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Buy Your Groceries from Your Home Grocer VOLUME XXVI. ATIIENA. UMATILLA COUNTY. OREGON, FRIDAY. APRIL 17. 191. NUMBER 17 Foss-Winship HARDWARE Company . L!l.Jx!lii ' ' ' " s- .Sell-.. ;.f- J!".'.. j " . Superior ; t Vs SSf , . tlfclj ' J a : World-Leader ; pi-J Since 1837 if r. . In Uarrett Buildjng( 1. - ; r., Athena,. Or. So man; of oar ft leads have -'feaket us: "What it tbe meaniog of "TUM-ztLU'; ; that we are going to explain tbe origin of the word. Like a good many words in English, "TUM-A-LUM" is derived from a great many lsng : nages. Originally, f rorn the CHINOOK INDIAN moaning "SCATIER ED WATERS" "TUM-A-LUM" has come to mean : ' IN, FRENCH "TO EXCEL." ' IN DUTCH, "HANDLING TOE BEST OF GRADES." ' IN QERMAN,,."SERYICE." . , S" IN IRISH. "QUALITY." IN SPANISH. "THE BEST FOR THE MONEY." Put all of tbe atove meanings together and yna have the meaning of TUM-A-LUM in ' ENGLISH. But : in the language of Athena. TUM-A-LUM stands for THE UP-TO-DATE LUMBER YARD. - . A fine lot of Screen Doors on hand.4 The Tum-a-Lum . Lumber Company "See A. M. JOHNSON about it " THE ATHENA lyiEAX iVlARKET 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 Spot Every Time This is the Right Spot To go to Every Time for Groceries n i r TRY THESETHEY'LL PLEASE ! ONE BEST THE MONOPOLE Monopole Vegetables Monopole Fruits Monopole Salmon : Monopole Oysters DELL BROTHERS, Athena, Oregon CATERERS TO THE PUBLIC IN GOOD THINGS TO EAT TINKER INITIATIVE $200 SUBSTITUTED FOR C1RCU--h LATION OF PETITIONS. Also Proposes Amendment Giving Governor Section Ve- ; toing Privileges. A.M. Craw fold, present attorney geoeial and reputlioan candidate for governor, believes that be sees need of legislation to empower the, governor to veto sections or items in legislative tills, and be would also simplify tbe manner of introdnolcs initiative mea- snres by, abolishing tbe circulation of petitions, which wonld remove tbe ob jections to tbe present method, so he alleges, and be bas prepared, two amendments to tbe constitution to effect changes as he wonld have tbem. " " " ' '-. It will tie noticed that Mr. Craw ford's amendment to the initiative measure wonld abolish about every feature of the present law, but tbe man witb $200 to pay for filing bis petition oonld do so, and no one would know anything about it unless be happened to run aoross an election pamphlet. Crawford's proposal reads: "1'he legislative authority of tbe state shall be vested in a legislative assembly, consisting of a Senate and House of Representatives, but tbe peo ple reserve to themselves power to propose laws and amendments to the constitution, and to , enaot or rejeot tbe same at the polls. independent of tbe legislative assembly, and also re serve power at their own option to ap prove or rejeot at the polls any aot of tbe legislative assembly. Tbe' first power reserved by tbe people is the Initiative j and ONE or more legal voters may propose any measure by petition, and every such petition shall include tbe full text of the measure so proposed. Initiative measures shall be filed with the secretary of State, witb a FILING FEE OF. f 300 (said fee to be applied on the cost of print ing and mailing of election phamplets) not less than four months before elec tion at which tbey are to te voted up on. t . ' . . :.. ' - "The seoond power is the referen dum, and It may be ordered (except as to laws necessary for the immediate preservation of , tbe public peace, bealtb or safety.) either by petition signed by 5 per oent of the legal vot ers, or bv the legislative assembly as other bills sre enacted. ' Referendum petitions shall be filed with the Sec retary of Htate not more than 90, days after the final adjournment of the sea-, sion of tbe legislative assembly wbioh passed the bills on wbioh tbe referen dum is demanded. The veto power of the governor shall not extend to mea sures referred to the people. All elections on measures referred to tbe people of tbe state shall be bad at the biennial general eleotion, exoept when the legislative assemtly shall order a special election. Any measure referred to the people shall take effeot aod be come tbe law when it is approved by tbe majority of votes oast thereon, aud not otherwise." Relative to vesting authority in tbe governor to veto single ceotions or items in legislative bill?, Crawford's proposal is: "If any bill presented to tbe gover nor contains two or more sections, or two or more items of appropriation of money, be may objeot to one or more of said sections, or to one or mere of said items of appropriation of money, and approve tbe otber portions of said bill." ' IDAHQ IS KDW OUT OF WHEAT California Finds She Must Depend On Oregon and Washington. So little wheat is available in tbe Northwest now that tuyera are not making much effort to get in tonoh with sellers. There is still a steady inquiry -from California and this is certain . to contnue tbrongbont tbe season. Tbe shortage of supplies is most pronounoed in Idaho, Aooording to reports reoeived that atate ia wholly cleaned up of last year's wheat oron. The Califoroians, therefore, will have to look to Oregon and Washington daring the remainder of tbe season for the wheat tbey need. California is using as mooh feed wheat now as at any time this year. For the next three months that state will, in all probability, take as moob grain as in the past three months, their purchases having averaged close to 1,000,000 tusbels a month. ' On tbe Bound tbe millers have largely withdrawn from tbe market and tbey are offering a oent less than last week. Tbe dealers there, bow ever, are, as strong as ever and tbe same applies to the Portland dealers. In tbe Portland market 93 cents was available for club, 91 to 91 1-3 cents for red and 93 1-2 cents for fottyfold. Bluestem is nominsl, as there is but little - demand for it, 1 be country mills are also luaotive in the wheat market Soma are selling their stock of wheat, instead of grinding it, te cause of tbe blgb prioe of grain and tbe excessive abarter rates being asked by vessels in '.he Oriental trade. Poor" John D. Rockefeller ! They Want $12,000,000 Tax From Him ?:AiMiwiiiiiiiwwiwa, v jr- v? K- - DPrOSB yoo were .worth a mero $900,000,000 In personal property, or at least were worth that much in the estimation of llvo tax assessor, niiil you wetf taxed $12,000,000 for the past year, would you kick? Tti;tt was the nositioh that John D. Rockefeller, the cx-oil king, found him self in. Ho kicked. The Cleveland authorities placed that valuation upon his personality, and the $12,000,000 tax was duly Imposed, Mr. Rockefeller "pW tested and left It to his lawyers to Dght it out He returned to one of his several homes, Pocantlco Hills, N. Y., to ponder over the cruel ways of Ohio tax assessors nnrt incidentally to play golf. This Is Mr.. Rockefeller's Iuu-ki nd best picture. The background Is part of Ms I'ocaullco Hills home. PIANO STUDENTS IN RECITAL Mrs. Plamondon's Pupils Appear . fore Parents. Be- Forty parents assembled at tbe borne of Mrs. J., D. Plamondon Saturday afternoon to bear members of her class in piaDO. as tbey appeared in re cital. Mrs. Plamondon was assisted by Mrs. Stites, vocalist, of Portland. Light refreshments were served, tbe hostess being aseisted by Mrs. H. A. Barrett and Mrs. 1 H.; I Watts. Tbe following program was given: "Flower Song," duet. - Mamie Sbeard and Zola Keeu. "Brookside Reverie," Spenoer; "Wstoh tbe Ball dame," Sawyer. Hazel MoCnbbin. "L'Innooenoe," Vnss; Valee, "Bu ouese," Becri Von Gael. Beleu Rns- sell. "Rooky Brooklet," Wiettaoh; Valse "Caraotnrestique," Giles op. 462. Edmund Potts. ''lbs Leatbmao," Biedermann, "Ibe Whip-poor-will," Dutton, Mildred Wioship. , ' "Ibe Rooster," Maxiomj "Bird's Morning Song," Streabbag. Eva Carstens. ' Marobe "Bongroise," Ootave study ; Waltz Studv, Carl Bobm. Zola Keen. "In the Field," Friene; "IbeDano ing Leaves," Cochran. Pearl Ramsay, "Chssing Botterflies," Sawyer; "Tally-bo," J. Rogers. Verva Gross. "doing Fishing," Spencer; March ing on Merrily," Sliebl. Audra Win sbip. "Fust Waltz," Sohmall; "First Violet of Spring." Anou. Chailotte Gross. "Papa'e Waltz," dnett, Helen Rus sell and Mildred Winsbip. "Minuetto." Schubert; "Black Key Mazurka." fierzog. Mamie Sheard. Vooal solo "The Silver Ring" Cha mioade. Mrs. Stites. ' leprosenting that grade. Nina Tbarp standing 95 and Vera Mahar, 87 per cent, in written, are lepieeentiog the fonrth grade, and Luoioda Dell 91 per cent and Augusta Orcdnff, 93 per oent, are representing tbe I Lit d grade. The county oontest, will be held in Pendle ton May 25. . The oratorical tryopt was held in tbe Christian church last evening, In wbioh one contestant appeared for A. division; one in B. division, aod six teen in division C. In tbe two for mer, Arnold Eoepke and Zola Keen will be Atbena's representatives, re spectively, aud in the last, Jeanette Miller receiving tbe highest peicent aee. will renresent that division. All tbe .contestants were well drilled, Luoioda Pell ranked seoond in oentage.' .,- NORTHWEST EDULD LEAD THE WORLD WONDEREUL POWER CAPACITY OF COLUMBIA RIVER Speaker Tells of Industries to Follow Available Installation of Electric Current. power of aud torn tbe the and per. Easter at M. E. Cnurch. A large audience gathered at the i Methodist oburob Sunday evening to bear an excellent Easter program, pie pared by the pastor and tie Sunday cobool. The principal feature, and one that was considered a great treat by those present, was a vooal solo by Mrs. Robert Stites of Portland. Mis. Stites was formerly woll known in Athena as Miss Mytslene Fraker. hav ing often visited beie. Mrs Stites also sang in the Baptist oburob at tbe morning service. John Bbiok is down from Odessa, Waab., visiting relatives. ' School Notes, Tha gohool board, oomuoeed of Mr. Benry Koepke, Mr. E. E. Koontz and Mr. M. L. Watts, spuot tbe dsy yes terday visiting school. Twenty days yet remain of sobool. Bass ball on tbe looal grounds this afternon between Weston and Athens. Come ont and see us teke tbem into csmp. AtFerodale, this evening, Arnold Koepke, Lewis Stswsrt and Tom Ca ton will represent tbs Athena sobool in debate witb Prof. Kordoff's spout cri. A reception will be tendered tbe team and frjends by tho Ferndals obool. The local tryont in spelling for Ath ene and tbe five surrounding country districts comprising tbis division, is being beid at tbe sobool bouse tbis afternoon, witn Mrs. Lillian Down Dotson presiding. In tb test of tbs grades held here last week, tbe aixtb, fonrth and tliird grades made general average of over 80 per oent, tfaos entitling tbem to enter tbe tryout today, against repre sentativea of tbe otber schools of tbe division. In the sixth grade. Msrtba Belt, standing 100 per real la wiitten test, and Bella Pambron, 98 per cent, are Develop the latent Colombia River btrsio Northwest into an, industrial center that will rival the world, advised H. B. Miller, chairman of tbs Oregon Hydro-Elect! lo . Commission, at the watocways oouventioq in Portland. Mr. Miller spoke on "Tbe Hydro Electrlo Development of the Columbia and Its Tributaries." Ho called at tention to tbe fact that tbe Colombia River basiq contains one-third of all the available horsepower in the Unit ed States. "In Southern Oregon, outside of the drainage of the Columbia River Bnsio, there is an undeveloped resonroe of more than 1,000,000 bydio-electrio horsepower,' be said. "If we make a little further study of tbe bydro-eleq-trio power cnuoentrated in tbis great Western country, we find that Califor nia, Oregou and Washington, tbe three Paoiflo Coast states, contain 13 per oent of tbe eutire power of tbe Uoited States; and if we iuolude Idaho in this group we have CO per oent. If we go further and take in Montana and Wyoming we have 60 pel oent and it we expand tbe group still fur ther Bud take in Colorado, Arizona and Utah we have a group of states herein tbe West combining 70 per cent of all the power of our country." j Mi. Miller also supported tbe plan to make the canal dams do moo h for irrigation and powr development pro jects, and predicted a useful future for eledtrio energy in tbe Northwest. "If then' be said, "we combine this great leolamation work, tbe byd-ro-eleotrio development and the vast river improvement for navigation, we have in tbe Colombia River and its tributaries the center of the greatest indnstrial enterprise ever undertaken upon this continent, not exoepting tbe Panama oanal.'- ' 1 "Tbs use of electricity for pumping, for irrigatibri.lfof mining. , farm pro duction and domestic purposes will all no donbt surprise us in tbe future. Animals, men and women are to on unhitched from drudgeiy ot life and water powers are to be harnessed in their stead. The advantages of such quantities of power accessible on tbe sea level is perhaps tbe greatest econ omic feature of value we bave. "Many investigations of our re sources tor maoofactniicg iron, steel, nitrates, etc., bave been going on re cently and will continue. So fat as these examinations bave gone, two factors bave yet to be revealed to in sure their extensive establishment, namely, cheap iron ore of a proper grade and the low cost of lime of a blgb quality aloog and near tbe Co lombia river." PEIKIIBM" FRIDAY, 1 22110 REQUEST OF COMMERCIAL AS- SGCIATION ACCEDED TO. Big Picnic to Close Saturday Night In a Blare of a Mardi Gras Festive Frolic. The Pendleton Commercial Asro oiation has aBked that Friday, May 22, be set aside aa Pendleton Day at tbcj Caledonian. Pionio iu this city, and the ofriolala of tbe sooiety will gisdly aqoedq to the reqnest. Secre tary Cranston, of the Commercial As-' sociaUao writes Dr. flamondun, prra ident of the Caledonian Society, that a large number of Pendletooians wi.ll be here on that day. The Commer. cial Association also favors the enter tsinment of tbe Portland stager and dancers tbe evening previous to their aiiival in Athens, sdvanoing the sug gestion tbnt their visit there would in terest Pendleton people in (he piouioi on the two days following. ' Tbe different committees in charge of arrangements for the pionio are whipping details into form, with tbe result that tbe coming event promises to be more of a soooess than ever. : On Friday evening, the first day of tbe" pionio, the annual Caledonian oouoertwill .be given. On this occa sion, as in tbs , past the best Sooted singing and denoing will be in evi dance, also a literary program of mer it. 1 On Saturday night the big picuio will end with Mardi Gras festivities on, Main street, where confetti, ' fun and frolio will take plaoe under a blaze and glare of hundreds of eleotrio lights." , Ibe sports committee is working on an extensive program, tbe rendition of wliiob promises to be interesting aod entertaining. Two large banners will soon float aoross Main street advertis ing tbs pionio, the date of which is , Friday aod Saturday, May 32 aud 23. Vin Moore Coming. The Viu Moore company, comprising 10 people will begin a week's engage ment at tbe Atbena opera Loons on Monday evening, April 27. The Moores are well known in Atbeua, having appeared beie before, and have always pleased the theatre going public. Eastern Star Reception, A reception and banquet, was given Wednesday evening by MaKenzie Chapter, . Eastern Star, in honor of Cresoent Chapter of Weston. Four teen members of that chapter, beaded by their Worthy Matron, Mis. Elean or Warren, came over in automobiles, and after mitiation of six candidates by the looal lodge into the order, a' sumptuous feast was served. Those f rom Westou .attending were : . Mr., and Mrs. S. A. Barnes, Mr. and Mrs, Harry Turner, Mr. and Mrs. E. M. Smith, Mr. and Mrs. John MoKae, Mrs. Warren, Mrs. DeMoss. Mis. Win. Prioe, Mrs. R. Morrison; Misses Doris Barnes and Eliza Morrison. I. O. 0. F, Banquet, lbs banquet given in 1. 0. O. F. Hall last Saturday evening in honor of tbe visit of Giaod Master H. J. Tay lor, was a . notable occasion. About fifty members of tbe Odd Fellows and Rebekab lodges of Pendleton accom panied the Grand Master to this city, aod partook of the hospitality of the looal lodges. A splendid tacqdet wan spread, after an address by the grand officer and others, and tbe latter part of tbe evening was passed in pleasant aooial fashion. ' ' and ml i ' " he Ky v', " Go where you will in this com munity, and just mingle with the crowd and you will find this big store represent ed in the shoes worn by women men and kids. Consult the working man who must of necessity have the most sturdy shoes made, and nine out of ten of them will say they find more comfort and longer wear in our shoes than any they have ever bought anywhere. At social functions, in the home, on the street or at church, our shoes stand out pre eminent in style and neatness, and our constantly increasing business is an indication that these conditions are becoming more and more generally known. We would like to show you the reason in the shoes themselves. THE "MONEY-BACK STORE" ATHENA, OREGON. 3) La