineman weut to
Gibbon and telegraphed news of tbe
aooident to Mr. MoBtido, and next
morning Mr. Gilkey returned to town.
He said tbe river was fordable bnt tbe
fall of the horse was the oause of its
drowning. Had tbe buggy cleared tbe
tree, be is of tbe opinion tbat tbe
team would have come out all right.
As it was tbe tig was euoked under tbe
log by tbe foroe of the water and held
there.
Tbe team was oue of the best in tbe
MoBrida stable, a span of grays, that
had always been popular with the
driving publio.
A Birthday Party.
Miss Zola Keen entertained a num
ber of ber girl friends at luuobeon
Tuesday, in honor of ber 12th birth
day. Those present were: Luoile
Taylor, Vulva Mansfield, Helen Ban
nister, Veroita Watts, Evangeline
Fix, Hazel MoFarland, Hazel Sanders,
Ruth Steen, Edna Sohnbert, Dollie
White, Gladys Kidder, and Mildred
and Audrey Winsbip.