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This Edition con tains four Pages jj 4 Athena Merchants Carry Bio Stocks Buy Your Groceries from Your Home Grocer VOLUME XXV. ATHENA. UMATILLA COUNTY. OREGON. FRIDAY. AUGUST 15. 1913. NUMBER 32. Foss-WinshipHardware Company Inspect Our Splendid Line of modern mm I OILS and Axle Grease None Better. tA Complete Stock BARRETT BULIDING, MAIN STREET, ATHENA UN DEMANDS FARMERS' CREDIT iage in transit over the distance shipment. present long- SUBJECT REQUIRES ATTENTION IN SEPARATE MEASURE. Amendment Making Ware house Receipts Collateral May Be Adopted. THE TUilfl-A-LUifl LUilflBER CO. . ... . "- Lumber, Mill Work and all Kinds of BUILDIMG MATERIAL PAINTS, OILS AND VARNISHES : Posts and Blacksmith coal ArMrJqhnsonrManageP; Athena, Oregon THE ATHENA EKiEATfllMCET We carry the best 'MEAT That Money Buys Our Market is Clean and Cool Insuring Wholesome Meats. D. H. MANSFIELD Main Street, Athena, Oregon In i n- " - T?M1 w$t MsE 78 Borne of QUALITY Groceries Demooratio "iusurgentV'on the cur rency question nave declared tnem- selves mnoh encouraged. With the Administration measure under attaok in the caucus by those Democrats who seek to .write into the measure a provision wbiob would give the farmer onrrenoy on his crops, President Wilson has issued a state ment committing himself to .rural credit legislation at the next session of Congress. . ' Be set forth that the sub ject oould not be adequately bandied in the present bill and that a separate and'distinot machinery for handling of rural credits should be established. President Wilson - in outlining his rural oredit plan said: ''Speoial machinery and a distinot system of banking most be provided for if rural credits are to be success fully" and adequately : supplied. A Government '' Gommisson .is now in Europe-studying the interesting and highly . successful methods whiob have been employed in several coun tries of the Old World, and its report will be made in congress at a regular session next winter. It is confidently to be: expected that oongresa at tbat session will act on the recommenda tions of that report and establish a complete and adequate system of rnral credits. "There has been too little Federal legislation framed to serve the farmer direotly and with a deliberate adjust ment to his real needs. ' We long ago fell into the habit of assuming that the farmers of America enjoyed such an immense natural advantage over the farmers of the rest of the world, wero so intelligent and so enterprising and so at ease on the Incomparable soils of our great continent tbat they oould feed the world end prosper no matter what handicap they earned, no matter what disadvantages, whe ther of the law or of the natural cir cumstances, they labored nnder. "Our farmers must have means af forded tbem of handling their finan cial needs easily and inexpensively. They should be furnished these facil ities before their enterprises languish, not afterward. And they will be. This is our next great task and duty." After the discussion the insurgents were oonfident they wonld secure ma terial amendments looking to piovid ing money to farmers. One amend ment suggested, wbiob seoured favor able consideration from both aides would make it clear tbat banks in the Federal system wonld discount paper based on warehouse reoeipts for staple commodities and it would make this paper redisoountable at the regional reserve banks. Only One Round-Up. "It need ocoaeion no surprise to hear of the inoreased numbers who want to attend the Bound-Up at Pen dleton," says Wm. MoMurray, general passenger agent for the O-W. B. & N. in an interview in the Portland Jour nal of August 8th. "It is distinctly the show of the oontinent in the events it features. I do not mean to detraot from the other performances given in the different oities, but there is only one Pendleton, and' one Bound-Up. There is enough thrill in any one of the sever )1 performances at Pendle ton to give the tioket bolder bis mon ey's worth, and the management throws in enough additional tLrills to make.it the greatest show of its kind on earth. I am told tbat a number of new and Interesting features are to be added this year.. - Personally I do not see how the Bound-Up can be im proved on as heretofore given, but the managers are always looking for some thing new and they invariably round it up." - MODEL COIEI SET FIE STATE PRIIITERY ATTORNEY GENERAL RENDERS A SWEEPING DECISION. Harris, However, Will Raise to Portland Scale and Em ploy Union Printers. Confined in Penitentiary for Killing Josephine County Man. "Good bye, toys; I'm going; good luok to you," said Charles Slegle, for years known by keepers and prisoners alike at "Oregon's model couviot," as he left the mess hall and walked into the office of Superintendent Law- B( n or tne Stato penitentiary juonaay afternoon, a free man. Slegle bad been confined in tbe pen- itenitaiy for 20 years for killing a man in Josephine county, and not onoe in tbe entire time had he caused the management tbe slightest tronble. The man was given a conditional pardon by tbe Governor and Superin tendent Lawson annonnoed that he bad obtained employment for him. But the superintendent would not say where his late charge was going or who would be his employer explaining "it will be better for him." So long had Slegle been in the pris on no one about the institution knew the details of tbe orime of wbiob be was convioted. The oonviots tell a story tbat when he was 19 years of age be became engaged to marry, but his wages were small and he oould not raise tbe neoessary amonnt in an hon est way. They say he killed the man for the purpose of robbery. But whether he married the girl they do not know. Superintendent Lawson does not know for he has no reoord of tbe case. "All know about it." said tbe superintendent, "is that Slegle has been a model prisoner and I am glad he has a good home. He is about 40 years of age now and, although bald, does not look older than tbe ordinary men of that age. He told me when he left if we aver wanted him juBt to send for him. He went from here to Portland and from there will go to bis new borne. He had been a tiusty for several years and was a valuable man atioot tbe institution." State Printer Harris has annoonoed tbat he would abide by the opinion of Attorney General Crawford that the State Printer cannot enter into a con tract with tbe Salem Typographical Union making the offioe a nuion one. . A majority of tbe printing commit tee opposed Harris entering into a oou tiaot with the union. He, however, insists tbat he will pay the Portland scale, wbiob is $4.50 more a week than the Salem eoaln. Tbe offioe, under the law planing it on a flat sal ary basis will be oonduoted as it was under tbe late State Printer Duciway so far as the union is conoerned, un less Harris obanges bis present plan. Mr. Harris will employ only union men as did Mr. Duulway. i'ne new state printer, however, has issued or ders that all members n( the foroe, employed by bis predecessor, be dis charged and tbat tbe re-employmeut of any of them will be left with the new foreman. Attention was oalled to the fact that the work in tbe oKloe was done satisfactorily under the Duniway regime, when tbe Salem soale was in operation, and ther is no reason why Harris should pay more for the work. A union man is authority for the statement tbat scales are fixed for tbe various cities on a basis of population and the oost of living. Holding that it would be a viola tion of tbe state constitution, Attor neyGeneral Crawford says the Leg islature oannot pass a law authorizing the state printer to enter into a con tract with a labor union. Tbe con stitution, he says, provides that no speoiai privileges can be oonferred upon any class of persons. STAY IH OREGON SFCRETARY OF INTERIOR ALTERS RECLAMATION VISIT. Dead Fish at Pendleton. Mystery surrounds tbe killing of thousands of fish, inolnding trout, wbitefisb and snokers, in tbe Umatilla river at Pendleton. The sight of tbe floating fish attraoted a large orowd on the Main street bridge, tbe water just above the dam being filled with dead fish. An investigation is being made by tbe looal Fish and Game as sociation. It is believed that some poison in deadly quantities either was thrown or found its way into tbe river. An army of small boys waded in and pulled out many fish tbat were still weakly struggling. When the police discovered what was going on tbey compelled the youngsters to throw tbe fish back, fearing poison, A similar poisoning of fish ooourred there about two years ago. His Attention Will Be Called to Persistent Discrimination Against Oregon. Fisherman la Fined. L. 0. Turner of Walla Walla, oacgbt 20 undersized fish in Oregon and paid a flue of $8.50 for having tbem in bis possession in Washington. He was arrested as be stepped from an interurban car by Game Warden Van Ausdale, after bis basket was search ed. He protested that he caught tbe fish in Oregon, bnt Judge MoKinney of Walla Walla fined bira for having them. Franklin E, Lane, ' seoretary of the Interior, who was to have spent all of next week in Oregon looking into tbe needs of tbe reolamation projeots, has obanged bis plans. His journey has been interrupted. He may not see the west extension of tbe Umatilla irrigation project. He will not go to Klamath Falls, and there see reclam ation projeots and attend an annual meeting of the Central Oregon Dove!-; opment league. The Oregon program for the secre tary will be adapted to the exigeooy wbioh has arisen. Upon his attention will be urged: Tbat the disorlmination against Oregon in the matter of reclamation apportionments should oease. , That the entire 30,000 sores of the West Umatilla projeot should be au thorized and work commenced at onoe. Tbat the government should take steps to ascertain and be impressed with the soope and magnitude of the entire Deaouutes project together with several other interior Oregon projeots. erm Up But our prices go down. While the Public is now in the midst of Harvest they are finding time to take advantage of pur great slaughter on Seasonable Merchandise. Prices will con tinue for ten days more. NECK DISLOMJED; HE LIVES Grant County Man May Recover After Lying in Plaster Cast. EUROPE GETS OUR PEACHES Only Rich Britishers Know What Fruit Really Tastes Like. Good Groceries go to the Right Spot Every Time This is the Right Spot To go to Every Time for Groceries a TRY THESE THEY'LL PLEASE ! ONE BEST HE MONOPOLE Monopole Vegetables Monopole Fruits Monopole Salmon ; Monopole Oysters DELL BROTHERS, Athena, Oregon CATERERS TO THE PUBLIC IN GOOD TH1NG3 TO EAT Europe is going to get a taste of real peaohes from the Paoifio North west, says the Journal. A carload shipment from Yakima is being pre pared for shipment nnder thedireotion of the Northwestern Fruit Exchange. The shipment will consist of a oar- load of Elberfas and only the best qualitv fruit will be inoluded. Speoial paokiog will te neoessary in order to insure arrival of the supplies tn tbe best possible condition. While tbe regulation toxes will be utilized, tbe layers will have a wood-fiber ouabion to insure them against rough handling and possible damage in transit across the Atlantio. This will be the first time tbat any real serious attempt has been made ty fruit-shipping interests to send a big supply of Paoifio Northwest peaohes to Europe. While other shipments have gone forward, tbey have been more in the nature of a trial than any thing else. This will be tbe first time that shipment will be made on a real oommeroial basis. The peaob ship ment is not being made to England because of the fizzle of a former ship ment by other interests. . England is not a suitable market for Paoifio Northwest peaches because tbe fruit is not generally known there. It is stated on very good authority tbat not mora than one ont of ten people in England have ever teen a peaob, ont side of a newspaper illustration. The English market's peaob wants are supplied exclusively by a hot bouse peaob, tbe quality of wbiob oannot be duplicated by outdoor grown stuff. Naturally loon peaohes sell at an ex tremely high prioe, but as the only oonsomers are tbs nobility, tbey can afford to pay the prioe. There is every indication tbat con r . siaeratie cosiness la peaohes will Oe developed by Paoifio Northwest Inter ests. After tbs Panama eanal is opansd a heavy volume of business is likely because tbe fruit ean then be shipped direct, thereby saving ranch time, money, as well ri loss in epol- A distressing aooident ooourred to T. F. Dunten at bis borne in Bear valley Sunday, says tbe Canyon City Ensle. and all week he has been hov ering between life and death. Al though bis oondition is most oiitioal tbe attending doctors have hope for bis reoovery. With several of tbe men who were employed on tbe place he oommenoed to perform on a hori zontal bar and as be went to swing around on tbe bar be lost his hold and fell to the ground a distanoo of five feet. Be struck on bis head and dislooated tbe neck. Examination showed that tbe large vertebra in tbe back cart of tbe neck was dislocated and tbe little bones tbat bold it in place were badly shattered. Paralysis covered tbe lower part of tbe body. He remained conscious and suffered tbe most exoruoiatlug paio. The phy sicians made an iron cast and reset tbe neok. The case is a very nnusnal one, suob accidents nearly always re sulting in Instant death. Mr. Dunten exhibits a strong con stitution and his obanoes for .reoovery have greatly Improved in the past two days. 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