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About The Athena press. (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942 | View Entire Issue (July 26, 1912)
AN INDEPENDENT NEWSPAPER F. B. Boyd, Publisher Published Every Friday. Office, Corner Third and Jefferson Streets. F.ntered In the FoRtofflce at Athena, Oregon, as ecoudclass Mall Matter. Subscription Rates. One copy, one year . ....$1.50 One copy, six months ...... .75 One copy, three months .... ........ .50 Advertising Rates, r - Display, transient, running less than one month, first insertion, per inch ...... 25c Subsequent insertions 11 Display regular, per inch.... ....... 12 Local readers, first insertion, per line. 10c Subsequent insertions, per line .... 5c Lodge resolutions, per line....... ... 5c Church notices, admission, per line. . 5c cATHENA. ORE.. JULY 26...... 1912 Colonel T. R. eaya that bis paity'a slogan and bia party's platform will be "Toon shall not steal." Ibis is nioe bnt we wool 3 like to amend this literary tbeft from the deoalogue by 8abatitntiog the Brat peisan for tbe Eeoona and have it tead, "I, shall not; steal." Then we wonld know where Teddy stand on tbe great qneation of graft. . . . , .. , Tbe Press is in reoeipt of the fourth annual report of tbe State Insurance Commissioner for tbe year, ending De cember 18, 1911. Tbe report is vol uminous, contains many tables of sta tistics and shows tbe enormous proflts acorned, especially by tbe life insur ance companies. An item of interest is tbe amount of premiums collected for tbe year in comparison with losses and claims paid by the life insurance companies doing business in tbe state. Tbe total for losses and claims paid by tbe companies amount to $1,390,962, while tbe premiums collected totaled $3,137,079. Tbe sum of $1,746,117 tbe difference between losses and claims paid and premiums collected went into tbe treasuries of fbe com panies. This is a fair indication of tbe tremendous business transacted by life iusuranoe companies in tbis state and tbe vast amount of money tied up in (insurance policies. If the state were to take over the life iuaurancn business transacted witbia its borders, and conduct it on tbe basis wbiob tbe companies puisne, tbe interest derived from tbe reserve fund could be made to go a long way toward solving the question of taxation. In other wordc, tbe proflts of tbe life iusuranoe com panics turned into tbe state treasury to be applied on tbe expense of run ning tbe state government would un doubtedly (111 up a portion of, tbe bole in wbiob taxes are poured. Tbe success of borne industries makes home " prosperity. We ebip in too much 'stuff tbat can be grown . or manufactured at home. Tbe indus tries tbat are here at present must be encouraged with patronage before others can be induced to go into bus iness, :. Senator Works bis quit the Taft camp and says be may consistently vote for Wilson. Works is a progres sive republican and like other Cali fornia leaders intimates that it de pends on how Roosevelt is nominated whether be will oast bis ballot for him. . . :.. Every voter in Oregon is a legislator aud citizens of tbe state must resolve themselves into a committee of tbe whole for diacussion and consideration of vital measures tbat are to be passed upon at the election tbia fall. If all of tbe measures that are proposed were adopted it would make a legal volume. The list of tills, opines an exchange, can be materially reduced ty elimin ating all tbe proposed laws that are purely IoobI. They have no place on tbe general ballot as tboy are matters that should be settled ty tbe commun ities in wbiob tbey arise. Suoh mea sures as tbe division of oouutios, build ing of oourt house and kindred sub jects tbat only aifeot a small portion of the state should receive mo consider ation from the peoplo at large. Pos sibly the tux measures are among tbe most important and voters should be advised on these before they baz nrd a guess aa to tbe ettioieuoy aud necessity of these bills. A little later in the bhhsou and in ample time before the election citizens in the different precluula would do well to assemble for the disnusaiou of tbe proposed new laws. Tbia is tbe mauuer in which they may lieoome nd vised so tbat tbey may pass intelligently ou tbe measures, Tbe state bouid of Fish and Game commissioners have undertaken a thorough revlHlou of the present sys tem of the game la vs. Tho idea is to present a code for adoption at tho next legislature wbioh will give more complete protection to flb aud grime, and correct numerous errors in tho present systom of law?. There is no disputlug tbe fact that tbe Oregon game laws need flxiug. Thousands of dollars are beiug paid anuually into t':e fund derived from hunters and t-.hormcn's lioensea aud yet tbe lUeams aud forests are beiug depleted more aud more of Hsu and game. Tbe Irrigation dilou is still without its soroon and there is no effort made to restock tbe forest. Where is tho 1 -.usauda of lioeuse money going? t. 'oiatllU county bas yet to see auy leuoQts from tbe new over tbe old regime, wbeu you could kill and take all you could aud keep oil you got. The evidence given bofore tbe Con gressional committee, investgating the conduct of Judge Haufoid at Seattle became to iuftnually hot that tbe Judge fired iu his rosiguatiou to Pres ident Taft Mouooy and tbe committee wasn't through investigating him, cither. There ii no doubt tboie tire judges sitting on bouohes throughout tbe laud today, who are as rotten as Uauford aud who should t "iuves tigated" and fired. It is possible tbat when a few mote like tbe Seattle judge and Archibald aie dowuand out through investigations, tbo recall will come into its own and ba espoused by progressive govemmeut. Umatilla county has bad ber cloud burst thii wetk. but iu exteut it is uot to be compared with tr-ose of the east or middle vL All 8had Are the 8am. Fishes are proverbial aids in magni fying facts. None of the finny tribe tends more to that end than the plain, ordinary, "house broken" shad. Florid lans will testify that the St. Johns river shad Is without equal; North Carolin ians stoutly maintain that the Cape Fear river variety is the only kind worth eating; Washlngtonians vow that the Potomac shad is perfection; Phlladelphlans swear by the Delaware product, and "11T old" New York sim ply thinks that any other shad than tbe Hudson river brand is unfit to eat And thus they go-the farther north the greater seems to be the prevarica tion daring. The fact is, however, that they are all talking about the some old bony shad. In migrating north it goes up each of the rivers in turn. It is a salt water fish, In fact, which swims into fresh water to spawn and is captured when perpetuating the sneeles. It is 'true that the residue from oil works, gashouses, etc., In the several large cities enumerated may clvo Mr. or Mrs. Shad a slightly local flavor, but none to be proud of or to provoke the unstinted partisan praise that is showered upon this mucn over rated flsb.-New York Tribune. DECLARES WOODMW WILSON. The Judgment of Years. A significant bit of wisdom, to be pondered over by the very young, whose griefs and disappointments seem so tragic, was that uttered by Mrs, Dolly Madison when she was over eighty jenrs old and near her death. Her life hud been fortunate and beau tiful not only because circumstances bad proved kind to her, but from the brightness and buoyancy .of her tem perament. She harbored no bitterness over past experiences, but life bad taught her the unimportance of most trluls which loom so gigantic In ap proaching. . Not long before her death one of her nieces went to her for sym pathy in some slight trouble. "My dear," she said, "do not trouble about it. There is nothing in this world really worth caring for. Yes,' she repeated, looking intently out of a 'window, "I who hnro lived so long re pent to you that there is nothing in this world below really worth caring fori" Not Soon Enough. A man who is now one of tho leading members of the Stock Exchange was rather wild in his youth, which Is not an exclusive characteristic of this member of the Stock Exchange. But this man wos n favorite with his moth er and generally called on her to help him out of his scrapes, and she usually responded freely, even lavishly. On one occasion, however, when his do mnnds had been especially frequent and extravagant, it was with consider, able trepidation thnt on discovering himself "the morning after" in n dis tant city and picked as clean ns a new fledged sparrow, he penned the follow ing heart moving appeal, to be sent C. 0. D.; "Send $50 and save disgrace." Ilia worst fears were realized when an hour Inter he received tho reply from his mother. "Too late." New York Tribune. Had 'Em Again. A company of motion picture actors and actresses gave n performance of "Chnntecler" on the grounds adjoin ing the suburban studio of a film man ufacturing company. A little later one of tho actors, out for a walk, enme upon n man seated by the roadside nud weeping bitterly. "What's the matter?" inquired the sympathetic player. "I'm ono of the patients at the saul turhun for bugs over yonder," explain cd tho despairing one. "Yesterday the doc said I whs well boo hoo and thnt 1 could leave In a day or two. And what do you suppose I saw this morn ing? Roosters and bens six feet high and tnlkln Just ilko humans'. If I get away from that snultarlum in ten years I'll be doing mighty well. -Llp-plucott's. When Wild Winds Blow. Most of us nro ant to look on a storm ns simply a strong wind blowing strolnht from one place to another It Is not so at all. for a storm wind always blows in n curve ,and n storm is not really a wind, but n whole wheel of winds with curving spokes, ihese curving spokes represent the various winds nil blowlnc toward the hub. This hub is called tbe "eye" of the storm. It is the spot at which the barometer Is lowest. On the rlui of the wheel the barometer is high, and tbe nenrer the hub the lower is the barom cter. This wheel of winds is usually Pfveral hundred miles across. Hard Luck Stories. "I dou't llko to listen to Ijard luc tsrles, do you?" "That depends on whether they are rernlnlHceticfis or the preliminaries to a touch." Washington Htirold. Ilopo.ts a ita Merer, but the most up right of all parasites, fur sho frequents the poor man's flat ns veil as tli pal- of his superior. -"?, Business, Politics and Wealth of the Country Come Up, Not Down, He ' Say All tho People Do Not Beliovo In Demooratio Government. By WOODROW WILSON. ; What fills me with conHdence in tbe future is that the world is not waiting UDou tbe stunldltv ' of Dolltlcs. - Tbe f world has an awkward way of taking things into Its own hands. The life of the people must in the long run ex press Itself in Its politics, and it does not now express itself in this country In the politics we bare been accustom ed to in the last decade. There are two or three theories of government la this country. Don't de ceive yourself by supposing nil tbe people believe in democratic govern ment, because tbey do not. You have only to listen to the utterances of very distinguished Republican speak-, ers to see Hint they do not believe uud do not pretend to believe In represent ative government. They will tell you tbey do not believe t,lie Judgment of the people can be trusted. And ate you going to take counsel from these gentlemen as to the preservation of our , representative institutions when they don't want ilieui to represent the great body of the people? Prefers Judgment of Rank and File I don't know'wlietlter I wax lrn so or leniiud mo or' w lint happened to me, but I know (Ii;m. that the deepest i on fiction I have, nrlsini; out of observa tion and experience Is tills, tbat I would rather take the Judgment of the rank and file than the judgment of the men who have become absorbed and successful lenders In great undertak ings. And I want to nsk these gentlemen this query: What sustains business in the United States? What -Is it that makes the United States prosperous? Is It that we have great cnptilim of Industry? What would (he.v do with out Hie cunning rind skill, the muscle, nnd the indomitable aspiring hope of the American people" If these peopl? were to find hope dying out of their hearts they would liccoi-.sa dumb driv en beasts, nnd your eiiterpr! would fall foi luck of the very liuMtti thnt sustains tlicnr. If you want to lind whether a na tion Is prosperous ask the men who are on the make what they hope and what they four Go to the country districts and nsk anxious fathers who are looking for openings for their sons, where they expect to get them in. where they find doors open and where they Und doors shut. Go through the places where men are making earn ings nnd see whether they dread or confidently look forward to the future, nnd then yon will find whether Ameri ca, Is waxing or waning, for If these men are confident, full of hope; if they know they are going to get fair treat ment wherever they go, then America can conquer the world of enterprise In their hope. Rut If you find what yon do find men everywhere "asking themselves whether tbe doors of opportunity have not been locked In their faces then you will have to take a new reckoning as to the future of America. If only those who are chosen at tbe top have the right of way In, what is going to happen to America? Did you ever hear of a nation that was renew ed from the top? Did you ever bear of a nation that was not made vlrllo that did not account for its youth by renewal from the bottom? Did you ever bear of a tree that drew Its sap from Its flowers? Does It not draw It from the dark and silent places of the soil? Docs not a nation draw Its pow er of renewal and enterprise nnd all its future from tbe ranks of tho great body of unnamed men? Friend of American Business. . If you are gulng to discourage these j men, If you nro going to put the chill of fear In their hearts, then American captains of Industry can whistle for thalr future, nnd they will whistle in a wilderness. I am tho friend of American busi ness because I know where Its founda tions nre laid and where they are wenk. These foundations are solid only when laid In the confidence of the common people. A Democrat? Why, a man does not understand history who isn't ft Demo crat A man doesn't understand enter prise who isn't a Democrat And let me say this, Democracy is not merely n matter of programs; it is n matter of sympathy and insight It depends upon whether your heart Is in connec tion with the great heart of the peo plo. It does not depend upon whether you can cunningly devise n platform thnt looks Just and good. You can !-uild a flimsy platform nnd stand on t successfully, provided its basis is in the right kind of spirit It is n matter of seeing, not from your eyes out, but from the eyes of other men tn. Getting the vision that is in the back of tho other mau's bead is tho thing; getting the hope that is the universal hope; getting that im pulse that Is tbo common human im pulse, forward. This world has been wept by wave after wave of Demo cratic impulse. OREGON AGRICULT'L COLLEGE Tbis great institution opens its doors for tbe tall semester ou September 20th. Con r bos of ioatiuotion inolodo: Oeueral Agriculture. Agronomy, Ani mal Husbandry. Dairy Husbandry, liaoteriologv, llotnny and Plant Path ology, Poultry Hustaudry, Horticul ture, Kutomology, Veterinary Soienoe, Civil Engineering. 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FORDS Barg ainsin Real Es u ate Improved Farms in Lincoln County Wash.,: Now for Sale No. 1. 610 aores improved land; all of Section Thirty-flve, Township Twenty-two North. Range Tblity-flve, E. W. M.,-Lincoln County; 640 aores under plow; all fenced; very good five-room house; large barn; fine well and windmill and water tank; honse piped for water; 800 barrel cistern; one aore orchard of different kinds of fruit three years old; one mile south of Downs; 250 acres in wheat, balanoe in summer fallow. Tbis section of land bas been kept in a highly cultivated condition by two good German farmers; there is no better section of land in Lincoln connty. This is where they raise the Hard Blue Stem Wheat. Price per aore, 47.50, oash payment down from five to fifteen thousand dollars; tbe bal anoe I will give easy terms at 8 per cent, one third of crop delivered free to matket. No. 2. 820 aores improved land; West Half of Seo tion Eleven, Township Twenty one North, Bangs Thirty-five, E. W. M., Linooln County; 300 aores in wheat; all fenced ;20 acres of pasture; no tuildings; easy to get watet; fine road; two and three quarters miles sontb cf Dow.ns; first class neighborhood; one third of grain delivered free to market. Price per aore, (32.50. Three to Five Thousand Dollars cash, balance easy terms at 8 per cent : ; No. 3. 320 aores improved land; Southwest quar ter of Seotion Twenty-three and Northwest quarter of Seotion Twenty-six, Township Twenty-two Noith, Range Thirty-five, E. W. M., Linooln Connty ; 800 acres under plow, balanoe pastnre; all fenced and cross fenced; good eight-room honse; first class barn; fine well and windmill, also water tank, chicken house and root honse; fine shade trees; 160 acres in wheat; 140 aores summer fallowed; half mile east of Downs; land adjoining tbis on tbe north sold for $50.00 per aore spot cash three years ago, not so good land nor as good improvements; my prioe $47.50 per aore, three to five thousand dollars oash, balanoe easy terms at 8 per oent, one-third of crop delivered free to market ' . . ; I For Information, Call on or Address A. L. SwAC a ART, Athena 35ZXQS3 i Athena Auto Livery Service at all hours, day or night. Ford cars for sale. Gasoline, Oil and Extras. ALEXANDER & WILSON THE 4 ST. NICHOLS HOTEL ! J. E. FROOME, prop. HF Only First-class Hotel in the City. m THE ST. NICHOLS Ik tnr only one thnt can otomnic)t COram)l.ii traveler. Can ( locouianded for IU clean and ell ventilated rootut. Co. 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