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- .""'.-iwni(. This Edition con tains Four Pages Athena Merchants Carry Big Stocks Buy Your Groceries from Your Home Grocer VOLUME XXVI. ATHENA. UMATILLA COUNTY; OREGON, FRIDAY. MARCH 27. 1914. NUMBER 14 Foss-Winship HARDWARE Company a : m ii rin jj Sell I" V ' ir!!,,'!l-'iil! ' '.l''1'1'', I i ! I (f::::5ajLj'' ' J. Superior Ranges ; - The World.Leadet Since 1837 In Barrett Building, t- AthenaQr - i So many o onr fiienda haveMtskedma; f "What is the meaning of that we are going lo explain the origin of the word. Like a good many worda in English, "TUM-A.LUM'lia derived from a great many lang uages. Originally, from the CHINOOK INDIAN meaning "SCATTER ED WATERS" "TUM-A-LUM" baa conie to mean: ''.' IN, FRENCH VTO EXCEL, V ' ' - 7v'- . I --J- '.IN DUTCH; '.'HANDLING THE BEST OF, GRADES. " y.-lj'. ; IN QERMAN'SERVIOE.". .1 -f , ,. v a v-v . IN IRISH, "QUALITY." - IN SPANISH, "THE BEST FOR THE MONEY." Fnt all of the above meanings together and ynn have the meaning of TUM-A-LUM in ENGLISH. Bnt in" the language of ..Athena.;. TUM-A-LUM stands for THE UP-TO-DATE LUMBER YARD. ' f . " 1 ' ' i ii i :. . -- , A fiae lot of tarred Cedar fence posts on hand. The Tum-a-Lum, Lumber Zij:;:'i it." y - THE ATHENA MEAT MARKET mB "! WlBllllllllBMWBWWaMMI ; We carry the best That Money Buys : - Our Market is Clean and Cool Insuring Wholesome Meats. BRYAN & MEYER : Main Street, ' Athena, Oregon Home of QUALITY Groceries Good Groceries go to the Right V Spot Every Time - This is the Right Spot To:go to :Every 2Tinie for Groceries c TRY THESE THEY'LL PLEASE ! OWElBEST THE M0i!0P0LE Monopole Vegetables Honopole Fruits " V .Monopole Salmon : . Monopole Oysters DELL BROTHERS, " Athena; Oregoa CATEREES TO THE PUBLIC IS GOOD TH1KG3 TO EAT 5 DESIIlIS '("' . . . , . REV. B. F; KING PASSES AWAY AFTER LINGERING ILLNESS. W. J. Willanson Put to Rest Resolutions for Mrs. Lucy i Rogers, Deceased.: After a lingering illness dne to old age. Rev. Benjamen F. King, an hon ored pioneer preaober of tbia oonnty, passed away at the bone . of his aon. Wm. J. King. - Tuesday evening, March 24, 1914, at the lipe age of 79 years, eleven months and ten days. " . 1 1b& faneral services were . held. 1 ; the M. E. chnrob in this city. Thurs day at 1 :30 p. m. ' and interment tock plaoein the Keee oemetery, the ; body being laid beside that of bis wife who preceded him Jnlv 17, 1904. The ser vices were oondacted ty Rev. Gornall of be M. E. cbnrob. .. . Three sons and four daughters of a family of ten ohildiea snrvive him. They are: Wm. J. and John T. King of Athena; Thomas King of Snow, Idaho; Mrs. Abbie Wilhelm of Rnpert Idaho; Mrs. Maiy Jones, of Jnntnra, Malbenr opopty ; Mrs. Dolly - Haney of North Yakima, and Mrs. Lola Suther land of Portland. All were present except the eon in Idaho, The following obitoary written by tbe band of the subject of the eketob, himself, tells the story of bis life far better than it could be told by any other: , Athena, Maroh 18, 1905. Rev. B. F. King was born May . 4, 1834,, in Madison oonnty, Arkansas; raised in the southwest part , of Missouri. Big parents both died in 1846. ' He waa married to Miss Lnoinda Schooling, December 16, 1853, in Lawrence, oonnty, Mo. with whom be lived 63 years, 7 months and one day. She died July 17 1904. To thdm were born 10 ohildrenr-six girls and four bgva. They crossed the plains in 1857 by ox team, enduring the hardships and privations bo common in those days to emigrants on the plains. . Six months were spent on this journey; many things were pleasant, but there were more that were unpleasant. They landed., in California . in . September, worn and weary, among strangers; with no money, and with a family to care for,. Remained, in California until August. 1859, then name to Oregon, remaining in Linn oonnty most of tbe time until 1870. t Moved to Eastern Oregon, here to meet the -hardships and responsibilities oommon in a new oonntry. He was converted in 1848, and in June 1853 with bis wife joined the M. E, ohuiob, Soutn. He was U-. censed to preaob in I860, in Linn coun ty, afterward serving tbe obnroh as supply on tbe Albany circuit, then preaobing in Eastern ' Oregon and Washington. As to his success in this 'work. Le leaves it with God and tbe church historian to say. " W. J. Wilkinson Buried. Tbe funeral of tbe late , Wm. J. Wilkinson was held last Sunday after noon at tbe family residenoe in tbia city, tbe body having arrived Saturday evening from Twin Falls, Idaho, where bis death ooonrred. , A large number were . present in token of friendship for the deoeased and family, and the tribute of , flowers was pro fuse. A short aervioe was oondnoted at the borne by Rev. W. S. Payne of Weston, and the beantiful bnrial service of the Woodmen of the World was oondnoted at tbe grave by mem bers of that order. The looal lodges of Women of Woodoraft and Rebexahs were also represented , William J. Wilkinson was torn in Hastings, Minn., February 21, 1856, and came to Oregon in 1881. He was married at Dot, Wash., Jnne 80, 1885 to Alma A, Chamberlain. In 1909 Mr Wilkinson went to Idaho, where be has since resided. His two child ren, Miss Velma, and Craig, both of tbia citr, were at bis bedside when he passed away. ' RESOLUTIONS OP SYMPATHY I Cambridge, Idaho, Marob 20, 1914. We, the committee appointed by tbe F. E. a U. of A. of Dixie Local, No. 33. In the death of Sister Lnoy Hansell Rogers, would respeotlfolly sabmit tbe following: Whereas, it has pleased tbe Heaven ly: Father to call onr beloved sister, Mrs. Lnoy Hansell Rogers, and Whereas, we realize that in her dealn we have lost a faithful member, tbe husband a loved companion, tbe children loving mother, and tbe parents a daughter whose memory will ba cherished always, Be it therefore Resolved: That a copy cf these res olutions be presented to the relations, one spread on ttu minutes of our Lo cal, one eaob in tbe National Field, Cambridge fferrs, Midral Reporter and tbe Athena Press. ..... Mrs. Mattie Moore, , Mrs. Kellie Cnrts. : Mrs. Caroline MpEiroy, t Card cf Thanks. ' W,. J. King;, trotbers and sisters, wisn to thank their friend for the. help and kindness bestowed during the illness and death of their father, Rv. B. F. King. To those .who as sister in tbe choir singinsg, who con tribute the. floral offerings and to many others, tbeir giatitudt la extended. Just "Bill " Astor, if You Pleasq; He Wants to Be a Carpenter Copyright, 1914, by American Press- Association. kTJIS Is "Bill" Astor. Sometimes he Is known as William Waldorf Astor, son of Mr. and Mrs. Waldorf Astor, but he prefers to ba called plain "Bill." This lively picture of him was taken on a recent visit. of his parents to America. His father Is a British subject and his Grand father, William Waldorf Astor, a naturalized British subject, but "Bill" la American right down to bis shoes, and ho wants to be a carpenter. "Hill's" rnothr was Nannie Langhorne of Virginia, one of the famous "Gibson girls." rivE os STATE SENATE Oil PROPORTIONAL REPRESENTATION AIM IN DECLARATION. . - With End of Upper House, Plan Is to Allow Citizen tQ Vote for One Candidate. CITIES BEGIN FLY CAMPAIGN Others Writing for Directions; 10,000 Bulletins Ready. Twelve Oregon cities are pioneering in tbe Spring anti-fly campaign. A fresh city writes for instructions to tbe State University Extension Divi sion almost every day, but in the orig inal twelve tbe campaigns have b een arranged for The twelve are: Salem, Portland, Rose burg, Forest Grove, LaGrande, Pendleton, Medford, Eugene, Monmouth, Astoria, Drain and OreswelU f - - . In abont a week the University will have ready for distribution 10,000 bulletins. These bulletins will tell Oregon communities bow to prooeed in fly campaigns. Meanwhile, Dr. Clifton F. Hode, professor of eooIb! biology, who is originator of the idea in this state, is giving directions to Eastern Oregon towns. . Women's organizations are common ly first to take op tbe fly campaign. Immediately the organization tries to enlist tbe city offioials. Appointment of a deputy with police aotnority, who is expected to see that places where flies treed are eleaned and kept clean, is next songbt. In Roseburg, tbe women's acxiliary of the Com mercial Glob is leading the fight. The bulletin will contain specifica tions for tbe easily made and inexpen sive fly trap that has been snob a fao- tor in making campaigns elsewhere a snooess. Use of traps early in the fly season is essential. One snob, .trap will frequently catch all tbe early pairs in a small neighborhood, if prop erly baited. . Includes Panama. Panama is a part of the United States coast- line, declared Senator George Chamberlain of Oregon Toes day. Heintrodnoed a. resolution call ing for tbe sntmission of tbe expense acoonnta on all rivers and harbors work and a complete itemized state ment regarding tools and machinery on all snob jobs on United States waterways, inoluding Panama. The resolotioa is fraught with great possi bilities and caused a tremendous sen sation. If the senate by passing this resolution, plaoes Panama as a part f f the' United States coast line and on a similar footing with all other U. 8. waterways, snob action will vitally affect tbe free tolls qnestion. CUam terlain's move is said to be a strategic maneuver to tear tbe tolls qnestion out of treaty control, tbua fooling tbe British and tbe American railroad trnst and all other interests opposed to free tolls, for Amerioan coastwise f esaels. hatter still repeats dreamily as be re calls the motnoiit or bis life, "It would not have been fulr to bnve sold them, not fair to my customers and not fair to myself." London Globe. ' Made the Most of His Hats. When Lord MUner held his first re ception at Pretoria tbe officers and leg islators were given to understand that frock coats and tall hats were expected f tbenx Tbere was only one shop in the place in which silk bats were sold, and this bad but four of them. Tbe Transvaal legislators rushed off In a body to buy these four, but tbe batter, cot belug mad, saw bis opportunity la their extremity. He knew tbere was no time to get bats from any where else, so be resolved not to selL He offered to let them out on blre at tbe rate of 10 shillings for ten minutes. His shop was close at band. Four gentlemen could present themselves before bis excellency. After ten min utes they must silently steal away an band over tbeir blrcd finery to another pantlna ffuartet. It was doncocd tuo "The Corsican Bandit." Only those who have traveled a good deal In. Italy ran realize the depth of the resentment Hint Is Ktlll felt tbere at the losses the oonntry suffered through the ( orsiciin Itnndlt," ns Na poleon hns been dubbed. The. Italians have a saying iibout the French', "Are the French thlcves'r" "No, but bona parte ia good part of themi ore". And When n visitor goes to one city after another, sees one building nfter anoth er that was robbed of Its chief treas ures by Napoleon, he begins to under stand this savage sentiment. It Is even stronger In .Malta, which'. Island was virtually swept clean of Its splendors of medieval and renaissance art by the conqueror. The Maltese loot Is all somewhere at the bottom of Alexan dria bay,' the ship on which Napoleon loaded It having foundered tbere. ' Wt Tyler's Rebellion. Attempts to fix by statute the. wages of agricultural laborers In England were largely responsible for the great revolt of 1381, or "Wat Tyler's rebel lion." It represented the despairing effort , of landowners to get back to the level 'of wnjjet before the black (li'iUli came to make labor dear. But the lord of Ihe manor overshot the nmrk Me wit n ted the day wage kept iio'.Mi to 4 rent to (l t ents n day Had he jmi l cent to 8 rents In the sched ule Hu rt' milit have been no rebellion' Declarations for the initiation .of constitutional amendments abolishing the State Senate and providing for proportional lepresenatatlob in tb Legislative Assembly, championed by officers nf tbe Statf Federation of La bor, Farmers'. Union, Farmers' 'Soci ety of Equity, Proportional Represen tation Bateau, People's Power League and tbe Oregon State. Grange, were Bled with Secretary of Stale Olcott Monday. : It is proposed to submit the amend ment at the eleotion in November.1 : Tbe proposed amendment for the abolition of the State Senate save: ? "Artiole four shall be amended by adding to it: 'The Senate and offioe of Senator in tbe Legislative Assemtly of Oregon are hereby abolished. All provisions of the constitution and laws of Oregon in oonfliot with this section ate hereby atrogated and repealed in sofar as they oonfliot herewith. This seotion is in all respeota aelf-exeontlng and immediately operative.' " Tbe other proposed amendment is as follows: ' ' ' 1 "Every legal voter may vote for any one oandidate in tbe state for Repre sentative in the Legislative Assembly and no more.- The voter may wtite or stick on the ballot the name of the (candidate be or she votes for when it is not printed on tbe ballot. The 60 osodidates who reoeive tbe highest number of votes throughout tbe state shall be tberety elected. "A candidate's name shall be print ed on tbe oflioial ballot only in dis tricts in wbiob be or she resides. Ev ery candidate nominated for ; Repesen tative may have not more tban 20 words printed with bis or ber name on tbe oflioial ballot, giving tbe name of the industrial, oommeroial or politioai organization or party . by which tbe candidate ia nominated and . his or her pledges to tbe people, -r Tbo votes for the eleotion of Repre sentative in tbe Legislative Assembly shall be counted,, canvassed and - re turned in like manner as heretofore in tbe eleotion of Joint i Repreientalve from districts of two. or .more coon-. ties."'"1 ' r,.. ' : The amendment is proposed to fit in between sections 10 and 17 of article 3 of tbe constitotlon and to ba known as seotion 16a. t : PAFGELS POST TO CARRY FARM TRUCK FROM THE FARM TO THE DOOR OF CONSUMER DIRECT; 1j Ten Cities. Selected .By De- , partment, ..Where First,Test ' i ' .WiU Be Tried Out, .. . Husband -Fails Tiurlce. h w. Mary.Blebm of . Walla. Walla, con siders that in 28 years she' has given Philip Blebm a fair trial as a hus band and now for tbe third time sbs is seeking a divoroe from biro. Two prevlons attempts have been snooess fol, as tbey have been married three times. Her complaint gives an ao oonot of their progressive matrimonial experiences. First mart led in Russia in 1888, tbey lived together for a number of years, then Mr. Blebm got a divoroe. In Heppoer,. Oregon, 'Jan nary 1, 190S1, they again beard the worda that made them man and wife. Tbey remained together until June 10, 1010, when the court waa Again called on to undo the work of the minister, Preliminary steps have .been ttkeu . by the Poitoffioe Department, to .per.. feot its plan for reducing the cost of living by baving the, parcel poat oarry products of the f sjra. direotly to tbe door of the oonsumer. . Ten cities were selected, to begin., work, "of, establishing direct oonnentions between producer" and consumer, Postmaster - General Burleson iav log already issued an ., or-, der permittiag the, use of orates and boxes, for totter, , eggs, ,piultry, veg etables and fruit shipped by parcel " post." Orders went to tbe post masters at Boston,. Atlanta, St . Louis.' San Franolsoo, "Baltimore, Detroit, La Crosse,. Wis., Lyon, Mass.,, Rook ; la landti III, and. Washington, direoliug them to ."reoeive the names of per sons who are willing to supply farm produoUiio retail quantities by parcel post."-1 t . i-.r,, - 1 , - .. ) : .Printed lists of these names,, show-. ng kind and quantity of commodity available, will be distributed among town and bity patrons. ' i j "By the ns-i of tbe lists." Fiiat As sistant Postmaster-General Roper said, "the oity , consumer, will te able to get io touch with a farmer who will pil bla weekly order for batter and eggs and other fain products. The coasnmeri will reoeive tbe prodooe fresh from tbe oonntry and the per sonal relationship established will no doubt tend to improve the quality. Tba farmer will be relieved of carry ing bla , produoe to market, , as tbe rural carrier will make daily colleo tioua at tbe farmers' door of.tbeae re tail shipments to oil? consumers." Bulletin on Bean Culture. . .: : Tba ; United Statea. Department t of AgrlooUure recently leaned, Farmers' Bulletiu No. 601 entitled !'Beao Grow ing in Eastern Washington and Ore gon, and v Northern Idaho." Tbia bulletin diaouases in detail the onltur-. al metboda need by tbe, moat uooess ful bean raisers in Noz Peroe, Lewis and Latah Counties, Idaho, and Uma tilla County, Oregon. It waa fonnd. that farmers are growing aa many bushela of wheat, oats or tar ley. per aora following beanies after an ordi nary summer fallow ,The cultivation of tbe teao crop replaces the work necessary to care for the fallow ground and leavea tba aoll in excellent condi tion for, tbe seedlDg cf winter wh eat. This bulletin is of interest to the peo ple "living . iq the rooister portion of the lnlsnd Empire and, should ts in the bands of every farmer in tbia aeo tion. In order to optalu. Farmers' Bulletin 661 write to Mr, W, J. Spill man, Offioe . of Farm Management, Washingtoo, D. C. or to the author, . Mr. Lee W. Flubarty,; Walla Walla, Waab. It mar also be bad ty writing to your oonrgessman or to the Secre tary of .Agriculture... .-Washington, d. o. . ;". ' 'Frank Ely, who spent his boyhood days in Athena, yat in tbe city Sun day from bla home at Boise, visiting bia mother, Mrs. Henry ,Pinkertou. pafpstliewiiriliof '.wm. UiMler (Viliissliois ' : i Just out of the packing cases, brand new, spic-and-span immaculate under-ganrients in a variety of styles that will delight every woman who admires dainty muslins - " t " '..' . ',". Selected with the greatest care, made by well paid, well fed operatives in light airy work rooms. Our demand for garments has been gratified , to the fullest cxtcnf-wc abhor "sweat shop"- goods and never buy them We want you to carefully observe the manner in which these under garments are , made turn them inside outrnote the excellent fluality of the trimming, the sewing, the button holes. Compare quality with price then decide whether it is to your inter est to buy here or not. THE "MONEY-BACK STORE" ATHENA, OREGON. V 1