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This Edition con tains four Pages . . r .A. A A. Atliena Mercliants Carry Big Stocks : Buy Your Groceries from Your Home Grocer VOLUME XXIV. ATHENA, UMATILLA COUNTY. OREGON. FRIDAY. MAY, 17, 1912. NUMBER 20 " 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. WATTS, F. S. Le GROW. 1 EXERCISES HELD FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF ATHENA CAPITAL AND SURPLUS, $100 OOO.OO We extend to our Depositors every cAccomnidation J consistent with sound Rankinp". 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 I THE TUM-A-LUM LUMBER CO. Lumber, Mill Work and all Kinds of Clean and Cool Insuring Wholesome Meats. D. H. MANSFIELD Main Street, Athena, Oregon ttaa ''Baker A. T. 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. CLASS OF THREE GRADUATES iFRONI ATHENA SCHOOL. Rev. Bleakney and Chairman Richards Deliver Inspiring Educational Addresses. The graduation exercises of tba Athena High sohool at the Christian oburob last evening were attended fcy a large comber of sohool patrons and oitizens. The program as oarried oat greatly interested the audieuoe, and tbe musioal numbers were encored so generously that response was given in eaoh instance. Rev. W. H. Bleakney, D. D., deliv ered a splendid address, and B. B. Riobards, ohairman of the board pf directors, in presenting the diplomas to the graduates, made a forcible and inspiring address on the benefits of ed ucation. , The past year has been a progressive one for the Athena schools, consider able advancement having been made in all departments. The members of the graduating class are: Jessica Mo Ewen, Hugh 0. Lieuallen and Andrew Lnvois MoEwen. The commencement program as rendered last evening fol lows: :..-.., i. !.,..-. Commencement Program. Chorus, - - - "Santa Lucia," Miss Romig, Leader. . . lnvooation Rev. Thomas Lawson Vooalsolo, '"Time la Fleeting,; - ' Miss Wilkinson. Commencement Address, Rev. W. B. Bleakney, D. D. Vooal solo, (a) A Frenob Sonnet, Raif (b) Selection from "Carmen", MisaRomig. Presentation of Diplomas, . . . , . ; p fl: Hiebrda, Chair man i t n ...... matures of enter tainment for the Farmers' Annnal Pionio t3 be held at the City Park Saturday, Jane 1. It is ezpeoted that 2000 people will be in attendance, and tbey are coming from adjoining counties to swell tbe crowds that Umatilla will send forth. Tbe State board will meet in Atbena on Friday preoeding tbe piocio, for a business session, at which matters, of vital interest will be discussed. Farm ers in the west part of the county are making an effort to have a special train ran from Pendleton to accom modate tbem on pionio day. Several important questions of in terest to farmers especially and to tbe puDlio generally will be disonssed by good speakers as follows: "Progress of tbe Farmers' Union," F. A. Sykes of Milton; "Marketing." C. S. Nelson of Seattle, Farmers' Union state grain agent in Washington; "Soientiflo Ag riculture," C. S. Carry of Portland, Farmers' Union state grain agent in Oregon; "Co-Operation." E. S. Norris of La Grande, president of one of tbe r I M prompt ururnr nninro ADC DIOUT POHNE n delivery if riLriL rniuco ant muni main 83 1 M The Freshest and most Choice!the Market 'affords in '-Sal - J 3 1 MEM We Best that Money can Buy Always Found Here most Gtlcoessfal oo-operative establish' menta in tbe Northwest; "Results of the Twenry-sixtb Legislature and Pre dictions of the Twenty-seventh Legis lature," Alva Sbnmway of Milton, Farmers' Union legislative committee man, and "Coming Initiative Bills,'1 C. P. Strain, assessor of Umatilla county. Some Class to This One. A few close tlllionms of Byron Hawks and Ed Eoonz feasted on sal mon Friday evening, Mr. Hawks and tbe mayor invaded tbe waters of Wild Horse oreek for their prize catoh and only a botcher-knife was obtained from the meat market with . wbioh to slioe the flsh. Mr. Hawks coaxed the salmon to nibble at the business end of a spoon hook, so tbe story goes. It closed over tbe bait and tbe fan was on A six-ounoe rod, a silk line and a single strand leader is light taokle for a 20 pound salmon, bnt he was landed just tbe same with Mr. Koontz' as sistance. That gentleman built a coffer dam aronnd the fish and then oonstrooted a bridge out to it. He then broke the fish down in the baok with several strenuous blows with a olub and lugged It to shore. Austin Fnss says it tasted good, and it makes no difference whether the salmon was oaugbtin the creek,; refrigerated in Portland or came from the ice bo at Mansfield's meat market. Auto Goes Over Bank. Carrying seven passengers, Lute Rothrock's car struck a hole in the Wild Horse oreek road near Saxe sta tion, Monday afternoon, plunged over an embankment and tore tnrougb a barb wire fenoe, seriously injuring a little five-year-old daughter of Mrs. Maude Rosohe, whose legs were fear fully cut by the wire, and Miss Stur- divautttnd Mrs. Dnpuis were slightly ont. Mr. Rotbrook and his wife and baby were not hart, Tbe little girl and tbe two women were taken to tbe hospital where their injuries were at tended to. lhat the accident was not more fatal is miraculous. Tbe uar plnnged through the fenoe leaviug tbe top wire unbroken, and when it was returned to tbe road later, the wire bad to be out before the auto would pass through. The Sunshine Club. The Sunhine Club held their regu lar meeting last Thursday, May 9 at the borne of Mrs. Charles Gerking, when about 21 ladies wero present.; A most delightful session was held, and it is evident that the meetings do not decrease in interest. New officers for tbe coming year were eleoted as follows: President, Mrs. Arthur Douglas; vioe-president, Mrs. Claude Wallan; seoretary, Mrs. Fred Gross; treasurer, Mrs, Henry Sobmitt. Dur ing tbe business session it was decided to answer to roll oall with an apt quotation, suitable to the obj'eots of tbe olub. Two new members, Mrs. Otba Reeder and Mrs. Ira Scott, were received into the olub. Dainty re freshments were served. Tbe next meeting will be on May 23 a tbe home of Mrs. Hansell. Bvers Mav Lose Water. Thirty days notice has been given the Byers Milling company ofPendli ton to show oause why tbey shall not have their permit to use water from tbe Umatilla river canoelled. Iz baa always been tbe supposition that ihe company bad a special and perpetual grant from tbe Government to use the water for power purposes, but it now develops that tbe permit was only granted with tbe stipulation that it could be abrogated at tbe pleasure of tbe government on behalf of tbe wel fare of tbe Indians. The action taken to oanoel the company's permit comes through tbe efforts of Wm. Caldwell, who recently went to Washington to secure irrigation for the Indian lmda on the Umatilla reservation. Pavne Wins Second. Floyd Payne, Athena's oraok long distanoe runner, , took second in tbe mile run at Engene, Saturday, in tbe inter-sobolastio meet, winning three points for bis sohool. Washington high of Portland won first honors it tbe meet; LaGrande was seoond with 17 points, Jefferson bigb of Portland taking third plaoe. Pendleton landed fifth plaoe, and Baker, laving won the meet at that plaoe week before last, took only one point. Payne and Emery Wortbington will represent Athena high sohool at the meet in Corvallis tomorrow. DELL BROTHERS, TXIX1" Athena, Oregon Injured In Runaway, L. T. MoBride of Weston was ser iously injured in a runaway last Fri day while going to tbe horse sbow at Milton. Henry Stamper was taking a driving team over to enter in tbe roadster class and on tbe road north of Weston got out of tbe rig to make an adjustment of tbe baroess, Mr. MoBride holding tbe Hues. Tbe team became frightened, rau away and threw Mr. MoBride out of tbe buggy. Tbe result of tbe aooident is that Mr. MoBride sustained a broken rib and severe bruises. Dr. Newsom is attending faim. New Officers Elected. i At tbe meeting of tbe Atbena Local No. 19, Saturday, tbe following offic ers were elected: Artbor Coppook, president; A. B. MoEwen, vioe-president; B. B. Riobards, secretary-treasurer; Hugh Mclntrye, oooduotor; S. S. Pier sol, doorkeeper; Geo. R. Gerking, chaplain; Cbas. Gerking, correspondent. Tbe county Union met with Atbena Local and decided to bold bnt one day pionio this year, tbe date being Saturday, June 1. Tbe state Board will bold a meeting in Atbena Friday, May 31, and tbe mem berg will remain for tbe piuuio the following day. JOGGED HIS MEMORY. A Pit of Humor That Brought Phil May ( w Hn 8ens6s. . j. The most refractory among dumb beasts may sometimes be won by per sistent kindness. It is also evident that the obstinate of the human spe cies may be influenced by an assault of humor. I Thll May, the English artist "of most dear memory," had promised to do a colored design for tbe Christmas num ber of an Illustrated weekly publica tion. The date fixed on for its deliv ery passed by, and no design had been forthcoming-. . . Letters and telegrams, were unan swered, and when a messenger was sent to May's house it appeared that he had gone to Paris without leaving any address. This, according to Lon don M. A. P., is what happened next: The publishers were at their wits' end, but one of them,, paying a day's visit (o Margate, was overjoyed to see May basking in the sunshine by the water. The. publisher did not make himself known, but cannlly ascertain ed wher May was staying. , Then he hired six sandwich men to parade up and down before the artist's window with boards bearing different legends. This was their tenor: 1 ..... "What about our Christmas cover?" "We are waiting for that cover." It was a delightful reminder, and In a few days the publishers received one of the most brilliant designs May had ever executed. . ENLIVENED THE PLAY. Juliet Wanted Limelight and Got More Than She Expected. At a small seaport town in England a lady Btar actress of tho third mag nitude appeared as Juliet. "I cannot do justice to myself," she said to the manager, who combined theatrical en terprise with the conduct of a row of bathing machines, "if 1 do not have a lime (limelight) thrown on me when I appear on the balcony." "We ain't got no limelight, miss, but I think we could get you a ship's blue light," replied the obliging manager, and to this tbe lady agreed. The lad who went to the shop to buy the blue light brought back , a signal . rocket which was given him by mistake. The prompter wna her own man, and in his ignorance took the rocket in good faith. Romeo He Jests at scars who never felt a wound. (Juliet appears. Prompter lights the match.) But soft I What light through yonder window breaks? (This was the match lighting the fuse.) Arise, fair sun! The sun, or rather the rocket, did rise with a hiss that sounded far loud er in a theater than It does in tbe open air. Juliet was knocked off tbe bal cony, the fly borders were set on fire and the theater was filled with sul phurous smoke, while the audience, which was fortunately a small one, made a stampede to tho doors. Ex change. Hibernation of Mosquitoes. That cosmopolitan pest, the mosqui to, docs not necessarily perish with the coming of winter. On the contrary, mosquitoes have been observed to hi bernate, ndult specimens living from November until tho succeeding April or May with all their powers of tor ment unimpaired, although their activ ity is suspended in winter. The mos quito needs but Uttlo food, und It Is the female that thirsts for blood, the males contenting themselves with wa ter and vegetable fluids. The fact that mosquitoes ure often found upon dry prairies many miles from wnter is as cribed to the longevity of the adults of certain species which enables them to survire seasons of drought. Railroads have been responsible for the transmis sion of mosquitoes into regions where they were previously rare. Harper's. Keeping Out the Wind. Willie was a smart boy and ambi tious. Ills first job was a post in a local bank. "Well, Willie," asked his uncle one day, "how nre you getting on in busi ness? I suppose you will soon be man ager?" 'Yes, uncle," Willie replied. "I'm nlready a draft clerk." "A draft clerk! Good boy! And what are your duties?" "I open and shut tho windows ac cordin' to orders," said Willie, "and close the doors after people that leave 'em open." London Ideas. Three Manifestations. "You may give three Important il lustrations of the power of the press," says the teacher to tbe class. Tbe pupil who had not hitherto par ticularly distinguished himself was the first to reply: "Cider, courtship ond politics." Judge's Library. Wasted Effort. "I don't like tho way they reported my speech," complained the new con gressman, "Why, they sprinkled In plenty of laughter and applause." "Yes, but how about all them ges-hiresr-rittsburgh Post Bunkoed. "nans," said Gottlieb as they reach ed a pause in the conversation, "dit you efer puy a golt brick?" "Neln, nclii!" replied Gottlieb. "1 yefer puyed a golt brick, but once I puyed vat I fought vos one." Every body's. If we did but know how little some enjoy the great things that they pos sess there would not be much envy la the world. PERILOUS POSING. Cetttreg "Human Interest" In the Cam ; era Man's Pictures. - i.. .A. W. Dlmock in Outing tells of his engagement as a professional disturber of snakes, lynx, alligators, tarpon, etc., for his camera man and of a partial drowning necessary to supply tbe "hu man Interest" To quote him: "When a colled rattlesnake needed stirring up I shook a short stick In his face. If we caught a big 'gator or crocodile on a bank I was the one to keep between It and its home, In river or bay, and discourage with a club its advance. When our captive lynx was let out pf his cage to pose It was my business to keep him busy with fish or otherwise lest he eat the camera man. I was expected to hypnotize any bird, from a tern to a turkey buzzard, while the camera man got In bis work. "Even tarpon fishing was made ad venturous, and half a dozen times a day I heard the shout: t ; " 'Can't you pull your canoe nearer the fish? I must have human inter est' "Then I dragged on the line till the canoe was over a flsh that wns bigger than I, which often shot ten feet overj my bead, sometimes crashing into tho canoe, when Instead Of being prompt ly rescued I was likely to hear the call: ... . ..'. ;.i;-.-j. .; a.. " 'Swim farther out, where the light is better FRICTION IN STATE REP. COIIIITK ROOSEVELT AND . CLARK ARE VICTORS IN CALIFORNIA. Republicans Split Asunder In Washington and Hold Pair of Conventions.' RILED THE ART STUDENT. He Resented at First the Comments of HisUnknown Critic, - .. An art student was copying one of Abott 8. Thayer's paintings at the Met ropolitan Museum of Art in New York one day when a plainly dressed man who looked as If he might be a me chanic approached and, posting himself at the young man's elbow, watched him as he labored over his subject. "You've got the angle of the mouth wrong, and the left eye Is too oblique," remarked the man decidedly. The student blinked angrily, and the hand that wielded tho brush trembled slightly, but he took no notice of the unsolicited criticism. ! "There is too much yellow in your flesh tint," continued the mart. . Still no reply from the student .'who ostentatiously slapped on more yellow in the high light on the nose. "Did you hear what I said?" ques tioned the man. "Yes, I did," responded the student wrathfully, turning and glaring at his modest looking critic. "What do you know about it, anyway?" "I ought to know something about it," was the smiling response. "It was I who painted the picture." New York Press. Boots and Spurs. A contemporary mnnuscrlpt account of the diet of Itatlsbon, hold in 1G30 by tbe Emperor Ferdinand 11. on the oc casion of the landing of Gustavus Adolphus of Sweden in Germany, men tions as a remarkable fact that the Hungarian cavalry who rode through tho streets to the ccreiuoulnl wore their spurs on their boot soles. It is difficult to credit that these spurs were fixed on the flat of tho boot, for thus shod tho horsemen could neither walk nor stand, especially when the large size of the spurs woru at the period Is considered. Trobably tho writer in tended to indicate that instead of be ing fastened to the heel in tho usual fashion they were made to project from the fore part of the military boot, which is a portion of the solo. The same mnnuscrlpt adds that the Hun garian horses had their manes, tails and feet painted red. Approximately two-tbirds- of Call-' fornia, 2169 preoinots. out of 8700, give Roosevelt ;8.189i-Tafr4M03; La' Follette 81,196; Clark leTSSfr-. Wilson H.-097. "' . Roosevelt's plurality on tbe faoe of tbe retnins is 46,406. His indioated plurality is between 60,000 and 65,000. In tbe state at large tbe demooratio vote ran in the proportion of ' about 4 to 1 for Clark.: - . i . , GovernorHiram Johnson called at tbe Roosevelt headquarters at . 10 o'olook, butbling with the enthusiasm of a boy.;; s. ;-i " ,.d -,a. Taft headquarters early . conoeded defeat and congratulated : Governor Johnson on the victory be had won for Roosevelt. Colonel Charles M. Mam mond, ohairman of tbe Taft repub licans, said: ;. : j r . "The surprise of tbe result is tbe large vote polled by La Follette, wbo instead of drawing from the oolonel, . seems to have reoeived Taft votes." La Follette had nothing , to say in person. Tbe secretary of bis cam paign committee, Ray W. Rider, how ever, said: "We knew from the start that it was praotioally impossible for us to win and our fight was made for prin ciple, The result In California will have no effeot on tbe national cam paign." - Hold Two Conventions. Rival Roosevelt and Tatt delegates will contest at Cbioago for tbe 14 seats of the state of Washington In tbe National republican convention. Two entirely distinot state oonventions were held in sepal ate halls at Aberdeen. Letters of Marque. Letters of marque und reprisal, ns they were called, wero first issued in the time of Edwurd I. to give leave to retaliate beyond the marches or limits of a country for wrongs suffered at tbe hands of a power nominally at peace. In this first instance they were ulmed at Torlugal. About 100 years Inter two Ilnnse towns in Mecklenburg, wishing to relievo their prince, who was beleaguered iu Stockholm, Issued letters of marque thieves letters, ns the sufferers culled them to nil the rascals of tho Baltic authorizing them to victual the besieged city. This done, they turned themselves into a confed eracy of sea robbers known ns Victual ing brothers, or St. Vltallus' brothers, and rendered the Scandinavian sens unsafo for half a century. Reduced. "I hear the rudgorlclglis are In great ly reduced circumstances." "Aro they? How did they lose their money?" "Oh, they haven't lost their money. Mr. Pudgcrlclgh has had typhoid fever and Is n mere walking skeleton, and lils wife has been trying n new anti-fat remedy which 1ms brought her weight down nearly forty pounds."-Judge's Library. Noah Was Lucky. "What are you smiling about?" ask ed Noah. "1 was Just thinking.'' replied Ja pheth, "how lucky It was we could go ahead and build this nrk without wait ing for on appropriation, from con gress." Washington Star. Not on the Level. "How can mountain climbers be be lieved?" "Why not?" "How can such a thing as mountain climbing be on the level ?"-Baltlmoro American. The man who cannot forgive any mortal thing Is a r;reen baud in life. R. L. Stoveuson. Seaside Has Disastrous Fire. Tbe entire business section and a large portion of the residenoe seotion of Seaside were destroyed bv fire Mon day night. The fire started at 11:30 o'olook in a saloon. In spite of tbe nntiring efforts of tbe volunteer fire fighters, including every citizen in tbe town, tbe fire was not obeoked un til tbe arrival of tbe fire apparatus from Astoria. Few provisions were left in tbe town, several hundred peo ple are homeless and others whose plaoes were not burned will have to depend on food supplies sent from As toria. . . DM B0NIFEBJ10PES DEER Slips Noose Over Animal's Head While it Is Swimmlntr. To lasso a full-sized deer in the middle of a swift flowing stream with both the deer and horse swimmins was tbe feat performed Tuesday by Dave fionifer, well known Gibbon ranober, says tbe East Oregonian. Tbe captured animal has been turned over to Deputy Game Warden E. F. Avetill, who will in turn present it to State Game Waiden Finley, and it is probable that tbe little animal' will be liberated in tbe Wallowa county reserve where tbe Oregon herd of elk was reoently placed. ' v Bonifar's feat was not tbe result of an attempt to tout deer out of season but was iu tbe uature of a rescue.. Tbe little animal, a yearling , doe had been obased over the bills by does and had finally waded ont into tbe waters of Meaobam creek for refuge. Here Bonifer oame npoii .it. When, the deer espied tbe man aod borae it immediately struck further into tbe stream and was soon swimming, Mea obam creek, because of tbe reoent warm weather bei'ig swollen from tbe melted snows. Bonifer gave pursuit and as be oeared tbe fugitive, oast tba noose of tbe lariat over its bead. Deer horse aod rider were oarried 200 yards down stream beiore tbey could effect a land ing, so swift was the ourreot. Taking his captive ro bis tanob, Bonifer telephoned to Deputy Game Warden Averill and that off ioial went up to Gibbon to receive tbe unusual present. He took it tn Pendlatou aud notified Finley of tbe incident. Crop Conditions. Never before In tbe history of wheat raising in tbis seotion have crop con ditions been more flattering than at tbo present time. With bountifol moisture supply and warm days, the growing grain is in spleudid condi tion. With few exceptions the fields are remarkably free from weeds. Tbe grain baa stooled well, tbe result be ing an exceptionally good stand. Sum mer fallow plowing is drawing near completion, though tbis branoh of farm work has been greatly retardod on aoconnt of rains. Grandma LaConrse. said to have been )00 years old. died at tbe boms of her son on the reservation Tuesday. Tbo funeral was held at tbe Mi&ion Wednesday afternoon.