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Buy Your Groceries from Your Home Grocer VOLUME XXIV. ATTIENA. UMATILLA COUNTY. OREGON, FRIDAYSEPTEMBER 6. 1912. NUMBER 3G Ljmam CSS 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. riRST NATIONAL' BANK OF ATHENA CAPITAL AND SURPLUS, $100,000.00 We extend to our Depositors every cAccommdation consistent with sound Banking. I JdL I ERWINS I Cigar Store POOL, BILLIARDS AND CARDS. SOFT DRINKS & CONFECTIONS. . A GENTLEMEN'S RESORT, QUIET AND RESPECTABLE. I THE TUi-A-LUl LUWIBER CO. Lumber, Mill Work' and all Kinds of BUILDING MAT PAINTS, OILS AND VARNISHES Posts and Blacksmith coal , A. M. Johnson, Manager Athena, Oregon ; THE ATHENA MEAT MARKET . H i' -W JL' We carry the best MEATS That Money Buys Our Market is Clean and Cool Insuring Wholesome Meats. D. II. MANSFIELD Main Street,' Athena. Oregon Tenth Annual ' ' , Walla Walla County Fair V . September 16-21, Inclusive ATTRACTIT PREMIUMS FOR FRUITS, VEGE- , '. TABLES,; GRAINS,. GRASSES & LIVE STOCK Sii da'fs of hieh class racing. vTigano's Band in two con certs daily. Big free acts and other special attractions between races. . ' Address W. A. Ritz, Secretary. A RECALL BLUFF AGAINST VJEST LIQUOR INTERESTS MAY BE BE HIND THE MOVEMENT An ex-Mayor of Portland Is In Charge of the "Sack" to Finance the Procedure. tLat August Tanke, beir to an estate in Germany, bad been dead these three years, Mayor A. J. Gillis was somewhat perturbed when a daogbter of August lanke called on bim at bis office and calmly infotmed bim that iuetead ot being dead Mr. Tauie wee very innoh alive and living near Free water. Mayor Gillis has started 'an. other letter after the first one straight ening out the tangles. It all started when Mayor Gillis received a letter from Mrs. W. Tanke, living in a Ger man town stating that Angnst Tanke, wbo formerly lived in Walla Walla, was heir to an estate and asking bis address. Mayor Gillis was informed that Tacke was dead and that his family , bad moved to Seattle. Yes terday's developments proved tbia to be at slight varianae with tbe truth. Funds for oironlating petitions for the recall of Governor West are being collected in Portland. Headquarters' will be opened in a few i days, with W. A. Slorey, i a former mayor of Portland, in charge of tbe movement. Tbe governor's prison polioy and bis pardoning-of convicts will te used as a basis of tbe reoall campaign. Gov ernor West is opposed to capital pnu isbment, saying that one of his rea sons is that "no rioh man ia ever banged." The state has teen divided as to the wisdom of bis pardon polioy. When it was rumored that the liquor interests were preparing to fin ance a recall campaign against tbe governor, be said be would sutsoribe $50 to tbe fund, aa he wished to bring tbe issue squarely before the people. Storey declares tbe recall movement bas no affiliation with tbe liquor in terests. He said: - "Already 11800 bas been pledged of a total of $7500 to $8000 that I esti mate will be required to finance tbe movement I want to make it clear, however, that until every bent of tbe necessary sum is subscribed and paid in tbia is as far as tbe recall movement will go. It is at present a question of raising the money, but tbe indica tions for suooees are very favorable. ."Only this morning . when I was down town a number of welt known busine-a men took my address, that they might keep in touob with tbe matter.: Until snob tine aa the money is paid ia and we are all ready to prooeed, no announcement will te made of tbe persona wbo are starting it, for we do not want it to be any bBBty, half baked proposition. "I can say, however, that there are no liquor interests, no honses of ill fame, or county or city offioials be hind it. It is a movement of tbe peo pie. ;.As for myself, I am devoting my time to it because I think that Gover nor West is doing tbe city of Portland and tbe state inestimable harm, and it is time that be should be recalled. I am doing it without any view to uereoual remuneration whatever." . .... ' I regard this agitation as more or a joka.tban anything else," said W, S. U'Ken.. "If a reoall is started I am Confident that Governor West would be upheld by tbe people by a vote ot 3 or 4 to J. It would be a landslide ill bis favor. He is Dow doing his lev el best to do what be tbiuks ia right, and I am with bim, you bet. Wher ever I have been people regard this recall talk as a move by capitalized vioe to get the governor," Dow Walker, manager of the Mult nomah Amateur : Athletic olnb and foreman of tbe grand jury wbiob de clared Portland to be a "wide open" city Saturday night said: "After the, report of tbe grand jury showing bow really base conditions are in Portland,. I do not see bow anyone could seek to remove an offloial wbo is trying to better these conditions. I do not think the governor . baa anything to fear from a recall agitation." . : !'I think it is foolish and ridiculous to attempt the reoall of Governor West," was the foroibia . way ill which W.JB. Ayer, president of the Eastern & Western Lumber oompanv, expressed himself. ''Evidently it Is a. move by those oppposed to the clean ing up of tbe oity of Portland, and if successful, would pronounce Port land to tbe world at large as a city that desired to be unclean. ,' Boc there is do obanoe that tbe recall will carry. It bas no weight and cannot gather Refuses to "Stay Put." ; Like Banquo's ghost. August Tanke won't stay down, aaya a Walla waiia disoatob. After writing to relatives To Pfck the Champion. v When tbe hundred or mora buck irooes compete at tie Bound-op ou tbe 26, 37. and 28 of this month, their performances on the back of tbe buck ing bronohos will be watobed by none other than the oritioal eye of Zaok Miller, oue of tbe brothers wbo own tbe famous 101 Kauob and one of tbe best judges of booking and lidiug in this country. He has just acoepttd the appoiutment of a judgeship ten dered bim by tbe Round up directors. Two other judges will be chosen "to aot with bim io deciding tbe cham pion brouoho buster of tbe world. Double Awards. By arrangements wbioh have been oompleted by Seoretary W. A. Ritz of tbe Walla Walla County Fair associa tion, praotioally donble awaids will be made in the woman's department, under direction of Mrs. W. D. Lyman, this year. In addition to tbe regular premiums wbioh were awarded last year, there will be awarded to eaon exhibitor wbo wins first prize, a cat inet of epioes, extiaots, tea and coffee, donated by Folger & Co.. tbe cabinet being valued at $3.50. Tbe oabinets will be given for tbe best exhibit in several departments. Infantile Paralysis. Afflioted with . infantile paralyip, Vernita Watts is confined at Dr. Wil liamson's sanitarium in Portland. With Mrs. Watts, Vernita came to Portland from tbe ooast, several days ago. - She took ill io Portland, and was under the care of Dr. Botkin for several days. When paralysis devel oped she was at onoe taken to the sanitarium.' Messages eaoh day keep Mr. Watts informed of bis daughter's condition. She is considerably tet ter now. Mr. Watts will go to Port land and remain over Sunday. I I ' ' ' I if If tl ! H if" til T'f W w rMXIO 'M -i if Nr" lr "!f l ft U !c If If If If IcJiCLiCt If '1C2LJ!UXLIL1I13 PEG"PT DELIVERY VllIERE PRICES ARE RIGHT nut TOBE I r. POHKE MAIN 83 . . -- . ... The Freshest and most Choice the Market affords in Pi wmm CASES BEFORE GRAND JURY Sessions Began Tuesday and Will Con tinue Two Weeks. MM IPS Best that .Money can Buy Always Found Here ipj DELL BROTHERS, ?EW" Athena, Oregon t When the grand jury assembled Tuesday it bad a huge task confront ing it, says the East Oregonian. Since its last session, many oases have been accumulating and it will devolve npon the jurors during the next two weeks to determiue whether or not euougb evidence has been secured to warrant further proceedings. More than twenty-five original oases will be presented by tbe proseonting attorney, wbile tbe jury will be called upon to inves tigate oases of which nothing bas as yet been made public. Saturday afternoon Cuouit Judge Phelps called tbe docket to determine what civil cases were for trial. A considerable number of oases were dismissed through settlement out of court and two were dismissed teoausi tbe. defendants bad gone into bank? roptsy. Tbe following are tbe oases as now set: . Sept. 16. Proebstel vs. Abraham- son, i ietouer vs. wagner., Sept 17, Dupius vs. Roaob, Adams vs. Jc arret. - Sept. 18, Wise Piano House vs. Kid der, Sbelal vs. Temple. Sept. 19, Lambert vs. Cald veil. Sept. 20,Wiloox vs. Hansoom. Wen bard vs. Bott. In addition to tbe criminal oases which will be instituted wben tbe grand jury returns true tills, one other oage, that of tbe state vs. Jones, will be tried, it having been carried over from tbe previous term. Tbe following oases have been re ported settled and were disnugsod from the docket: Ridgeway & Johnson vs. Charles W. Ferguson, Peoples Warehouse vs. M. E. Hutchinson, D. C. Knowlton vs. O.-W. R. & N. Co., J. S. Peterson vs. Fred Kyle, Nettie Loudensleger vs. O.-W. R. & N. Co., aod tbe Peo pies Warehouse vs. Tbaddeus Stevens, Tbe case of R. L. Sabia vs. , W. 8. Phillips and Ben L. Bnrrougha vs. J. H, MoFadddeo were dismised beoause of tbe tankruptoy of tbe defendants. Tbe case of Florenoe L. Berkeley was settled by stipulation and din missed. SQUEEZING THE WATER OUT OF SINGLE TAX OREGON ni 1101' III (DANGER OUR JONATHAN JR. ENUNCIATES HIS PERIODICAL WARN1HC, Enemies Hamper Operation of Initiative and Referendum After Accepting Principles. RISKY POSTAL SERVICE. .'" In Russia tha Government Opens All Suspioious Packages. Our own service of mails Is well or ganized. There is little doubt In the mind of tbe average person that when he ports a letter It will reach its desti nation. But In other lands be might well fear for it3 safety. In Russia, for Instance, any letter or parcel that is regarded with suspicion la-immediately opened and Ha contents noted. - A clever ma chine gums it up again, so tlint the re clplent does not know that It bns been tampered with. In Lnpland the mails ure cnrriea in sledges drawn by reindeers, in tne wilds of the Cuucasus the postman holds a post of danger. He niust be protected agalust brigands and against the weather,, for he often has (o climb mountains more than 12.000 feet high. Asiatic Russia, which Is npt to be marshy, has the buffalo post. ana. or 1 I. . ..AM. I course, tue progress luaue i iuij slow. Buffaloes are more powerful than oxen, and they are also used In Siberia for currying the mall. Other' postmen In foreign lands are tbe swimming postman or inaia anu the skiing letter, carrier of the Andes. For the latter place the Argentine gov ernment specially Imports Norwegians. Exchange. A LITERARY RIDDLE. Who of rrimnnnnnnnnnnnnn V. if V 1 W Sjk.' t' W V ' WW vv Porpora Prospectus. Professor Charles Ovide Biakeslee bas just issued a brief prospeotos of bis musical organization, under tbe beading. "A Friendly Discussion upon Mofllo and Methods and tbe Possibil ities of Attainment under Tuition of tbe Boyal College of Porpora." Prof, Blakeslee gives a comprehensive ia sisbt into tbe working and aims of tbe college, with a long liet of splen did testimonials. He will probably divide bis time between Spokane, Athena and Pendleton tbe coming year. Was It Wrote ,th Tragedy "Troilus and CrossldaT" Andrew Lnng has Just propounded a puzzlo In circumstantial evidence "Who," he asks, "wrote 'Troilus and Crcssida?'." You may nnswer, as you please, Shakespeare or Bacon. If you answer Bacon, Andrew Lang comes back with the query, "Would Bacon have said that Aristotle lived before the Trojan war?" Bacon was too learned a man to make such a mistake, which would be ns bad ns placing Abraham Lincoln among the signers of the Declaration of Independence, If you answer Shakespeare, Andrew ( Lang shoots another query at you; "The author makes Ulysses ana Achilles quote 'an author' and discuss a pretty long and strange passage from that author, who was Plato. How could Shakespeare have rend riato?" For Shakespeare knew no Greek, and In his day Plato had not yet been translated Into English. . It is quite conceivable that Shake speare might imagine that Plato and Aristotle lived many centuries before Homer, but it Is Inconceivable that the erudite Bacon should fall into such an error. Andrew Lang docs not pretend to. solve the riddle. He frankly says, "I give it up. "-New York World. Mexico's 8moking Mountain. In 1897 1 climbed two volcauoes ln: Mexico, Popocatepetl, or "tne Rinoiung mountain." about 17,800 feet, and Ori zaba, the former the most famous be- . . . i m l cause wltnin view rrom Mexico uij and thus n source of especial pride and admiration to the Inhabitants, who, have been louth to believe that any other of their mountains could be high er. Popo has a really splendid crater, about half a mile across and 1,000 feet deep. The walls are generally verti cal, but in one or two places it Is pos sible to descend. When worners are engaged In collecting sulphur machin ery Is used to lioist them up nud down. From Popo a summit there m n glorious prospect, not alone or 'tbe immense crater, but of the beautiful "White Lady" (IztncclhuatH reclining a thou? sand feet below, of Orizaba on tbe far horizon and of the charming valley of Mexico.-Annie S. Peck In Christian Herald. An Inheritance. " : "She claims that her ancestors stood torturing with redhot pincers." "I believe it. , She can wear shoes three nizea too small and look happy. Harper's Bazar. ' Wellington's InUgrlty. The Duke of Wellington was noted for his rigid integrity. Here is an in stance which occurred In reference to his large estate. Somo farm adjoining his lands was for sale, and his agent negotiated for him for tlio purchase. Having concluded the business, he went to the duke and fold h' 1 Nd mode a capital bargain. ' ' IJ; you mean?" asked the dut; " your grace, I have got the funu tor so much, and I know it to be worth at least bo much more." "Are you quite sure of that?" "Quite sure, your grace, for 1 have carefully surveyed it" "Very well, then; pay the gentleman from me the balance between what you have already given and the real value of the estate." Pursuing a popular government campaign commenoad over two years ago, Senator Bonrne, as president of the National Progressive Republican League, bas leaned an appeal to pop ular government advooates to guard against tha emasculation of the ini tiative and referendum by pretended friends. He eays: ' V 'Enemies of popular government. realizing that this movement baa gained suob headway that its ultimate suocesB is certain, have turned as a last resort to the expedient of accept ing the principles but defeating their purpose by hampering their operation. Friends of popular government must, therefore, be on tbeir guard and fight uncompromisingly against efforts of tbia kind. "Three general expedients are re sorted to, to defeat tbe initiative and referendum. First, ty making tbe required percentage of petitionera so high as to praotioally prevent the filing of petitions for either tbe ini tiative or referendum; seooud, ty ex empting from the referendum all mea sures that bear the mere declaration of the legislature that an emergency exists; third, by requiring that mea sures submitted to a vote of the peo ple nuder tbe initiative, shall not be come effective until ratiQed by an affirmative majority of all the votes cast at the eleotion. "Experience has demonstrated that tbe initiative and referendum powers are praotioally nullified it the number of required signers to petitions be ma terially greater than eight per cent tor tbe Initiative or five per cent for the referendum. Experience also shows that some ot tbe most meritorious measures that have been adopted un der the initiative would have failed of adoption if tbe constitution bad re quired an affirmative majority of all votes oast at tbe eleotion; Each mea sure should stand or tall aooordiog to tbe majority of votes cant thereon. "Io tbe campaign wbioh is now pro ceeding in many states for the eleo tion of members of state legislatures who will be oalled upon to vote for tbe submission of initiative and refer endum amendments, the friends of popular government should not be de ceived but should insist upon tbe sub mission of suob amendments in prao tioal form, and count as enemies of popular government, oandidatea .who refuse to pledge themselves to tbe sup port of tbe initiative and referendum, in tbe form in wbiob tbev bavo been found suooesafcl iu other states. An open and aggrePBive enemy to popular government is less dangerous to the cause than a covert opponent wbo pre tends friendship but seeks to emas culate the initiative and referendum by limitations and exceptions which make them Ineffective," Insurance Paid. . Mrs. Minnie DePeatt was in Pen dleton Monday, where tbe went as a representative of tbe looal lodge of Ladies of I be Maccabees, Io pay over to Will and Bofua Campbell tbe $2000 policy wbiob was held by tbeir late mother, Mrs. Henry Caplinger. Tbe deceased was a memhrr of tbe looal lodge of U O. T. M. for over fourteen years. Tbe grand lodge was prompt In payment, ' taking just one month's time to settle from Port Huron, Miob. Peaches for Sale. Fonr bundled trees of fine peaches, including Malta, Orange, Cling, Ear ly Crawford and other varieties. Mont be sold in tbe next 10 days to make room for winter crop. Tbe finest peaobes in tbe world at 1 cent per ponnd. Bring your boxes. A. B. Badley. 8 blocks east of Christian ohcrb, across mill race, Milton, Oregon. , 8trong Circumstantial Evidence. A young wife was in tears a few mornings ago when her mother called. When asked what was the matter aha replied that her husband was out late tbe night before and had been to a drinking party. "What makes you think bo bad been to a drinking party V asked the mother. "He came home," aobbed tho young wife, "wearing a phonograph, born for a hat" Kansas City Star. ,; TO ASSIST OREGON FARMERS ' , U. S Will Advise in Planting of Crops: Railroads Assisting. ' More Caroful Now. Tho young wife bad given her bua band a dance. "You've improved won derfully, Jack," she said as they sat down. "Don't you remember how you used to tear jny dress?" "Yes," he replied. "I wasn't buying them then."-Boston Transcript. Barks. The class in natural history being asked the difference between ft dog and a tree, the head boy answered, "A tree Is covered with bark, while a dog seem a to be lined with If - , ,. . ';, "Marie," asked the athr of her maid, gazing perplexedly at ber reflection la the mirror, "what was I about to do step into the bathtub or go on the stage?' Marie shrugged ber shoulders. "How can I tell? Mademoiselle Is dressed for either." Judge. . 'J Tbe United States government is going to be a big brother to Oregon tarmeii and baa already made, prepar ations to aid them in tbeir work. Byron Hunter of tbe farm manage ment bureau of plant industry of tbe department of agrioulture will do the first work iu the new line to make Oregon a better stato for - producers. L. J. Chapln bas teen appointed district offloial for Marion oounty, and will begin bla duties at once un der the auspices of the Salem board of trade, tbe Oregon Agricultural col lege and tbe department of agrioul ture. Half of bis salary will be paid by tbe government and tbe remainder by tbe Salem board ot trade. " Tbe duties of tbe new official- will be to advie farmers in every wav pos sible for not only the euonessful grow ing of tbeir crops and tbe marketing thereof, but to tbe-seleotion of proper products and vaiieties for this market. The O.-W." B. & N. company bas decided to cooperate in tbe big brother movement for farmers, and has ap pointed Lloyd Bader to a aimilar po sition oooupled ty the Salem man. His duties will te confined to the Wallowa valley, but he will work: in cooperation with tbe government and agricultural college oHioials. Call for Warrant. Notice is hereby given that tbe City of Athena will redeem outstanding oity warrants numbers 615 to 570 io elusive, and water commission war rants numbers 18? to 660 inclusive. Warrants will be paid at the office of B. B. Richards on Aogost 18, 1913, after which data interest on said war rant will cease. Dated at Athena, Oregon, this tbe 16tb day of August. 1013. Victor 0. Baike, City Trees.