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The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1904-04-05
MOODY IN CONFIDENCE
Counts on Breaking Multnomah Solid
Phalanx for Williamson.

Portland, April 4.-MalcoIm Moody
came down from Eastern Oregon yester-
day, fresh from his triumphs, and ever
since his arrival he has been working
tirelessly to advance his campaign for
the nomination, He claims that he will
have fully two-thirds Of the delegates
from the eastern counties, and with this
leverage he hopes to break into the
Multnomah delegation. Upon his sue
cess in doing this his chances of the
nomination now depend.
If his claims and expectations are
justified, he will come into the conven-
ton with 70 or more votes from Eastern
Oregon. There will be 1874 delegates in
the convention, and 9S will be required
to nominate.
"Moody is claiming that every unin-
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1904-04-05
BACK TO FORMER GLORY.
An old Mail and Stage Line Is to BE
Revived.

An old Mail aud Stage Line Is to BE
Revived.
Advertisements are posted asking for
bids on the new mail and stage route
from Pomeroy to Lewiston, which is to
be officially opened May 8. The route
takes in the following way points: Pa
taha City, Valentine, Alpowa, Silcott
and Clarkston and is 35 miles in length.
The new service will be six times week,
leaving Pomeroy daily except Sunday at
$50 a. M, arriving at Lewiston at p.
M, and leaving Lewiston at $50 a. M,
arriving at Pomeroy by 6 p. m. At
present mail and stage goes no further
than Silcott's landing, point on the
Snake river nine miles this side OF Lew
iston.
Fortune has played strange freaks with
this route. In the palmy days Of the
pioneers this stretch of road was part Of
the historic Wells Fargo line, which
carried thousands of dollars of golden
treasure from Florence and nearby dig
gings to Walla Walla in the SOS. As
late as 20 years ago the line sported roll
ing, high-topped Concord coaches and
four, but the expense of keeping up
such turnouts was more than the govern
ment cared to pay merely to get mail
I carried 30 miles, so mail and passengers
went around by train to Riparia and up
river on steamboat to Lewiston, while &
horse and cart carried mail to Alpowa,
the halfway point, but shadow Of for
mer glory.
But With the rapid growth in late
years Of Charleston, Valentown and way
towns and the growing demand for closer
mail connections with Lewiston, call
has come for the restoration OF the old
route, the government has finally con-
sented, and il hungry competitors do not
cut the price below living figures, some
thing approaching the old-time equip
ment and service may again be seen.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1904-04-05
Council Turned it Down

By vote of 3 to 2, the city council
last night turned down the Pacific
Homestead 800 advertising proposition.
1t was suggested that the matter be re-
ferred to the finance committee, but Mr..
Kramer, the Homestead's representative
who was present, demurred and said if
the proposition was to be "turned
down" he preferred it to be turned down
then and there. A motion was made,
after Councilman Barrett had punstured
the Homestead contract by substituting
one that called for payment of 800 only,
and not the additional $50 embodied
and tangled up in Mr.. Kramer's con-
tract, by private subscription. The mo-
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1904-04-05

tion to accept the proposition was ne
sooner made and put to vote, than it
met with defeat. Mr.. Kramer's propo-
sition had been "turned down." and he
left the room and today is doubtless In
Weston, where he reported that the
town council is to give 800 and the
citizens $l17 more in private subscrip-
tion.
Briefly stated, the Pacific Homestead,
published in Salem, is to get out spec
ial edition of $4,000 copies to be distrib
uted in the eastern states for advertising
purposes. The rates are so per inch, ol
800 per page, In addition to the As,
600 eastern circulation the town was to
receive 100 extra copies of the paper.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1904-04-05
EAT "ALKALI EATERS" /"

Nothing to 1t But Athena In Game at
Adams Saturday.
Athena Public School, IL; Adams
"Alkali Eaters" "6.
That's the way the ending reads in
the Athena-Adams game played in the
latter town, Saturday afternoon, and
when the alkali dust had blown away
from the din of battle, Manager Marquis
strung one bright particular star to his
belt, winning the first game Of the sea-
son with his public school team. The
star Is none other than David Stone,
the nervy little pitcher who struck
out IA men aud contributed to winning
his game by making four safe hits, three
runs, one put out and three assists.
Other members of the team played a
good stiff game and developed the fact
that the base ball banner OF the Athena
public school will be defended by a
clever bunch of players.
Hite, the Adams pitcher, struck out
8, but the 10 errors of his team mates
helped materially to swell Athena 8
score. Blake, short stop, got 3 hits in
four times at bat and scored twice.
by Innings.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1904-04-05
Toward Thunder Mountain.

1t is stated that information has been
received in the city from President Hall
of the Pacific & Idaho Northern railroad
that work on the extension of the road
from Council, the present terminus, to
Meadows will begin as soon as the snow
is off the ground and will be extended
from Meadows to Big Greek, in the
Thunder Mountain mining district, as
rapidly as possible.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1904-04-05
Want Reduced Rates.

The democratic primaries which take
place Thursday will name large num-
Der of delegates to attend the county
convention at Pendleton, next Tuesday,
and the o. r. & N. Co. will be asked to
giSe reduced rates. In addition TO the
delegation there will be large number
who will attend the convention, they
will not only go from Athena, but from
all stations along the line in the EAST
End"
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1904-04-05
Republican Primaries.

The republican primaries for North
and South Athena precincts were held
in this city Saturday afternoon at 2
o'clock. The meetings in both precincts
passed off quietly and harmoniously.
Delegates named to attend the republi-
can county convention in Pendleton,
Saturday, April 9, are:
North Athena-T. j. Kirk, e. l.. Bar
nett, james Mosgrove and W. II.
Reeder.
South Athena G. W. Bradley and
Henry Schmitt.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1904-04-05
A Boy Falls to His Death

top room of the old Pacific Coast eleva-
tor which stands opposite the depot Of
the 0. r. & N. railroad engaged in an
effort to catch some pigeons which his
brother had raised, when he ran over
the side and fell down in one of the bins;
a sheer fall of over forty feet and was
instantly killed.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1904-04-05
Crushing Rock for Streets.

W. J. Wilkinson and force Of men
commenced crushing rock for street
grading purposes, Friday last. Yester-
day morning teams commenced hauling
rock on the streets, and the work win be
pushed to completion.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1904-04-05

Freewater, April "A frightful acci-
dent occurred at this place at about 10
o'clock this forenoon, resulting in the
instant death of John r. Reynolds, the
young son OF Mr.. and Mrs. Charles III.
Reynolds OF the Freewater hotel. The
lad, who was in the 18th year, in COM
pany with two other boys, was in the
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1904-04-05
A. s.. Thompson Buried.

The funeral of Alfred s. Thompson,
who died in Pendleton Thursday eve-
ming, was held at 2 o'clock Saturday
afternoon from the Catholic church,
Father Van Der Velden officiating.
The funeral was largely attended.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-03-16
FLINT, MICHIGAN,
HAS WORST BOYS
Mothers Told so by II. Fl. Kirkland,
superintendent of City
Schools.

Flint, Mich, March 16. - Superin-
tendent r. II. Kirkland. of the Flint
public schools, in addresses before
mothers meetings, has charged that
the youth of this city is in worse
condition morally than anywhere else
in the state. The direct. cause Of the
sHperintendent's charges was type
written poem of indecent nature cir.
culated in school. Because Of this
he had Roy Mclean a boy of IL. ar
rested OH a serious charge.
Kartland assumes to have control
over the boys and girls out of school
as well as in, and is making a fight
on the tobacco merchants. Recently
Rev w. Dudley Powers, rector OF st.
Paul's Episcopal church; J. Dallas
bort and w. A. Paterson, who are at
the head Of Flint big carriage fac
tories, and others, started'a movement
to organize a young mems club, so
that the boys could have some nice
place in which to spend their spare
time. This club was roasted by Su-
pCrintendent Kirtlahd.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-03-16
THIRD ASSAULT ON
U. M. w. OFFICER
Indignation Expressed Over COIora-
do Action at the National
Headquarters.

Indianapolis, March 16.-At the ma
tiOnal headquarters of the United Mine
Workers indignation was expressed
over the assault in Colorado on Chris.
Evans. Evans is, nearly 60 years old
and despite his long service in vari-
Gus official capacities with the min
erS had never before been assaulted.
He was editor of the United Mine
Workers Journal in this city for sew
eraI years. and served as national
statistician for the organization.
Prior to being sent to Colorado last
November by the national executive
board he had charge OF the disburse-
ment of funds in West Virginia to the
strikers. He is the third official of the
United Mine Workers who recently
has been assaulted in Colorado. The
other two men were assaulted and
seriously injured were w. r. Farley,
member of the national executive
board from Alabama. and James
Rooney, member of the national ex-
ecutive board from Missouri.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-03-16
CAPS CAUSE LOSS
OF THREE LIVES
at Chicago Followed by
Fire That Burns
Bodies.

Chica 90. March 1G.-A box of per-
( Issidn caps exploded III the factory
o. the Chicago Toy and Novelty com
p2ny, Eighteenth street and Western
avcnuc. causing the death OF three or
mere persons and tie injury of sever
al others. Fire followed the cxplo-
sion, and the plant was practically
destroyed. The flames made the Te-
mOvaI of the dead and injured diff
cult.
The known dead are: Harry Jor-
dan. foreman, instantly killed; j. w.
Linski, 1G years old; Joseph Dandow-
ski. Iaborer, burned to death. Other
employees are thought 10 be buried in
the ruins, but at this writing no
more deaths have been reported.
The injured - Frank StuckzyOwskl,
legs and head crushed; Peter Jacob
son. crushed about the legs and alb
domCn; Elmer WickstTOm. burned; Ma
tilda ROSsborOugh. Office girl and sic
nOgrapher. burned and crushed; John
Adams, burned ard bruised; Charles
Nelson. burned and crushed. not seri-
Gus; Bernard SchacfTer. burned and
crushed about body; May Jordan. sis
terof the foreman, burned and bruised
by the explosion.
Jordan, the foreman. was handling
the box of percussion caps when the
accident occurred. He had placed the
box on a shelf, when in some manner
a toy rife on the shelf pierced the
box and set off the explosives. The
property loss was about $4,000. di-
vidcd between the building and three
firms
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-03-16
CAN WORKERS AT
CHICAGO FIGHT
Attack Teamsters for Refusing to
Join in n General
WalkOut.

Chicago, March 16.-A labor riot
broke out between striking can work
ers formerly employed at the Ameri-
can Can company plant, 4T6 Indiana
street. and union teamsters, which
was only suppressed after u battle
with the police. For several days the
strikers have been attacking drivers
for the company because they would
not joint i'll Il sympathetic walk-Out.
The fight reached Il climax i'll u des-
perate effort TO beat up the men who
drove the wagons.
Having been appealed to for assist
ancc the Transfers union sent body
guard of strCng-arm men to the barns.
with instructions to allow no one to
interfere with the wagons. When the
agOns appeared they were attacked
with stones and other missiles and the
fight continued until the police ar,
rived and dispersed the mob, arresting
two of the strikers.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-03-16
SEEKING To RETIRE ONLY
DEMOCRAT IN CONGRESS

Des Moines, Iowa, March 10 The
only democratic congressman in the
Iowa delegation is to he legislated out
of Office if the bill introduced into the
Iowa legislature by Representative
Greene, Of Madison county, becomes
law. The bill has for IFS sole object
the securing Of a solidly republican
delegation from Iowa. 1t provides
for a redistricting Of the state by
which the present republican con-
gressmen, 10 in number. will be cared
for in separate districts. and the one
democratic member, Congressman
Martin j. Wade, of johnson county,
will be placed in a solidly republican
district with Maj. j. f. Lacey, of the
Sixth district. as his opponent.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-03-16
May GO TO W0RA
AT BIG REDUCTION
Tn Workers offered Choice of 20
Per Cent Less or No EN-
plOyment.

Pit:sbUrg. March ia proposition
tcs been submitted ~ tie American
Sheet and Tin Plate company TO the
Steel and Tin Workers. which. if ac-
ccpted. viii give employment TO thou
sands of idle union sheet ard tin
plate workers. The offer was the re-
sUlt OF a series OF conferences be
tween officers OF the company and the
AmaISamated Association
1t provides for Il general reduction
from the association wage scale of
20 per cent. and the company agrees
to put all of its idle plants in opera
ton as soon as the association accepts
the terms
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-03-16
IMPORTANT POINT AT ISSUE
National Supreme Court To Decide AZ to
the FinaIity of Immigration Com
missiOner's Rulings.

San Francisco. March III. - In the
United States district court Judge de
Haven has denied the motion Of the
United States attorney that the writ
of habeas corpus sued OUT in the case
of Lee Wing Chang be dismissed. \
notice OF appeal was given and the
matter will he taken directly to the
United States supreme court.
An interesting question is involved
in the final outcome of the case. 1t
viii determine whether or not the rul-
ing of the immigration commissioner
is final in cases of Chinese who seek
to enter this country on the pleas that
they are natives thereof. Recently
Judge Ray. OF the northern district
of New York and Judge Wheeler, of
Vermont. held that such was the case.
The matter is now pending in the ap-
peal courts.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-03-16
TO ORDER MAY BE HAD OF
CLUB OF PHILADELPHIA YOUNG MEN

Philadelphia. Pa. March 16.-Thirty
young men Of fashionable West Phil
adelphia have organized society for
the sole purpose Of furnishing ade-
quate male protection to the gentler
sex who are compelled to be out at
night or who go alone to places Of
amusement. II matters not whether
the eseort-seeking maid be fair or
dark, 20 or 90, fat or slim. according
TO John Dougberty. who Is president
and founder of the club. All that is
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-03-16
ASKS PROMOTION IN POSTAL SERVICE
ON THE SCORE OF HONESTY. THE IDEA!

Duluth. Mimi. March 1G.-Samucl &.
Butte. a rural mail carrier of Stan
hope. Iowa, has caused some amuse-
ment in department circles in Wash
ingtcn. Butte wrote letter under
date of Feb. 20 TO President Roosc-
welt. observing he had noticed that
the fourth assistant postmaster gen
eraI had been convicted, that the act
ing assistant was on the sick list, and
anticipating that an appointment was
10 be made. wrote to the president to
say that he would like substantial
promotion himself. Il am not u poll
tician." Bute wrote. but | trust l am
an honest man. While ! am small
potato politically, my ambition is as
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-03-16

necessary to secure an escort is to
apply at the club any evening and
pick out any member, who is compelI-
ed by the bylaws OF the organization
to perform his duty or else pay a fine.
Members Of the club are enthusiastic
over the success which has greeted
their project. 1t is said they will
shortly publish book containing
of various members.
Then the escort bureau can be called
up on the telephone and the desired
protector ordered out.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-03-16
BRrsrow REPORT COMES UP AGAIN
Heading of the Report Is Criticised by
Representatives.

Heading of the Report Is Criticised by
Representatives.
During his remarks Griggs referred
to the recent report of the poStoffice
department as the "Bristow report"
and this opened up afresh the dis
cusSiOn of that document which had
brought forth such a storm of indigna-
tion from members of the house. He
said that as n member of the com
mittee he d;d not see how the COM
Hittee could have done otherwise than
10 make the report public. Was there
anything in it which authorized the
committee to print that data under
the heading Charges Concerning Mem
hors Cf Congress- inquired Cooper Of
Wisconsin.
tsi..Gs said he, of course. did not
indorse that. and it was unfortunate,
whereupon OveTstreet. chairman of the
committee. explained that as soon as
ne saw the heading he notified the
government printing Office that il was
rot justified by the manuscript. Coop
er sarcastically remarkcF that he new
er had known the government print
ing office To print anything that was
not in the copy.
Il understand the heading was writ
ten in the pOStOfIice department."
GriGcs said in reply
Bartlett of Georgia said the house
soon would find out who was RESPONSE
bic for it. GrOsvcnor suggested that
it would be wise to wait until the
house knew more about the matter,
but Cooper insisted that tire report
should not be credited to General Bris-
fOv
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-03-16

hig as gooG->ized thunderstorm.
have also written Dolliver and Con
ner.'
The letter was referred To Po>tmas-
ter General Payne. who referred II To
Civil Service Commissioner y W. Cool
eY. with the comment: Il think you
viii agree with me that the writer.
on account Of his general information,
IL entitled TO rapid promotion"
Mr.. Cooley returned the letter to
Mr.. Payne. with the following com
meut: The commission entirely
agrees that Mr.. Butte is entitled to
every consideration. but regrets TO no
tice that he regards As prima facie
evidence of honesty the fact that ne
Is not = politician
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-03-16

is nothing like IT." he continued. from
Julius Caesar down to General Roose-
Welt" which latter remark provoked
much laughter.
Townsend Of Michigan gave notice
of an amendment he would offer to
the bill to increase the salaries Of ru-
raj free delivery carriers to $500
year. Cochran criticised Cleveland,
Mckinley and Roosevelt for using
naval vessels as private yachts and
the departments. for the number of
horses ana carriages they used and
the amounts expended for 'flUnkics,
brass buttons and the like.
Hughes of New Jersey vigorously
upheld the right of letter carriers
through their members in congress
to ask for fair treatment.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-03-16
REPUBLICANS PUT UP
MEN FOR LOWER HOUSE

Knox. IND, March 1G. - Republic
ans Of the Thirteenth congressional
district renominated Representative
Brick by acclamation.
Mount Vernon, Ind, March 16. -
Representative Hemenway was renOm-
mated without opposition by the Re
publicans of the First Indiana dis
tTict. Joseph NJ. Hudspeth. of Boone
ville,- and J. ii. Osborn. of this place,
We're selected as delegates to the Chi
cagO convention. Strong resolutions
instructing for President Roosevelt
were adopted.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-03-16
FREAK OF FACTORY BOYS
They Find the Wedding Viands and Turn
Charavari in "A Feast of Good
Things.

Charlottesville. Ind, March 16. -
Oliver Canine and Miss Cinderella Mil
Ter were married It thefmniShed home
prepared by the bridegroom. but the
merry wedding guests, whose antici-
pa:iOuS of bOunteous feast had been
high. We're disappointed. The SALADS
and sandwiches. the ice cream and
cake had all been placed On the back
porch during the ceremony, and when
the caterer went TO serve them they
Were gone.
1t. developed that a large party oe
factory boys had come To the place
with the intention of giving the couple
n charavari. / efore they began the
noise, however, they discovered the
viands on the porch and quietly de-
camped with them.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-03-16
Decided by a Vote Taken
in District Yes
terday
ON THE WAGE SCALE
1t is Accepted With a
Reduction of. 5
Per Cent.

indianapolis, March 1G.-Nationa
officers of the United Mine Workers
of American say today from reports
received from locals which yesterday
voted on the subject of accepting the
offer of the operators that the two
years scale is accepted, and that
there viii be no strike. The result
viii be announced as soon as the
count is completed.
Quilt Work to Vote.
indianapolis, March IL. - T;e 19A.-
CCO coal miners of the L. NJ. w in
Indiana. Illinois. Ohio. western and
central Pennsylvania. Michigan. Iowa,
eastern Kentucky. West Virginia and
Maryland dropped their picks at noon
yesterday TO cast their ballots on the
proposition TO accept or refuse the Of
fer of the mine owners for a two
years scale at a reduction of 51A per
cent. from the present scale of wages.
The voting WAS done by ballot.
Vote seems To BE Mixed.
No information can he obtained Mt
the national headquarters of the L. NJ.
W. regarding the result of the vote.
TeicGrams from Indiana towns say
that at EoOnVille the report Is cur
rent that the miners, except in one
instance, voted in favor OF rejecting
the operators compromise. The Min
e.s at the u. ID. Scales coal mine voted
in favor of an acceptance of the pro-
posed reduction. At Sullivan the pre-
pondcrance OF sentiment seemed to be
in favor OF accepting the reduction.
Brazil Local Votes "No."
The vote Of the Brazil local result
cd in ia to 22 against the acceptance
of the reduction. Two locals in the
northern part of the district. where
sentiment was supposed to have been
in favor of Il strike, gave large ma
jority in favor of accepting the reduc-
ton in wages. At Petersburg the vote
of the local was II to u in favor Of
rejecting the compromise proposition.
The three miners locals of DavicSs
county voted against the acceptance
of the proposed reduction by total
vote of PIG TO l19.
Michigan Favors Acceptance.
Bay City, Mich, March 1G.-A re-
port that is being generally accepted
here. coming from Il reliable source,
j. to the effect that the vote OF the
miners of the 81 aginaw valley on the
proposition submitted by the opera
tors at the, Indianapolis convention
is two TO one in favor of accept
ance. The vote will not be given out
until after it is counted at national
headquarters.
COshocton. o., March 1G. - Local
members of the United Mine Workers
voted almost unanimously against Il
strike.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-03-16
Russian Was Traitor.
INFATUATED ILLINOIS
MAN is FOUND INSANE

Springfield, ILL.,, March 1G.-A dis
patch from Los Angeles. Cal, says:
'Lucian +. HnrkinS. IL machinist who
escaped from the state insane asylum
at flCin. Ill, and who followed Miss
Auten. daughter of Chicago capital
ist. across the continent in an effort
to renew his unwelcome attention 10
her. has. been adjUdged insane in the
probate court here. The court ordered
him committed pending jury trial.