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Buy Your Groceries from Your Home Grocer VOLUME XXIV. ATHENA. UMATILLA COUNTY. OREGON. FRIDAY. OCTOBER 25, 1912. NUMBER 43 , , OFFICERS - 8. F; WILSON." President, ., '. H. KOEPKE Vice-President. F. S. Le GROW, Casbiev . E. A. ZERBA. Ass't Caibier. DIRECTORS S. F, WILSON, a KOEPKE, W. S. FERGUSON M. I WAITS, F. S. Le GROW. FIRST NATIONAL BANK . OF ATHENA' CAPITAL AND SURPLUS, $100,000.00 We extend to our Depositors every cAccommdation : ij consistent with sound Bankincr. - 1 - - f ERWINS Cigar Store ; POOL, BILLIARDS AND CARDS. SOFT DRINKS & CONFECTIONS. A GENTLEMEN'S RESORT, QUIET AND RESPECTABLE. THE TUm-A-LUr.T LUMBER CO.! Lumber, Mill Wbrk an all Kinds of BUILDING MATERIAL: PAINTS, OILS AND VARNISnES ; Posts and Blacksmith coal A. M. Johnson, Manager Athena, Oregon THE ATHENA MEAT MARKET We carry the best Cwtl That Money Buys ggw , Our Market is Clean and Cool Insuring Wholesome Meats. I" '""-"".'.. L hin bum i r-irrrnn D. n. MANSFIELD Main Street, Athena, Oregon .E WATCn AND CLOCK REPAIRING M SPECIALTY. E ES ROAD BILLS FACTS AKD FIGURES FOR THE VOTERS OF THIS COUNTY "Harmony Road Bills" Will Cost County $3,795,600 Ac cording to Barrett! Editor Press, Dear Sir: On the 6th of November the people of Uma tilla County will have aa opportunity to oboose between tbe several different Road Bills-that -will a ppear on t be ballot. ' That tbe taxpayers may bare an idea of what they will be called opoo for in the way of taxes, I have made an estimate of what the so-called "Harmony - Road BUla" - will " ooat Umatilla County. ' In arriving at this estimate I have assumed that tbe soheme will be oar tied through to tbe thirty year limit at oontemplated in tbe initiative bill, 340-1 on tbe ballot. By this bill it is intended to issoe 11,000,000 in State Bonds yearly for thirty years, at 4 .1-2 per cent interest payable semi annually- ' ; : ' v. " ' :;'?! Umatilla county's proportion is ap proximately 129,411 annually for thir ty years. At tbe end of that period this County will be mortgaged for $883,330 all on aooonnt of State Bonds. Of this f29,ill annual charge, one third or $9,803, is retained in the State fund annually to build the Pa oiflo Highway and $19,608 annually is returned to the county. Provided: tbe County oontiibotes a like amount by tax or tale of County bonds. Let us assume that we take advan tage of the law end issue $19,608 In County bonds annually for thirty years. We will have issued $588,24$ io County bonds,,- . '. From tbe first State bond issue of $1,00000.0 the county will bare an interest charge on eaob bond issue, at 4 1-a per cent, of $1)78 annually and it will inoiease that muob each year. For thirty years the aoorued interest on State bonds is $615,411 The interest charge on eaoh County bond issue at 6 per oent is $1764 an nually and will increase that muob eaab year.'. At the end of thirty years tbe aoorued interest on County bonds is $547,074. Now at theJbeginning of tbe elev enth year, of bond issue tbe .sinking fund begins and continues for twenty years. This sinking Ton) charge is sufficient to accumulate a fnndi at the end of twenty years to retire tbe first bond issue of $1,000,000. This brings it up to tbe 30th year from the date tbe first bond 'was i issued.- ' Umatilla's share of this sinking fnnd is $1470 annually for 20 years or a total of $29,411. Now at the end of tbe 30tb year the maximum of $1, 470,570 of County and State bonds are out standing and will continue that way just so long as this law is in force provided tbe 3 per oent tax limit ad mits of further bond issues.- This is tbe way the aooount will stand at this date: ' ; . ; -" Total County share of State bands 1 - . $ 882,330 " "Bonds - 588,240 " share of interest on State' Bonds tadate 615,441 " interest on County bonds to data - 547,074 . " for the thirty years com prising tbe bond issuing ' period - $3,633,085 Now add to this the interest aoorued for the 30 years of' the oanoell ation period as follows: Interest on State bonds - $ 615,441 M " County - 647,074 Total at the end of tbe sixty ; year period when the last-- ' ' bond will be cancelled $S,795,600 Now beginning with the 3Jst year the accumulated sinking fond will cancel the first issue of $1,000,000 State bonds. At this time, tbe 31st year, tbe tax payers will be called up on to raise sufficient funds eaob year to pay the County share of the State bonds and interest on tbe SO year issue together with one years issue of Coun- r in nnr?3 FEluvERY VIHERE PRICES ARE OIGIIT mil ' fMU3 The Freshest and most Choice the Uarket affords in r ? ( J" ( y BUT THEY COULDNTKEEP SINGLE TAX IN THE BOTTLE, 7 - ryi -4 ... LriHHi IwaaBXa' 52 Best that llonoy can Buy Always Found Hero J' ty bonds and the interest on tbe total issue wbiob will be-as follows: Tax this 81at yeqr for canoella tion of State bonds - $ " " " County " " " interest on State " ' " " County " Total County Bond Tax this year . , Bear in 29,411 19.603 89,704 85,205 $123,928 mind that tbe only limita tion to tbe DOBdJasoa is tbe 3 per oent tax limit aad it U juite likely by that time the assessed? valuation will have inoreased sufficient: to' admit of fur ther bond lssnev - In this instance the bond issue and tax obarges wonld remain just this way as long as tbe law is in force, tbe tax levy canoels one ond and tbe law allows tbe iseuanoe of a new bond, wbiob oontinues the County's obliga tions outstanding indefinitely for bonds at $1,470,570 with an annual interest and sinking fund charge of $123,928. That tbe voter may understand just wbat this law means and will cost I append hereto a recapitulation: ' Recapitulation. Dr. I Thirty year State bond issue County share - $ 882,330 " " County " " ,- 588,240 ; " " Accrued iotsrest on j State bonds during issue 615,441 County " " 547.074 -. v during liquid : ation period State bonds 615,441 thirty ; years accrued ' Interest , during liquidation period of County bonds .- - 617.074 Total cost to the taxpayers -of Umatilla County . $3,795,600 r;V ;T' .Cr. Beoeived from State bond issue 2-3 of 'amount paid into fund or' $ 588,240 Beoeived from proceeds Conn- - ty Bonds - - 588,210 Paid out as interest on State and County Bonds - 2,825,030 Contributed to tbe State High- ' way fond for wbiob the county gets no return ; - 294,090 oitizen who has tbe best interest of Athena at heart, be wishes to furnish his quota toward supplying for the winter a oleao, wholesome, intellec tual form of entertainment. Mr. Ma bar, the eleotrioiao, will operate tbe lantern to assist in the good work. M. L. Watts generously oontribntes the light, and tbe officers of the Christian church freely furnish the commodious building. Tbere will be no tiokets sold and admission will be free. Yet tbere will be considerable expense in providing this program and a free will offering will be taken, and Mr. Meldrum will appreciate the assistance of his fellow citizens. - Total. - - $3,795,600 In arriving at these figures 1 have avoided all fractions and have taken a pro rata for this county's share based on the present taxable property of tbe County and State. As valuations increase our pro rata is mora likely to increase than de crease. ; It seems to me tbnt tbe cost is too great and that these Boad Bills are in tbe Interest of the bond buyers, tbe automobile manufacturers and road maobinery people. There seems tut little doubt that Umatilla County aad all of Eastern Oregon can get greater and better re sults from simple county bonding laws which are fully covered by the amend ment found on page 205 of tbe voters' pamphlet, numbers 860 and 361. I invite the taxpayers to read tbe afilrm- ative argument by Win. M. Colvig found on page 207 of the pamphlet. Surely tbe taxpayers do not wish to pot a morgtage on themselves, tbeix children and their children's children for sixty years, which is a prior lien on all tbe property io tbe. Stats, and that is jus, what these "Harmony Road Bills" mean. I shall vote 811 X NO. and trust the people of Umatilla County will do likewise. Respectfully, C. A. BARRETT. t The Sacred Codfish. The sfltted codfish carved In wood to to be seen on tbe walls of the .hall of representatlTes- In- fae statebouse. at, Boston. It occupie place of honor between two classic pillars immediate ly opposite the desk of the speaker. Bostonians arer that' this is the orig inal sacred codSsa of the old colony and that it has had ar place In the halls of the lawmaker of Massachusetts for over 150 years. It la a relic of the as sembly hall that gave-way to the pres ent statebouse. The following is the origin generally assigned to It: One Captain John Welch of Boston was the creator and carver of the fa mous fish. In his time he was held to be a wood carrer of no mean abil ity. He established himself in Dock square in 174T. A member of the An cient and Honorable Artillery compa ny, Welch rose in time to Its captain cy. He was called on to contribute to th decoration of the colonial assem bly hall, and as at that period codfish was the colony's main article of export Welch conceived the notion of Immor talizing it Harper's. Y DELL BROTHERS, Athena, Oregon L4 Lectures Will Begin. The winter series of illustrated seimooi cud lectures will begin. Mr. Meldrum will give course of Cftoei lectures presenting to the citizens of Athena a splendid opportunity of journeying through some of the many lands io which be baa traveled. This course is equal and greater than any thing we bate bad from tbe lyeeun bureaus, aad we bepe the putlie will atteed this series as well aa the series of last winter was attended- Mr. Mel drum is not giving this course in the bc;e of gain, bet u t pu'ulia epiriUd conn g is Pais nusie SPECIAL SHOWS ARE PLANNED TO STIMULATE INTEREST C L. Smith Declares That Corn CanBeGrown'Success , : fully in Northwest. 1 Youthful Authors. Although it was not published until a year or two later, It is probable that Keats wrote bis famous "Ode to Au tumn' In his sixteenth year,-and. In deed, all bis Ato great odes, among the greatest In any language, before be at tained legal manhood. He died at twenty-five, so that all the great mas terpieces which came from his pen may be regarded as the production of a boy. Robert Burns wrote that scath ing satire, "Holy Willie's Prayer" when he bad barely passed bis youth, and indeed, the whole of tbe poems in tbe famous Kilmarnock edition, a copy of which sold some little time since ttrr fwo. were written before he was twenty-fiTe. But eren the precocity of Burns was put In tbe shade by tnat or Chatterton. who committed suicide in a fit of despair in a London garret when he waa seventeen. He wrote the whole hnire volume of tbe Rowley poems when be was a; schoolboy at Bristol - An llnrferareund Canal. Between Worsley and St Helens, la tbe north of England. Is the most re markable canal In the world. It W un dereround. from end to end, and is sixteen mile Ion. In Iancaeblr tbe coal mines are Tery extensive, balf tbe cormtrr bdnfl' nndermlned. and many years ago tbe Duke of Bridgewaters managers thoueht they conia save moner by transporting the coal oncer ground instead of on tbe aurf ace. The canal was constructed and tbe mines connected and drained at tbe same time. Ordinary canal boat are used, but tbe power la furnished by men. Oa tbe roof of tha tunnel area are cross pieces, and the men do tbe work of propulsion by lying on their back on tbe coal and pushing with their feet against the crossbar on the root Ar gonaut " - ' Pevrtr t Vfvm. Sbe-An, what power lies in a wurdi He Yes; oce word from a woman once blighted my whole ltfa She Yes? Was It Tfer Ce-No, It wai Tear Excbanff. . ... against tte general deraogement of business that always 'accompanies a failure or even partial loss of wheat, crop. It is a well reoognised fact that (hose localities where diversified -farming is praotioed are less subject to bad season and periodical spasms of bad business than are those localities where a single crop system of farming prevails. . "We believe that a ooin show will prove as valuable a factor in stim ulating diversified farming and im prove methods of stock breeding and feeding, doing for mixed farming wbat apple shows, poultry shows, flower shows and other specialties have done for them." A NEWS SCRIP FROr.l 1378 To stimulate a greater interest in the growing of oorn and to demons trate the possi Dili ties and profitable ness of corn-growing in the country tributary to its lines, tbe O.-W. R. & N. will , distribute several hundred dollars in oash. prizes during the com ing season, according to an announce ment made .by C. L. Smith, the com pany's agriculturist r. Smith deolares that field corn can . be grown just as successfully in tbe Northwest as io any other part of tbe United States. He has traveled over nearly every section of Oregon. Wasbingtoo and Idaho during tbe past year and in every locality be found some farmer who was growing oorn successfully. ' r ' It is a mistaken' idea that oorn oannot be profitably grown .through out the Paoifis Northwest," said Mr. Smith. "The failures that 1 have noted usually have been due to no or carelessness in the preparation of the land or laok of proper cultiva tion. As a feed for dairy cows to sup plement tbe short dry pastures in July and August) there is nothing else quite equal to green ocrn. "Ihe corn plant produces be larg est measure of feed per . area-of land and labor involved of any plant, ex cept alfalfa under irrigation. Tbe corn plant also utilizes a heavy ap plication of barnyard manure more readily than any other plant. Pre sumably tbe farmer who mikes- live stock a leading factor io bis svstum of farming will have an abundance of barnyard manure to epply during tbe winter months to the land that is to be planted to corn tbe following sea son. Tne plowing should be done as early as tbe oharaoter of the land will admit, and as deep as tbe weight of tbe team will permit; bartowlng and cultivating at intervals of fiom five to seven days until tbe'middle or last of May, wbiob will pnt the ground n good tilth and destroy most of the weed seeds present - Kothing is to be gained by clanting the corn too early. The gronnd should be warm enough so that the oorn would come up quiokly and grow rapidly without any check. The stunted corn plant like tbe stunt ed pig will seldom make a profitable srowtb. From Uotober until Decem ber the corn oan be fed green direct from the field. Bat tbe climate ;of this section is not well adapted f6r tbe handling of fodder corn. : ' "Experience has demonstrated that tbe silo is tbe only safe and satisfac tory plaoe to store fodder corn. The best time to harvest the fodder oorn for the silo is jnst as the kernel begins to harden. The best variety of oorn for this purpose is a medinm dent oorn that will mature in about: 80 days. Home grown seed is always preferable to that brought fiom a dis tance. Tbe oorn plant adapts itself to localities and conditions more read ily than any other plant By proper care in tbe eeleotiou of seed the yield and quality mav be improved from year to year. Cultivate tbe oorn lev er? week until it is tasseled. One acre of this green corn will make from 500 to 700 pounds of pork, j A medium variety of the dent oorn should follow tbe flint for late feeding; By using , the portable fenoe and feeding a limited area at a time,' tbe pigs can harvest their own feed with out any notioable waste. Whether tbe corn is cnt up and fed in tbe pasture lot or tbe bogs are allowed to feed it down must be determined by location, labor available, water and fencing, Wbiohever way it- is- done-one- will find tbe most rapid and profitable gains are made from the green oorn Even when bogs are running on riob stubble fields, an evening feed of grseo corn will pay in inoreased gain "To stimulate a greater interest in tbe growing of corn tbe 0.-W. A. .& N. will during tbe coming season dis tribute several hundred dollars in cash prizes. Tbe plan uootemplates a corn sbow for Eajtern Wasbingtoo and Northern Idaho about December 1, 1913. and another at ' some point in Eastern Oregon the week following where prize wilH awarded-for tbe best acres of corn, tbe test ears of oorn. tbe largest yields of fodder, end tbe best essays oo corn growing. A fine collection of seed will t secured from those already growing oorn in tbe various sections. This seed- will ce Gisiuuoiea among socn farmers as are willing to plant and care for it according to directions; detailed' in stroottotM for preparing tbe ground. testing seed, planting tbe oorn and cultivation will be furnished with eaob sample of seed. 'Tbe purpose of the company io taking up this corn propogaeds and holding a eora show for tbe first time in tbe Paeifta Kortbwest is to eaocur age a more general diversification of farm crop, better livestock and better methods of feeding. , We also believe that io a great many instances the eora Held will te profitable, satstitots for tbe Sam Account of Walla Walla Fair Given in Charley Besserer's Watchman. . George Gerking bands us the follow ing from Cbas. Besserer's Walla Walla Watchman, Of the date of Sep tember 20, 1878. Ihe paper . was -found pasted in an old outbuilding wbiob in years gone by tad been used as a photograph gallery by Sam Ger king. The article follows: "Last Tuesday the great Walla Walla Fair was duly opened without tbe flourish of trumpets, yet people began to flock to tbe grounds, some to make tbeir entries, others to see sights. : v;:.'':v. .. .. -. "Tbe Fair ground, in' justioe to Mr. Tfaos. Collins, we must say, looks , more inviting than at any previous season. Tbe track is io excellent con dition. Tbere are no ooriosity shops and dog shows, only a Bohemian glass blower, but the show of flue- and stook, such as would do honor to a world's sbow, noble thoroughbred horses, sheep and hogs is superb. E. H. Hardy, Frank Louden, J. L. Miller, Henry Copeland. J. C. Smith, Orley Hull and Chris. Maiers cootrln-.. uted most if not all of tbe horned stook, J. Lamar, Morrison Osborn, H. H. Hungate, U. Garred, J. Crab and W. M. Willis are the chief com petitors for premiums on fine blooded horses. '.'C.; T. Buck, J. C. 8mltb, L. B. Geer and Tbos. Page All tbe sheep corrals with tbe finest wool and mutton sheep human eyes ever gazed upon. J. M. Alberdee, S. H. Erwin, Wash Ewen, George Sterritt and others grace tbe pavilion with de lloious fruit and all kinds of vegeta bles, grain, eto. S. W. Baer, H. H. Brodeok and L. Goetz, present works of art in tbeir respective lines, wbiob attract considerable attention. "The ladies also come forward with their work and make fine display, but oprto Wednesday eveulng. tbe time we visited the Fair ground last, the entries had but begun. "We hope tbe enterprise will bo a sucoess, This is about all we oan consistently say for the present, but in our next issue we snail be more ex plicit and more to tbe point. To do tbis truthfully, we mBy inonr the displeasure of some, although the trnth on all ocoasions shonld hurt no one, but we are willing to run tbe risk." 10.000 Tickets Sold for Round up. The East Oregonlan reports . that figures received by T. F. O'Brien. O.-W. B. & N. agent, from the pas senger department of that road sbow . that aoouordiog to a count made by the- department 10,000 tiokets were sold at O.-W. R. & N. offices to tbe Pendleton Roundup tbis year. How ever, tbis does not constitute a com plete list of the passengers arriving over tbe O.-W. R. & N.. because it does not lnolude any bnsioess arlBing on the Southern Paoirlo. It counts only the business on tbe O.-W. R. & N. during tbe three days of tbe big show. Those who came to Pendleton in advance of the show are not count ed. Not does the 10,000 inolude any of tbe people brought injby tbe North ern Pacific. ' tGood Roads Near State Line. The three steel bridges- across tbe macadam road between ' Freewater aod tbe state line on which contract ors have been working for tbe past montb, says tbe Walla Walla Union, are now - complete and the road is again open to tbe public. There are two more steel bridges to build' io tbe north lend of tbe coouty, one at Vin cent and the other at the state line. Both of tbe latter are 45 spans. . The rook crusher ia being overhauled and reQtled with tbe expectation of com pleting tbe maoadam road to tbe staU line some time before spring. Wilson Choice ef Teachers. East Oregonian : Woodrow - Wilson is tbe choice for president of the teachers of Eastern Oregon by!' an overwhelming majority, . if a straw vote taken at Enterprise last 'week where the annualiostitute waa held is any indioation. According to Prof. Gbailea Goerne of Athena, tbe vote given to Wilson was several times as large as that given all of j the otner candidates. But another remarkable result was tbe faot that Taft was giv en more votes than Roosevelt by the pedagogues. Sat- rith Tues clerk B. 6. Hal! Dies la Spokane. B. B. Ball died ia Spokane, orday, after a lingering illpess Bright disease, aod was buried day. Mr. Hall acted as deputy in this county for four years, and later was cashier of tbe Fsrmers Bank of Weatoa for a period of four years. H waa prominent lo lodes circles, being satisfactory aod 1 a member of tbe following orders: I Matoojo, I. O. O. F., KolarbUof Py tu rner fallow. It wocJd also check J ias ni Vi'cssissa cf tLi Weill