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Buy Your Groceries from Your Home Grocer VOLUME XXIV. ATHENA. UMATILLA COUNTY. OREGON. FRIDAY, MAY 10, 1912.; NUMBER 19 M If 1111111 llflliill Hill 4 IIWWMW IIIWIIHIIWIi 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, W. S. FERGUSON M. L. WAITS, F. S. Le GROW. FIRST NATIONAL BANIi. SUPPLY OF WATER MAYOR AND GOUNCILMEN IN VESTIGATE THE SYSTEM. S OF. ATHENA X CAPITAL AND SURPLUS. $100,000.00: We extend to our Depositors every cAccommdation consistent with sound Banking. ; '- W Paint Protection The paints : we proffer the public hereabouts have a bull dog grip on the situa tion. That is, they hold fast hang on, endure, last long, worth while considering, because some paints look pretty for awhile, then fade blister and fall off. BUNDY PAINT STORE THE TUr,H-LU,1 LUMBER CO. Lumber, Mill Work and all Kinds of Find Intake Pipes Don't Feed Reservoir With . Full Supply Furnished By Springs. : oared for. By going Into the question thoroughly . it baa been determined that Whitman, with its present rev enues will need in addition abont $7000 annually if the present standard is to be maintained This, however, will come easily for if the indebtedness is oared for, endowments amounting to at least $350,000 will be forthcoming. This will more than plaoe Whitman on a sonnd basis. The uhurohes and oommeioial asso oation have taken the matter np with the view -of assisting the college to make provision for the indebtedness. It is realized that the closing of the college would not only be a bio to ( higher education in the Inland Empirj bnt to the whole Northwest as well. BHItmiMG PAINTS, OILS AND VARNISHES Posts and Blacksmith coal A. M;uTolmsonv Manager - Athena; Oregon ; Mayor Koontz and members of the oity oounoil explored Athena's gravity water system yesterday . and found water that should be running into tbo pipeH, babbling ont of the ground. There was found to be more water running through the upper manhole than comes into the reservior from the gravity souroe, proving that the intake pipes are clogged up so that water will not oiroulate through them. The trip -was- made by the mayor and oounoil with the view' of ascer taining the trne condition of the sys tem. On investigation in addition to rinding a goodly supply of pure, dear water at the upper manhole, wbioh is looated at the upper end of the sys tem, water was found to be running on top of the ground at the middle springs, the lower manhole bad accu mulations of mud, grass and rubbish in it, and about six inches of, mud covers the bottom of the reservoir. The mayor and oounoil will take action at once, and a foroe of men will be put to work cleaning ont the intake and pipes and flushing the res ervoir,' and until auoh time as this is done Mayor Koontz advises that water users boil their water; Mayor Koontz " and Oounoilman Wntts of the water committee did not say there was sufficient water in the gravity system to supply the oity, but both stated that only a small percent age of the water supply is now flndipg ita way into the tripes.-. - The mayor .favors digging to bed rook below the springs after the pipes have been thoroughly cleaned out, and then it it is found there is Buffi oient water, to construct a concrete retaining wall to raise the water up to the intake pipes. - The oonnoilmen are unanimous iu the belief that with the intake pipes opened up, quite a supply of water will again flow into the reservior. The water committee of the oounoil under whose supervision the work will ootue. is oomprised of Homer I.' Watts, W. P. Littlejobn and J. . Froome. Athena Plaver Won Game. -It took - two bingles . from Boll Brown's nifty willow to win the open ing game for Walla Walla in I be Western Tri-State league Tuesday be fore a large crowd of admiring fans. The ex-oaptain of the pennant-winners in the Blue Mountain league got a two base hit, was sacrificed t third and scored on a single. In the fourth inning Garrett grooved one over and Brown promptly lifted it cvar the fence for a home run. Pendleton scored onoe. Athena fans who wit nessed the game say Pendleton has a One team and that it will give an ac count of itself tefore the season 19 over. Strand pitched for Walla Wal la, and Brown, who is playing first, eaught the game, owing to an acci dent to White, the regular oatober.v. THEfATHENAIIrlEraARKilT We carry the best That Money Buys . Our Market is Clean and Cool Insuring Wholesome Meats. D. n. MANSFIELD Main Street,' Athena, Oregon A. f. Crusey, Proprietor All Bakery Products are Fresh Daily. We carry a fine line of Confections, and serve light Lunches. Soft drinks and Ice Cream are specialties with us. Give us a call. Prominent Lodge Man. Le F. A. Shaw, one of the best known lodge men in the state of Washington, and a pioneer resident of Walla Walla, died at Oakland, Cali fornia, Tuesday from hemorrhage as the result of an operation for cancer. Mr. Shaw had a wide aoquaintanoe no only in Walla Walla but through out the state and the . northwest as be attended most of the conventions of the various orders to wbioh be belonged and took a . prominent part in them, holding a number of tbe highest offices in the power of the grand lodges to give. Want Snndav Ball. A referendum vote upon the subjeot of Sunday baseball in Milton resulted Monday in the defeat of the ordinanoe standing on the books prohibiting tbe game. - The ordinanoe was passed by the city oounoil several months ago, at wbioh time it was not taken seri ously by tbe base ball fans. The mea euro was reoalled by 40 majority. Circus Day in Athena. Wednesday Al G. Barnes' wild an imai cirous came to town and gave two exhibitions at tbe grounds near tue 0. W. R. & N. traoks. Always a good show, Barnes gives a better ex hibition than ever this year His show is larger and under his management improves with age. WAY LOSE WHITMAN COLLEGE School Will Not Open Next Year Un less Indebtedness Is Lifted. , A Walla Walla dispatob says the trustees of Whitman college yesterday issued a clear out statement to the efieot that if the present floating in debtedness amounting to over $200,000 is not paid or arranged for by June 1, the oollege will not open its doors in September, 1912. The faot is made olear that Whit man oollege has reached a crisis in its oareer as one of the foremost colleges in the United States and that if tbe present indebtedness cannot be suc cessfully cleared, the pollege will he moved to some other p'oint where the flnrinoial inducements are more favor able toward the upbuilding of a big oollege. The rumored statement that Spok ana is seeking Whitman oollege is not denied by the trustees in giving out their statement. The statement is given out over tbe signatures of some of those who have Whitman most at heart, for tbe pur nose of enlightening Walla Wallans exaolty as to the present conditions, how they have coins about and what oan be done if the present indebtedness of $225,000 is taken care of. In other words, with ita present in come, Whitman college can take its place in tbe educational world as't oollege unhampered by financial diifi oulties, if tbe present indebtedness is iiniJW,pnniicmr'OTnnc l J W H mm H t Eui rUiC f l km WM 1 1 ';:iaiiuuicti DELIVERY- WHERE PRICES ARE RIGHT POHNE MAIN 83 3 . , . . . . . fj. The Freshest and most Choice the Market affords in ft ft ft VEGIETA tge Best that Money can Buy Always Found Here DELL BROTHERS, CATERERS TO THE PUBLIC IN , GOOD THING3 TO EAT Athena, Oregon TESTED THE ANTS. Experiments That 8om to Prove the Intecte Have Memory. Experiments are continually '; being made- to test the memory of animals, Buch as the elephant, the dog, the bull, but it would seem a thankless under taking to ascertain whether the ant has 1 memory. Nevertheless a scientist In South America thinks he has succeed ed. ,. Isolating two of the largest speci mens of tropical ants he could find, he to arranged their receptacle that they could get no food without climbing over a circular slant Into another com partment. - Over this slant when tho food was not there ho placed a crimson cord, and the ants very soon learned to interpret the signal and never attempt ed to climb over it. Thinking after a time that there might be something in the color that repelled them automatically, as tho bull is affected unpleasantly by red, he replaced the red cord by cords of vary ing colors, always with the same result after the ants had made n few excur sions over the slant and come back hungry. ; Then he tried plain cloth and even paper, but the result was invari ably tho same. After a number of trials the ants refused to climb tho slant when there was any sort of "signal." Finally the scientist reversed the slg- ual, haviug food beyond the slant only when it was visible, and after nn infi nite number of trials tbe ants accom modated themselves to the change. Harper's Weekly. ANIMAL SUPERSTITIONS. , Chief Among Them In Japan It the Fear of the Fox. Chief among Japanese animal super stitions is tbo fear of the fox, which is believed to have supernatural pow er. Shrines called "Inari Jlnsha," in which the fox is enshrined as a deity, are numberless. The name of the de ity written in Chinese characters signi fies fox, and from this it came to be generally accepted that tbe god was really a fox. Its natural cunning is greatly enlarged upon, and it Is be lieved to be capable of misleading and deceiving human beings, which causes many to pray to placate the fox god. The badger is the next most dreaded animal in the superstitious mind. It is believed to hare power to annoy people, Its particular habit being a transformation into a Buddhist priest, in which disguise it is guilty of various deceptions and impositions. The cry ing of weasels and the baying of dogs are considered evil omens, and such Insignificant happenings eend a shud der over the believers. On the other hand, a light colored mouse In the house is a sign of happi ness, good omens are presaged by what are considered the pleasant cries of crows in the morning, while the so called unpleasant notes forecast death and other dire disasters. If a spider falls from the celling in the morning he brings pleasure, but if at night it is thought reverses will follow. To see a centipede at night means happi ness. Pearson's Weekly. If Hill STEAM ROLLER METHODS OUST WILSON DELEGATES. BETWEEN TWO FIRES. Curious Haro Hunt That Occurred at tho Battle of Wagram. At a certain stage of the battle of Wagram, which took place In 1809, the proceedings developed Into a great hare hunt There were 400,000 hunt ers, half French and half Austrlans. The plain was, it Is related,, covered with hares, which the long ndvancc of the two armies had drlveu Into n narrow space. Frightened by the gups of the French, they ran for their lives and continued to run until they reached the Austrian lines. There they were none the less terrified and came rushing back upon the French. The soldiers Were greatly interested by the frantic movements of the hares and could hardly be restrained from making after them. There occurred a charge by the Aus trian cavalry, which, of course, took no account of the hares. The horses plunged in among them, and they rushed in dismay among tho ranks of the French soldiers, who, confused by so strange an attack, began bayonet ing the hares. Other soldiers not Im mediately pressed by the onset of the enemy caught up the trembling ani mals In their hands. There was that day a great slaugh ter of men and hares, ana many a shot destined for the enemy struck one of these poor animals, who doubt less believed that the great armies had come there expressly to hunt them Instead of to hunt each other. Harper's. LABOUCHERE'S COPY, After It Was Finished He Lost All In terest In Its Fate. - It was a matter of absolute indiffer ence to Labouchere what became of anything he wrote after he had writ ten it When he had corrected the proof or if he was away from Eng land when bo sent his copy to the post he took no further Interest in it whatever. Before I had discovered this trait in his character I used to write and apol ogize for cutting, perhaps six columns down to two, or sometimes offer an ex cuse tor not using any of it at all. At last he wrote to me: "You need not sentimentalize about my stuff. 1 send it to you to do what you like with." But one felt a lingering compunction long afterward about consigning the fruits of so much labor to the waste paper basket, and, after all, La bouchere was the proprietor of the pa per. Once or twice, therefore, I have excused myself for "not sentimental izlng" about some article that he had sent One such occasion he writes: "Dear : I am the only person, I believe, on the press who does not care In the least whether his lucubrations do or do not appear in print It has always appeared to me that tho making of an art (article) requires two persons, one to write it the other to cut it down, and generally to cut out what the first man most admlres."-London Truth. A POOR TYPE OF CITIZEN. Bryan - Adherents Spring a Scare Into the Clark Camp for a Few Minutes. Washington state will send an un instructed delegation of 28 eaobwith half a vote to tbe national demoorat io convention in Baltimore, tLe dele gation pledged however," to vote as a unit and knowing that the senti ment of the convention wbioh named them was overwhelmingly for Champ Clark for president, which amounts to an'instructlon. The convention at Walla Walla was marked with heated arguments, good hot fights and what amounted to a walkout on the part of halt tbe con tending King ooontv delegation, the primary delegates, who when given half a vote refuied to take it, but left their plaoes in tbe King county dele gation. An attempted Bryan stampede, whiob flashed in the pan wastbeepeo- laoular feature of tbe convention. Tbe Tho Good Man Who Lives by and Ex ftluftivalv Par Himsalf. I know a certain type of man who stampede was noisy enough but it re- poses as n good citizen, says Bert Bells and Boot. It is a foolish notion to suppose that the ringing of bells or "tanging" of tin pans w III cause a swarm of bees to set tie. The real origin of this custom dated back to the reign of Alfred the Great, who, in order to prevent .dis putes regarding the ownership of a swarm, ordered that the owner should always rine a bell when his bees warmed, and ever since then tbe good farmer's wife has been rushing out with ringing bells whenever the bees warmed, and the fact that they set tled verified, In her own mind, tbe be lief that tbe bell did it-London Stand ard. 0 1 guess, Mr. Shoogsand," said the observant customer to his grocer, "that you never took music lessons.1 "I never did. Why?" "Oh. I thought maybe if you had you might be more correct in your cales." Browning's Magazine. Serio Comic "And so this is tbe end," said the hero as he bent over tbe form of tbe dying heroine, while the orchestra played soft sod music. Thank heaven for that?' exclaimed a pathetic voice from the gallery -London Tit-Bits. Walker. , He breaks no laws lives morally, pays his honest debts and is never tangled up in lawsuits. But he lives of himself, by himself and for himself only. When a call is issued for volunteers to take hold of the car of progress and give a lift ho never answers. When calamity has befallen pcoplo in a cer tain locality and charitable humanity files to their rescue he is never one of their number. When money is needed to gild the Bplre of public enterprise his name is never on the list When be sees some neighbor stuck In the mud he goes around to avoid him. In fact, were ho standing on the shore and Bhould observe the ship of state fast sinking in the surf, never a life line would he throw. lie didn't bore the hole in the side of tbe vessel that lets in the water, so it is none of his concern what happens. But were all mankind made of this kind of clay have you ever thought what would happen? There would be no churches, no hospitals for the sick, no institutions for the unfortunate nor rest rooms for the weary. Civilization would roam in Jungles and the strong est would rule. lie is not a good citi zen, but gets mad if you say so. Kan sas City Journal. Wanted His Monoy Back. A young man had taken his wife to n show, and as there was no one to look after tho baby they had brought It along. It cried lustily all through tho first net. At the close of tho act an usher came down the nlsle and in formed them that if they could not keep the baby quiet they would have to go to the box office, get their money back and go out. They succeeded In squelching the baby, and all went well for a time. Then, five minutes after tho last act had commenced, the younz father leaned over and said, "How do you llko the show?" "Rotten!" was the reply. He was Bllont for a moment, and then, leaning over again, ho whispered: "Stick a pin in the baby."-Every- body's. Carnegio'i First Library. When Andrew Carneglo was a mere lad in the employ of the Pennsylvania railroad lie with the other boys of the old First ward, Allegheny, Ta., now the north side, Pittsburgh, had for many years the use of the private li brary of a Major Anderson. Mr. Cur negie, while speaking at the installa tion of his libraries, often said that much, of tils success was due to tho influence of the books obtained in this library and that when he became wealthy the building of the Allegheny free library was one of his first acts. New York Sun. Wagart In an Old Betting Book. Many events of humun life flguro in the old betting book of Brooks'.. The frequency of bets on births is illustrat ed ty Lord Mountford's answer when he was asked whether his daughter was going to present him with a grand child: "Upon my word, I do not know. I have no bet upon it." Eight bets running in Sheridan's name range from the question whether tlio French had occupied Amsterdam to tho question whether the shortest way from one houso to another was by SackvlllO' street or Bond street. There nro fifty 1 . J9 11- 1. .1... T Y guineas on me uouuio uvuui uuu wiu. Ilchestcr gives his first voto in op position and hits eight out of his first ten pheasants, and "Lord Clermont has given Mr. Crawford ten guineas upon tho condition of receivlug 500 from him whenever Mr. Charles Fox shall bo worth 100,000 cUar of debts." London Chronicle. suited in obanging Lot six votes from Clark to tbe peerless leader, the Mis- sourian's enthusiasts refused to follow the loudly shouted injunctions to get in the band wagon for Bryan. Clark's strength became known in tbe morning bnt it was not brought to the attention of the convention at large until a roll call was started to show how the delegates stood on the question of national candidate. Tbe vote was, Clark, 455; WilBon, 100; Bryau. 135 1-2; Harmon, 1 1-2. Work of the Clark men in lining up the delegations showed plainly as oounty after county swung into the Clark column. Pend d'Oreille county announced a solid Bryan vote of 8 and San Juan followed with 5 for tbe oommoner. Joseph Sessions of Dar en port, a Clark man, obanged the Linooln vote to Bryan, and about this time something happened, and the Wilson men were the cause of its hap pening. Delegations began to switob votes for Bryan and eight obanges were made. Paul Pattison, Judga Ronald and others oried out that tbe move was fostered by Wilson men to stop tbe Clark sentiment bnt tbe move ment fizzled out jniokly and tbere was no need of any one stemming tbe tide for it had stemmed itself. Had the move oome tbe day before, or even teen better organized, it is believed it would have beeu successful. Tbe Clark foroes lost only six votes by the obanges. Ibe votes lost were 13 in Liooolu and one in Jefferson, and these were compensated ty a de fection of three from Wilson to Clark in Yakima, four in Pacific and one in Pieroe. Even though tbe stampede did not get through, tbere were some exoiting moments when tbe Wilson and Bryan men were on their , feet shouting for tbe Nebraskan. From tbe ooise mads it looked like the Commoner wes go ing to go through, bands down. Their Difference. "Tho baby likes to play with my hair." "But you don't trust him with It when you are out, do you?" Inquired her caller. And thus 0 coolness arose between two women who had been lifelong friends. Washington Herald. Near Art Note. "By George, old chap, when I look at one of your paintings I stand and wonder" "How I do it?" "No; why you do lt"-Chlcago Trib une. Diplomatic. "How did you get your wife to fore go her desire for that expensive even ing gown?" "Told her it was Just the thins a plain woman needed." Judge. Customer Name le Peck. Barber You are losing your hair very fast, sir. Are you doing anything to save It? Customer Yes; I'm get ting a divorce-Boston Transcript A Surprised Ventriloquist "The biggest surprise I ever got In my business," said a ventriloquist. "was In England when playing at o little theater in tho outskirts of London. "When I came on the stage I threw my voice up in the rafters and inquired 'What are you doing up there?' To my surprise a small voice answered, 'I came here to see the people and hear the music' 'Very well,' said I; 'stay there and don't let any one see you.' " Then I bowed to tho audience amid thunderous applause. Columbus Dispatch. He Would Indeed. "What's this word, pn?" asked Wil lie, pointing it out in his book. "Phenomenon," replied pa. "Well, what is that?" "That, my son, is exactly what you would be if you never disturbed your father with questions." Catholic Standard and Times. Of Course. Tora-I told her father that I ex pected to Inherit several pieces of fine property. Dlck-What did he say? fom-He said that deeds speak louder than words. Philadelphia Telegraph. Artietio. "Did you find the play to bo as ar tistic as it had been reported to be?" "Yes. It was about tbo duflest three hours I ever lived through." Chicago Record-Herald Every man has his chance; nay, every man has his certainty. If he does well, he will be honored and aided-John Ruskin. MRS. PRICE BADLY INJURED Horse Scares at Automobile. Runs Away and Turns Buggy Over. ' Mrs. Mary Pi lop, who resides Dear Adams, was tartly injured Tuesday forenoon when her horse, soaring at a passing automobile 00 tbe road below tbe wheat warehouses iu tbe west part of town, ran away, overturning the buggy and throwing Mrs. Pnoe and a lady companion to tbe ground. Tbe antomotile was from Pendleton, had fonr passengers and none of them went back to see what damage result ed, although, aooordiog to tbe two ' ladies the men could not help know ing tbe horse was badly frightened and was beyond control when they passed it. Tbe number of the machine was ascertained when . it passed through Weston, and in all probability a damage suit will be brought agaiust tbe owner. , ' Mrs. Prion was brought to Dr. Pla moodou's office where it was found that she bad sustained a oompouud fracture of tbe left arm, and the light was broken at the wrist. With the assistance of Dr. Sharp, the fractures were redooed and Mrs. Price was tak en to her home during tbe afternoon. When the vehicle turned over Mrs. Prioe was preoipitated iuto a mudbole, otherwise she might have been worgi injured. Her oompanion escaped with a few slight bruises. Mrs. Piioe is well knowu in Athean, where she has a large number of friends and acquaintances. . Clark in Control, Clark captured control of the Wash ington state democratic convention at Walla Walla, and won Ibe delegates over Wilson. When the oonventlou seated both King oounty delegations by a vote of 033 to S21, it was seen that Clark would have thiors bis own way. Both King oounty delega tions were soated with half a vote each.