AN
INDEPENDENT NEWSPAPER
: F. B. Boyd, Publisher ; ' 1
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Show io November, teems to te rather
looaliziog a prominent bianob o(
industry. Ioaemnob aa the entire
oounty is interested in tbe fair, the
(took indostry of the CJnonty sbonld
bava its plaoe there.
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cATHENA. ORB.. JUNE ji... IMS
While Bryao lias resigned fiora the
oabinet, be pays tribute to tbe in tea -lity
and patiiotio endeavor of Pres
ident Wilson. Be resigns ratber than
plaoe hie signature to a note to Ger
many, that may mean a clash of arms,
when jo bis opinion the Lmitania
matter .sbonld be left to arbitration as
provided by treaty entered into fae
tween tbe United Slates and tier
many. In explaining bis resignation,
Bryao atates tbat Germany rwas tb
tw 11th nation of thirty to sign treat-
' lea ainoa be became aeoretary of state,
eantainiug the arbitration olaose. The
President, wbile seeking a settlement
with Germany peacefully, if possible,
. does not believe tbe Lositania tragedy
oomes under tbe head ot arbitration,
tnt is a direot violation of inter
national law relative to Iba rights of
tbe aitizens of neotral nation.
Heooe it will be eeen tbat both Wilson
and Bryan hope to gain tba same ends
tnt nnder different procedure. Pre
ldent Wilson's note to tbe Gar in an
government appears in this morning's
uanera and Its oooolllatorv tone,
thongb firm id tbe demands for reoog
nltion of Amerioan neotral tights, oan
be characterized aa friendly and devoid
of the ultimatum phrases nblob it wss
supposed to oontaln, from Mr. Bryan's
resignation. Tbe Piesidsnl't polioy is
slill an appeal for peaoe, an honorable
peaoeand tbe wording of bis note
abowa that be aa fervently desires it
aa does Mr. Bryan.
Yonr Uncle Sam is some philan
thropist. After furnishing relief to
Belgium and Poland be now proposes
to atop tbe war In Mexioo aod feed tbe
starving people io tbat benighted
country. Intervention, withheld dur
ing repeated insults and injmies to
tbia oonntrv and its oitizens, oomes at
last bnt only to relieve 'goffering, to
save Mexioo from herself. ,
Weston is acquiring tba repntation
of being the aporteenter of tbe oounty
A 20'rqnocl obampionsbip boxing oon
test with 'prelimiaries pots Wood's
bnrg oo a sporting par with tbe
Boondop city. :
WESTON DEFEATEDSUNDAY 5-5
Athena rinds O'Harra for Seventeen
Healthy Wallops.
League Standing:
. Played Won Lost
Milton-Freewater
Atbena
Weston
Helix
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PC
737
638
874
883
The libel suit seems to he Boose
velt'a long anil. The other fellow gets
tbe short and of it.
' If yon want to lay the right thing
at tbe right time, just keep yonr
month abut.
1 (
The world is full of people who in
slut that something ought to be done.
Meet tbe Pioneeia at ;Weston today
and tomorrow.
CHANGES IN THE GAME LAWS
Boys Under 14 Years Old and Women"
Not Required to Hare License.
Somming op tba terribla results ot
tbe European war, a brilliant editorial
writer oloaea bis article aa follows:
"Tbe real enemy to the warring na
tions of Europe has not yet appeared
in its gannt and ghastly (ormi The
oarnival of death will follow tba ba
taliions of an unseen foe tbat will lay
its unrelenting bands on the struggling
mass from the pfaina of Flandera to
the Russian stoppea. Tola foe will
reoognize no flag; will give no quarter
or offal an hour of respite. It will
fasten its deadly fanga on festering
flesh and levy a toll tbatonly the red
orosa flag oan atop. Tba infinitesimal
soldiers of this army of death will
spring from tbe blood soaked soil, Aa
ine uoi anus 01 aoiuiue hpimubuu,
plague and pestlleuoa will arise like
an avenger from tbe decomposed bod
ies ottha slain to flourish with its
ghoulish and merciless attack, Fiotn
the sanitary conditions that moat fol
low In tbe trail of armies that run up
ward of eighteen milliona tbia foa will
spiing, and when it does, It may be to
aotneiorm that will baffle all medical
precedent, and offer but tbe one alter
native, and that is the oeinatlon from
arma to unite frenzied Europe in a
oommoo can se under tbe one flag
whioh beara the rod cross aat in tbe
white flBg of trooe."
A number of obanges in the game
laws went into effeot May 23 and aa
they effeot this oounty, ara summar
ized bera for the benefit of sportsmen :
Boys under tbe aga of 14 years and
women are not required to have li
oense for either hooting or fishing.
bunting and fishing lioenaes will be
issued free to olvil war veterana npou
propar appliaatioo being made direotly
to tba oonnty oleik.
All floes for violation of game laws
retained by tbe connty.
Deir with horns: Open season from
Angnst 15th to October 1st. Bag lim
it 8 io any one season. '
(lame birds : dnoks, geese, shore
birds, etc, September 1st to February
1 Stb. Bag limit 80 in 7 oonseootlve
days.
Saga bans: July 16th to August
81. Bag limit 8 in one day or 10 in
any seven oonseoutive days.
Prairie ohiokena: Ootober let to
October 1Mb. Bag limit 5 in one day
or 10 io seven oonseoutive days.
Orouse: Angnst 15tb to October 81.
Bag limit tj in one day or 10 in eeven
oonseoutive daya.
front, over 6 inches in length! open
season from April 1st to Ootober 81.
Bag limit 75 tiont or 50 pounds in one
day.
Trout aver 10 Inches in length I
open season all tbe year wttD fioos.
and line only. Bag limit BO trout or
50 pounds io one day.
Death of Mrs. Clinton Chancy. .
Mrs. Jessie Ubaney, beloved wife of
Clinton Cbaney, didd early Mooday
morning at ber borne in Atbena. after
short Illness following premature
obildbfrth. She leaves her boitaud.
fanr little sons, father and mother
aud slater to mourn bar lots. She
was 37 years of age, on tbe 35 day of
May.
Mr. and Mra. J. U Fuller, tbe pa
rents of deoeieed were summoned from
tboir home at Crooks, Idaho, aud ar
rived iu time for tbe funeral. The
sister. Mis. Boy Uhaney, lealdes here
with her husband. The fnneral oo-
nnned from, tbe borne Wednesday af
ternoon, and wae oonduoted by J, H.
Harmon ot the Christian ohuroh, in
terment being in tbe Athena oeme
tory. .
Mi. and Mis. Uhaney have resided
in Athena but a few moutbs, bnt bave
made many friends who deeply sym
pathize with the ttriokeo bnabaod and
little sous in their meparable loss, ,
A newa dispatab last week told of
ei-Ptesldent Roosevelt falling and
breaking a rib In attempting to mount
a horse. Tba rough-riding colonel will
probably oome foiward with a ttreu
none Ananiaa-olnb denial that any
thing con Id ever happen to him. He
may testify that he la error proof,
tibysloaily aa well aa mentally, mor
tally and polilloally; tbat it waa the
borae that fell and bioke a lib and
that he. tha oolonel. la too opright in
everything to'eveu stumble. If neoes
ntj he will, upon oross examination,
tat with a machine gnu Are of cap
ital I'a tbat furthermore he bea no
rita and tbera la no snob animal as a
horse. Then the jury will aoqnlt
him forthwith.
Tbe new weight and measures law
passed by tbe Oregon legislature dur
ing Its aesalon the past winter, rega
letes the dimensions of berry boxes,
consequently any left oer boxee fiom
last year should be consigned to the
aoiap heap. This new box must te
.. fnlln! "Tbe standard boxee or
baskets used in thesale of atrawber-
ries. blaokheiriea, latpbrniee. logaa
berries or other similar hertlea, ahall
be of interior uapaoity of C7.J oubio
inohea, dry qnart, or88.6onbio inch-
a. dry pint." 1
A New York tax appraiser leoeutly
decided tbat tbe good will of a fast
brewing business in tbat State haa no
pecuniary felue, beoeuse tbe prohibi
tion wave may eweep over New York
at any time aod wipe out ail the trew.
erics." It ie not confined to New
York. 1 v-"
Beruiaton'e plea tbat no live slock
exhibits be made at the County Fail
at Stunfleld thii yeai, out of respeet
tat tha Ueiaainton Hog ud Dairy
Sunday's results: Athena
ton 6; Milron 8, Helix 0.
Next Snnday: Milton at
Weston at Helix.
8, Wee
Athena:
Drramland program for Friday and
Saturday nights: 1 and a. "The Ad-
veutnres of Katblyn, No. 11," Sellg.
8. "Brought to Justice." Kalem.
Sunday: : 1 and 8. -"Too Many Hus
bands," Vitagrapb. 8. "Willie's
Haircut," Sajig.
NAVAL WIRELESS.
It la Almost Impossible to "Jam" a
Wall Organiiod 8rvic.
Muiiy eupposo thnt It la possible for
an enemy to disrupt and susiumuI nil
wlri'loaa conimmilciitloii tit will by pro
ducing wry powerful u-n'rea of Irreg
ular lougth-iu other words, by Inter
ference or. "J:nimlii!!." According to
Commander V, (1. I.orinit of tUe Brit
ish nuvy, mid) tuetleit are seldom auc
"panful. It In very bard, If not lni-
fcxil'.... to "Jnro" n well owuilied
wireline service, fur there are mauy
ways. Licit li tci-bntcul ami niotlni.llnil.
to defeat mull au intention If the
cuccy ntteiupta Interference he must
put hla own wireless conirunnlentlon
completely mil of action for the time
being, with nu certain prospect of se
riously Inconveniencing the rownimil
cntlon of Ills opponent
I'mnainnder Lorlug also bclbvea that
the ri: k of bavins the nl;n:ils of the
fleet intercepted by nu enemy l very
iillj;ht. "Co-opera I ion between opera
ton. with full knowledge f each otliJ
ei-'s methods, la extremely luiHirtut)t
when handling OUDcnlt code incetotgea,
an.l tlio more skilled the nriMulaatlon
the inure dllticult it la for n Htrnnga
operator to take i'.owu with the neces
sary neeunicy the Rruups of a code
nicmuice. Ho cttnaut nek fur the rcpo
Utlon of doubtful groups, and he baa
no Intimate und dally familiarity with
the methods of the aender to assist
him in bis task.
"And, nftor nil, glvlug tbe enemy ev
ery advantage, giving him a perfect
record of the altjiinls, tbe key of the
code to bla btiml and equaj facility ot
skill aud luimunw to translate It for
usea most Improbable combination.
It must bo atluiitted-bo has still fall
ed to prevent the all important Infor
mation from reaching its destination.
' All the ','ifs" in Wood'e Inexhaus
tible vocabulary didn't amount to a
tinker's dam Sunday and Doc Osborn'e
lade had eg easy effort, winning from
Weston. , Score 8 to 5.
Seventeen healthy wallops weia glee
fully plucked from Farmer O'Harra'e
offerioga, Franz with four bits and
Harmon with tbieu being tbeawatting
leaders of tbe glee boys.
Sblok waa invincible in tbe pinohea,
bis only trouble of tbe day Doming in
tbe form of that irrepressible "Scan
dinavian Scourge," Blomgren, whose
persistency in crowding over tbe borne
platter unattended and uninvited ia
well known.
Tbegimewasan intereeting ooe-to
witness, and Iba fact tbat Wood baa
resigned aa plajing(? manager of the
team , will in no way make fntnra
games faetweeu tbe two teama less in
teresting!. Tbe score by innfnga:
Atbena 30000 204 08
Weston 0 0 8 1 0 0 0 0 15
Summary Stolen bases, Brooke,
L. Blomgren; Saorifloe bits, Mitchell;
two-base bits, L. Blomgren, Lansdale,
Franz, V. Williams, Harmon; base
bits off O'Haria 17, Hbiok 6: struck
out by O'Harra 7, Sbiok I; base on
balls off Sblok 1 ; passed balls, Wood
1, Umpire, C'hiisttan; soorer, Barnes.
IV. H. KEEN NAMED MARSHAL
Hereafter Treasurer and Recorder Must
Render Reports Monthly.
Upon the resignation of Marshal
Ramsey, Mayor H. I. Watta appointed
Henry Keen to the office of Marshal
Monday evening, at the regular Conn-
oil meeting, end tbe appointment was
confirmed by tbe Cooncil. Mr. Keen
will eoon BBsnme tbe duties of the
ofBoe at a salary of $75 per month.
nerearter tne oicy treasurer ana
oity recorder will submit a monthly
repoit to tba Counoil, A motion pre
vailed to this effeot.. - .'.
Councilman Watts reputed tbat a
light bad been placed at the intersec
tion of Main and Tblrd streets.
The street committee waa inatruoted
to see tbBt grass along the streets wes
out aod that Harvey Ceton oonatruct
a sidewalk in front of bia property at
Fifth and Washington streets.
Tbe finance oommittee waa instruc
ted to see tbat tha City Treaauier ren
ders a detailed repoit at tbe next coun
oil meeting. .
The Recorder wae'1 Instr noted to
draw a wariant for 50 in favor of
the llbraiyt-oard. i - V,
Tbe strre'et committee will take .np
cue matter qi an eieocria oeu signal
itb the 0.-W; R. & N. offloials. to
be plaoefl at the Main street crossing.'
The toliowlog bills were read and
allowed:. '
MarsbBl Bamssy, salary, H5; Wm.
Dobson salary, t?5; B. B. Riobarda
aalary, 37: do,,.- fees in Ave oases.
a. 00: Mill company, lights, $65;
Truck oompaoT. oaitage,. 110.50;
Bnrke&Son oartage, 14.60; J. F.
Wright, horse board, $11; Mill com
pany, barley, 139.40; N. A. Miller
park seals, (48.80; Lltrsry Boaid,
library support. $B0: Louise Laoourse
bay. $10.20.
Auto Stage Schedule.
1:00
1:15
1:85
AM Going West PM
Lv Weston 8:00 Lv Weaton
Atbena 8:15 " Athena
Adams 8:85 " Adams
AM (Joing East PM
Lv Pendleton 10:00 Lv Pendleton 4:00
' Adams 10:50 " Adams 4:60
' Atbena 11:15 " Atbena 5:16
Weaton to Atbena, 26o; Weaton to
Adams, PUo; Atbena to Adams, 85o;
Weston to Pendleton, $1.00; Athene to
Pendleton, 7foj Adams to Pendleton,
50o.
Bound trips, It made in same day:
Weston and Pendleton, $1.50; Athena
and Pendleton, $1.25.
Headquarters: Weston, at City
Drug Store; Atbena, St. Niohols Ho
tel; Adams, Inland Maroantile Store;
Pendleton, Fieuob Restaurant.
Ip Pound.
The following desoribsd animals
have been taken up and Impounded by
the oity of Athena. Unless redeemed
by owner tbe stock will be sold to the
highest bidder, tot. oasb In hand, on
Tuesday, Jane 15, 1910, at i o'olook,
p. m. The desoilptlon of tha animals
ia aa follows: One sorrel mare, brand
EK. flax mane and tail, white on nose
and in faoe; hee auakliog colt at side.
One grey gelding pony, biand DJ on
light hip.
One bay horse, branded with anobor
brand on left btp aod shoulder, roaoh
ed mane and haa saddle marks.
Dated at Atbena, Oregon, Jnna 10,
1915. W. E. Dobson,
Asaiatanl Marshal.
Notice.
To whom it may concern: Notloe
ie bsraby given tbat I will not be re
sponsible for any debts, note or mort
gage otligatione oontraoted by my
huabaod, Frank Morrlsette, or my
son-in-lew, Patriok Handran, Dated
at Athene, Oregon, thie llfto day of
May, 101 C. Mra. Agnee Morrlsette,
SUMMONS.
Id the Circuit Court of the State of
Oregon for Umatilla Uonnty.
Julia Whltewolt Stephana. PlalotiS,
vs.
Simon Stephens, Defendant
To Simon Stepheoa, Defendant herein:
In the name ot the State of Oregon,
you.are hereby required to appear and
auewei the complaint Hied against yon
in the above entitled euit within six
weeke of the data of tha Brat publica
tion ot tbia summons, to-wit, cn or be
fore Friday the 2nd day of Jnly, 1915:
and yon will take notice tbat if you
fail to appear and answer said oom
plaiut or otherwise plead thereto with
in eaid time, tbe plaintiff, for want
tbereof, will apply to the oourt for the
relief prayed for and demanded in ber
said complaint, namely for a deoren of
tbe oourt forever dissolving tbe bonds
of matrimony now and heretofore ex
isting between plaintiff and defendant
aod lor tbe oare and custody of Celia
Step I ens, tbe mioor child of plaintiff
end defendant and tor other equitable
relief. ....
Thia Bummons ia published pursu
ant to an order of Hon. Gilbert W.
Phelpe, Judge of the Sixth Jndioial
Distrlot of tbe State of Oregon, duly
made and tiled hereto oo the 18th day
of May, 1915; and the Brat publication
hereof in made on Friday, the 21st day
ot May, 1915, end the last publication
will be made on Friday tbe said 2nd
day ot July, 1916, io the Atbena
Press newspaper published at Atbena,
Umatilla County, Oregon.
Dated this tbe 18th day ot May,
A. D 1915. Will M. Peterson,
Attorney fnr Plaintiff.
. . 8. F. Sharp
PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON
Special attention given to all
calls both night and day.
Oalls promptly answered. Omce on Third
Street, Athena Oregor
DR. A. B. STONE,
Physician and Surgeon.
HE-SALVAGE
WILL LAST BUT A FEW DAYS MORE
Better take advantage of this great opportunity of say
100 per cent and even more on high grade goods.'
WE ARE GOING TO CLOSE THIS SALE AND CLOSE II SOON
I ' Every day the former low prices on some line or lines of high grade merchandise are
being smashed down to almost nothing. Sena in your mau oraers; wey wm uc i
ptly and properly filled, or better still, come in yourself and see the wonderfully low
prices throughout this big store. In order to move the stock quick, we are offering
high grade merchandise lower than any ever offered before in Pendleton. . v.
Office in Post Building. Phone, 501
DR. J.G. McMATH
Osteopath.
Offiice one block North of the Bank,
DR. J. W. WELCH
Dentist
Athena, Oregon
; Office Hours: 9 a. m, to 4:30 p. m.
DR. E. B. OSBORN
Veterinary Surgeon & Dentist
Graduate MoKUllp.Vetlnary college
Offices: Commercial Btable and Hawks Drug
btora. JPlioue 435.
Men'S . ......... . . ' . $4.90 ""g81:"9, !;.-;l;..$5.oo
Men's Poris-Knit Union Suits 39c Wash Goods, 8c, 10c, 124c and 15c yard
Men's Xtra Heavy Work Shirts . . . 39c Fine Grade Gingham, per yard 10c
Men's All Leather Gloves 49c Heavy Grade House Lining, yd 4-c
Men's Work Shoes $1.89 Pillow Slips, each .10 and 12c
Men's Black or Tan Shirts. 49c Bed Sheets, no seams 9c
Men's Dres" Shirts 59c Hopo Bleached Muslin, per yd, 12c
Men's Sox 8c pair. Men's Suspenders 23c Children's Shoes, 39c, 9c. 59c, 69c, 89c,
Men's $1 Overalls and Jumpers . " 83c 90c, $1.39 and $l.f9 per pair.
Men's Dress Shoes $2.59. 2.95, 2-15 Ladies' Slippers, values up to $4 . $1.00
B ue Serge Suits, . . $10.90, 12.90, 14.90 Ladies's Summer Dresses $15 val , $2.98
Boy's Suits as low as $1.95 Short Kid Gloves, all colors. : . . 89c
SALE EVERY DAY AT FORMER
PENDLETON
OREGON
IVOHLENBERG STORE
g 7 Per Cent Money
Plenty to Loan. Come and See Us.
Matlock'Laatz Investment Co.
Loans, Real Estate, Insurance. Pendleton, Oregon.
Where are you &)in
my pretty maid ?
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MAIDWELL SHOES"
. f she said i
The Ideal Home
lfiTery man baa his ideal ot what be would like Io bave in his home the
sort ot borne that be oan bnild (or tbe monej that he hee Io spend. Yon
bave yonr ideal even if jon oeooot draw it ont on paper.
To assist borne hnildrers and plaoe tbe latest ideas within roach ot every
one, onr Lumbermen's Assooiation, through its regular department, has
prepared and published at an eipenee of some twelve tbocseod dollars a
most beautiful and complete Flan Book ot Modern Homes step savers,
the; are termed, ooxv, eonvenieut and eoonomioal. '
We bave these plan bousa oontaining over 200 designe of Northwest
homes. Drop into onr offloe or write ns a eard and we will see that yon
get a oopy of these books from which to ohoose yonr IDEAL HOME.
Through onr Engineering Dept. we oan make any praotioal cbangea in
these plans for yon. We will fninish complete plana and specifications
FREE. . '
The tpeoial "TUM-A-LUM Plan Book oontaina many anggestiona for tbat
new bern, bogsbed, silos, sohooli, obnrohes, eto.
Good Fir Wood.
"See Johnson about it" at TUM-A LUM LUMBER 00.
the
first national bank
OF ATHENA
Capital and Surplus
$100,000
M1 the LwQinrof the
Mstbgspringat1fethe cost
NOHAMMOGKING
NO flUM MOCKING
NO SAGGING
NO BAGGING
NO DRAGGING
NO PITCHING
iM.iiL
See Ike 3)?Ji&''ed Springs st
MILLER'S FURNITURE .STORE-
THE ATHENA MEAT MARKET
I
We carry tlie best
That Money Buys
Our Market is
Clean and Cool
Insuring Wholesome Meats.
BRYAN & MEYER
Main Street, Athena, Oregon
We Strongly Recommend Our
White Pine, Tar
and
Eucalyptus
For Colds. Give it a Trial. ,
Byron N. Hawks, Druggist
-M .
HI L .x&mw
tA- J. Parker
BT7tbllia .Flret
Clu - Ha a era
ud Dt-U-Siu
SOUTH SIDE H1IX
j STREET ATHtKA