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The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1905-10-10
PUSH RAILROAD WORK.
Surveying is In Progress to Vancouver :
Right Of Way Secured.

Surveying is In Progress to Vancouver :
Right Of Way Secured.
Preparations are being made for the
commencement of construction work
on the new railway system to be built
by the Hill interests down the north
bank of the Columbia river. The
contract for the grading has been let
to Sims & Shields, who will esta blish
a camp at once and commence work
with large crew opposite Ainsworth
next Monday morning. Teams and
supplies are being sent forward with
all possible dispatch. The contractors
will establish headquarters at the new
camp. and under their personal di-
rection the grading of the roadbed
down the river will be pushed to a
speedy completion. Good progress is
also being made by the large crew
now at work opposite Wallula, where
additional men are being put on as
fast as they can be obtained from the
various railroad employment agencies.
The right of way has all been secured
and is being surveyed between Wallula
and Kenniwick, and the company sen
gineers are engaged in surveying along
the river between Wallula aud Van
couver.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1905-10-10
Misunderstanding.

A. very pretty wedding took place
yesterday, the 9th, at the home of
Mrs. Susan Gerking, in the south part
of town, when Mr.. Asher Montague
and Miss Nellie B. Gerking were joined
in happy wedlock. The bride, tastful-
ly dressed in white, and the groom at
his best, stood beneath the festoon-
ing Of evergreens and flowers, attend
cd By Joseph N. Scott and Miss Lucy
Jenkins, in the presence of number
of the relatives of the contracting
parties, and were pronounced hus-
band and wife by j. w. Jenkins, pas
tor of the Christian church. After
congratulations, the company sat
down to table laden with the good
things Of the land. The numerous
presents indicated the high esteem in
which the young couple are held by
their many friends. They departed
on the evening train for Portland and
after attending the fair will return to
their future home near Arlington,
where Mr.. Montague has extensive
land holdings.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1905-10-10
Fleet Dan Patch.

At Lexington Dan Patch clipped
three-quarters of second off his own
worlds record, negotiating mile in
1865 IA. A crowd of 10000 persons
We're wrought almost to frenzy.
The cheering people swarmed on to
the track despite the efforts of police
men. and the ovation continuing for
several minutes. The track was light
ening fast and there was no wind.
Dan Patch was paced by runner at
a sulky. The PAGERS driver did not
use his whip or word, the horse
made no supreme effort, finishing the
mile as it begun it. 1t had hardly
broken into sweat when led back to
receive the plaudits of the crowd.
The time by quarters was: 80 1-2, 81
1-2, Lac IA.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1905-10-10
HISS BRYAN's EFFORT.

Massachusetts Democrats do Not Want
Municipal Ownership.
General Charles Bartlett of Bos-
ton, was nominated for governor by
Massachusetts democrats. Henry
M. Whitney for lieutenant governor !;
Henry B. Little for secretary of state,
and John T. Leahy for attorney gener-
al.
Only ripple of discord came upon
the nomination Of eighteen mem bers
at large of the state committee. Dan
iel Y. Toomey of Springfield, made
an unsuccessful attempt to have the
convention decree that hereafter the
state committee shall be chosen di-
rectly by the people at senatorial and
congressional conventions. Toomey
charged that at present the state com
mittee was close corporation aud did
not represent the democratic voters.
Among other things the platform
endorsed President Roosevelt for aid
ing to end the war in the Far East,
calls for state supervision of insur-
ance companies and recommends that
the municipal ownership sub-plat-
form offered by Delegate jeremiah
Watson of Boston, be voted down.
While reading the substitute Watson
was constantly interrupted by Kisses.
In answer to q question from the gal
lery as to the author of the substitute
Watson replied that it was written by
w. 7. BRYAN.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1905-10-10
T.. Of P. Grand Lodge.

About 20 delegates are expected to
attend the annual convention of the
Oregon Grand Lodge, Knights of
Pythias, to be held in Portland today
and tomorrow. The sessions will be
in the hall in the Marquam building.
Reports from the different lodges will
be received the first day and the
Grand Lodge rank will be conferred
upon about 25 past chancellors. A
celebration of the knights Of Khoras-
san will occur in the evening. Officers
will be elected and installed tomor-
row, and in the evening teams from
Salem, Astoria, Forest Grove, Pendle-
ton and Cottage Grove will compete
for the Jaeger trophy.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1905-10-10
REPLIES COMING IN
THE OREGON CONSTITUTIONAL
AMENDMENTS FAVORED.
Proposal Eof Right to Call Special
Election to Discharge Public Of
ficials Creates Discussion.

Replies are being received.by w. S.
U'Ren of Oregon City, to the circular
letter addressed to more than 100
prominent voters of the state, asking
for opinion on the proposed amend
ments to the Oregon constitution and
as to the advisability of submitting
thom by initiative petition to the
voters next June. The proposed con-
stitution amendments are:
Giving the people power to call
referendum on single items of appro-
psiation bills without affecting other
items and extending the initiative aud
the referendum powers to cities and
towns and all electoral districts as to
local, special and municipal acts of
the Legislature.
Giving the people power to demand
resignation of delinquent officer OF
to remove him at special election
Imperative mandate).
Giving municipalities power to make
and amend their own charters, indie
pendently Of the legislature, subject
only to the state constitution and the
general laws.
Allowing enactments of laws and
ordinances by proportional or minority
parties representation i. e., giving
minority parties representation in leg
islatures and city councils in proper
ton to their voting members.
Allowing the duties and the salary
of the state printer to be regulated by
law.
Giving the people exclusive power
10 create state institutions at other
places than at the capital. (The leg
islature has set up institutions at other
places in violation of the constitution.
Giving one legislature power to pro-
pose constitutional amendments and
requiring the referendum on legis-
lative acts that call for constitution
al convention. 1.-TWO successive legis-
latures must now propose amend
| ments.
In the replies thus far received the
least popular of the proposed amend
ments are those giving the people the
power to discharge any public officer
by vote at q SPECIAL election, and an
other for allowing the enactment OF
laws for the election of officers by
proportional or minority representa-
tion. OF the 90 who have expressed
opinions on these two amendments 35
endorse the proposed discharge of
public officer, while only 80 approve
of Legislation in the election of officers.
The proposed amendments granting
to the people the right to call special
election as means of discharging a
public official has raised the greatest
discussion and severe criticism. OPP
position to this proposed amendment
has been resented by men Of such
prominence in the affairs of the state
that the friends OF the amendment
may decide to revise it, to the end that
greater percentage of the voters must
sign petition before special cleo
tiou can be called for ousting public
officer than is required in the amend
ment as is now drafted. These adj
verse opinions are from men who, in
the main, approve of the proposed
Legislation but find it impracticable
to endorse the amendments as it is now
presented.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1905-10-10
STRAINS POSITION.
County Assessor Holds THAT He Has
Done All Duty and Power Requires.

County Assessor Holds That He Has
Done All Duty and Power Requires.
County Assessor Strain, in letter
published in the East Oregonian. says:
Kindly permit me space in your
paper to state my position in regard
to the proposed railroad compromise.
maintain now, as / have always
done, that the $4,000 assessment is
just and reasonable, and would like
to see it upheld. Any statement to
the effect that personally favor a
compromise is untrue. However, the
proposition now before the county
commissioners is one in which have
absolutely nothing to do, as am not a
member of the court. The question
before them is not whether the assess
ment is just, for they have already
passed on that; but whether or not it
would be expedient to accept the COM
promise. On this it is their duty to
pass, and they alone are responsible.
| have steadily refused to take any
part in the present controversy, as it
is none of my business. However,
whatever action they see fit to take
will be accepted by me as an express
sion of their candid Judgment as to
what is best.
Whatever their decision may be, it
will not affect the equity of future
assessments, for it is understood that /
reserve the right to adjust other val
uations so as to make them correspond
with future railroad assessments.
Yours truly,
~ ID CrpATN
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1905-10-10
Palouse Is Flooded.

The entire Palouse country has
been soaked to bedrock by a heavy
rain which fell for AS hours. All
outside farm work is at standstill.
Owing to scarcity of hands and ma
chimes much of the wheat around
Reardan is unthreshed, and the recent
heavy rains have done great damage
tharetn.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1905-10-10
Harmnninns WAdding.

The announcement Of the marriage
of Edgar Fisher and Miss Alice Rey-
nolds, Whitman college, which took
place on Walla Walla day at the
Lewis and Clark fair, was surprise
to their many friends. Professor
Fisher is the leader Of the college or
chestra and Miss Reynolds is one of
the music teachers at the conservato.
nv of music.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1905-10-10
Umatilla il Third.

Polk and Linn counties alone ex-
ceeded Umatilla county in the number
of agricultural rewards given at the
Lewis and Clark fair. Umatilla re-
ceived SO, while Polk received 8s and
Linn 81. Marion county was fourth
with so awards.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1905-10-10
Thirtv Cent? savad Him.

Bill Williams, well known Pilot
Rock character, the other day threat
ened to commit suicide, reports the
Record. Bill took several intimate
friends into his confidence and told
them all about it--where his perfor-
ated corpse would be found and all.
while King Alcohol may be proper
ly credited with responsibility for a
long list Of the dead and dying, says
the Record, ''he must be given credit
for having saved the life Of Mr.. Will
liams. 1t took about three straight,
but no one should regret the expendi-
ture Of 30 cents to save human
life"
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1905-10-10
For Sale.

o. q. Chamberlain, the real estate
dealer, offers for sale:
One dwelling and three lots, $ll00.
One house, barn and three lots,
$500.
A good cottage, outbuildings and
one lot. $1,000.
One dwelling, barn and three lots
and other choice city and farm prop
erty.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1905-10-10
sues for nirorea.

Mary Watrus has started proceed
ings for divorce against Charles d.
Watrus, cruel and inhuman treat
ment being the grounds. The princi-
pals were married in Walla Walla
April 2. 1892. They have three
minor children. The plaintiff Ii
represented by HALEY q Lowell.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1905-10-10
Marriage License Issued.

A marriage license was issued Sat
urday to Albert Harala and Miss
Hilda Hill, both Of this county.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1905-10-10
Local Wheat Market.

Wheat is quoted today by Athena
buyers at 81 cents.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1905-10-10

EdneHte soar JsowelB with CascareIs.
Candy Cathartic, cure constipation forever
Gc.25c. IfCC C, c. fail, druggists refund money.
Gilpin observer., 1905-04-27
Colorado Telephone Business.

Denver. April 23.-The Colorado Tel
ephone Company has just issued n
statement of its business for 1904. the
most prosperous in the history of the
company. The increase in net earn
ings was $62,050. the increase in cap
ital stock 100000 and the increase in
subscribers, 6.S76.
The gfoss earnings of the company
for 1904 were $1,497,350, an increase Of
$202,512 over the year previous. The
expenses were $1.11S,19G, the net earn
ings OF the company being $379.154. as
compared with $317,104 for 1903.
The capital stock Of the company
December 81, 1904. was $4,354 $50. an
increase of 100000. and the number of
subscribers was 37,102. an increase of
6,S76 over 1908.
Plans for expansion are now being
considered by the company, which will
bring many new lines into It's territory.
Gilpin observer., 1905-04-27
Western Pacific Financed.

New York, April 22.-Contracts for
financing the Western Pacific railroad
were signed to-day by representatives
OF the banking houses of Blair & Co.,
W. A. Reid & Co. and Solomon & Co.,
who have agreed to take up $4,000. 900
of the new company's bonds.
The new road, which will be an inte.
grail part of the Gould systems. com.
prismg line from Salt Lake to Oak
land. California, will be capitalized at
$50. 1000. 900.
The majority Of the stock will be
owned by the Denver & Rio Grande
and the Rio Grande Western compa-
uies.
w. l.. Bartlee. who has been presi-
dent OF the road. will resign and be
succeeded by E. T. Jeffrey. president
of the Denver & Rio Grande, who will
assume the active management.
A traffic alliance between the West
ern Pacific. the Denver & Rio Grande
and the Rio Grande Western practi-
cally guarantees the bonds of the new
road. as 1t is considered that the busi-
ness brought to it by the two allied
roads will be sufficient to pay interest
on the securities.
The Western Pacific has a terminal
in Oakland whose extent is 142 acres.
The land has been acquired during the
last four years.
The work OF construction will be
begun right away. 1t will be under
taken by Watson II. Brown & Bros. Of
New York.
Gilpin observer., 1905-04-27
Colorado's Big Storm.

Denver, April 25.-The storm of Sun
day and Monday was felt throughout
many western and southern states, but
in no state was it as severe as it was
in Colorado. In Denver the storm dam
aged trees and shrubbery, delayed traf-
fic on street railroads and made the
roads in parts of the city so impossible
that the Humane Society was forced to
issue orders that horses be not used
until some of the moisture had seeped
away. Local telephone and telegraph
wires were tangled and broken by this
weight of heavy, clinging snow, and
electric communication in residences
and business houses, was cut off.
The storm, which continued fiercely
all Easter day and night, made it diff
ficult to attend church services and
made the Easter bonnet droop its
proud plumage in disappointment.
Throughout the state, great damage
was done by the storm. Railroad traf
fic was delayed. Washouts were threat
ened and serious landslides occurred
on the Rio Grande in the Royal Gorge
and at other points on other lines.
Telephone communication was cut off
with Pueblo, Trinidad. Florence, Canon
City and Cripple Creek.
In Trinidad the storm spent its fierc-
est force. Much of the repair work on
ruins of the recent flood was again
washed out, and another flood is feared
Water mains were torn away and
wires broken down. leaving the bust
ness section of the city without light
or water.
Gilpin observer., 1905-04-27
TO ENFORCE GAME LAWS.
New Appointments by Commissioner
Woodard.

Denver, April 21.-J. NJ. Woodland,
state game and fish commissioner, yes
terday announced the appointments
that he has made to places In the de-
partment of which he is chief. With
three exceptions. the men who served
during the last biennial term retain
their places. w. j. Breckel takes the
place of C. NJ. Swinehart as superin-
tendent of the Routt county hatchery,
Walter ]. Collins becomes chief game
warden in the Second district in place
of Thomas G. Higgins. and c. W. Lake
takes the place of j. l.. Nightingale as
chief game warden in the Fifth dis
trict. The appointments as announced
by Mr.. Woodard are as follows:
r. S. Spargus, chief clerk to commits
sioner; w. S. Kincaid. general super
intendent state fish hatcheries;
Charles Dowdell, superintendent Den
yer hatchery, Denver; Scott E. Land.
suerintendent Gunnison hatchery,
Gunnison; w. E. Patrick. superinten-
dent Durango hatchery. Durango; w.
]. Breckel, superintendent Routt coun-
ty hatchery. Steamboat Springs; W. D.
Wilson. chief game warden First dis
trict. Creede; Walter j. Collins, chief
game warden Second district, Mont
rose; Fred A. Gordon. chief game war
den Third district. Glenwood Springs;
Charles A. Purington, chief game
warden Fourth district. Pinnacle; C.
w. Lake. chief game warden Fifth dis
trict, Fort Collins U. G. Purinton. dep
uty game warden. Denver.
Mr.. Woodland reports that he has be-
gun to send out fish from the state
hatcheries to the various streams.
Shipments have already gone to Moi
fat on the Denver & Rio Grande mar
row gauge west of Rifle in Garfield
county. The consignments run from
10000 to $4,000 fry. that will average
about an inch and half. 1t Is the best
lot that has ever been turned out
from the hatcheries and they are big
enough to take care OF themselves.
He expects shortly to send a special
ar up along the Platte river.
Gilpin observer., 1905-04-27
CONGRESSMAN KILLED.
Quarrel Over Enforcing Local Option
Law in Texas.

Hampstead Tex. April 24-Con-
gresham John NJ. Pinckney and two
other men were killed at a mass meet
ing here tonight, called for the pur-
pose of petitioning the governor to
send rangers here to enforce the local
option law.
]. N. Brown, leading lawyer and a
staunch anti-Prohibitionist, began the
shooting, which became general in an
instant. The dead are:
]. n. Brown; Congressman John NJ.
Pinckney, Tom Pinckney, brother of
the congressman.
John Mills. leading Prohibitionist
cannot survive the night, it is feared.
Doc. Tompkins, private secretary to
Congressman Pinckney, and Rollin
Brown. son of j. N. Brown, are badly
wounded. but just how seriously can
not now be determined.
There are many armed men on the
streets tonight, but it is not believed
there will be any more trouble.
The governor has been notified AMI
will send rangers here.
Late tonight j. +. Mills died of the
wounds he received. He was a farmer
who had long been prominent in the
affairs Of the county but who had only
recently removed TO the town.
When the trouble began. Tompkins.
private secretary to Congressman
Pinckney. was making speech to a
motion. Captain Brown had the floor.
He used language which was objected
to and at the same time grasped Tomp-
kins by the coat lapel.
Congressman Pinckney sprang for
ward and the shooting began. A num-
Der of men appeared to be engaged in
the shooting and something like 100
shots were fred
Brown was a lawyer who had been
practicing here for twenty years.
Gilpin observer., 1905-04-27
WI Ting Fans's Reforms.

Picking. April 25.-ln response to a
memorial OF Mr.. WI Ting Fang. an i'm
perial edict issued to-day abolishes the
punishment of slicing to death and sub
stitutes immediate decapitation.
The exposure of the heads and bod
les of people after execution will also
be abolished.
immediate strangulation is substi-
tuted for decapitation.
A reprieve until after the autumn
assizes is substituted for immediate
strangulation. and three reprieves an
nul the death penalty.
Branding is also abolished.
Mr.. WI Ting Fang has been ordered
to memorialize the throne for other
beneficial changes. .
This success OF Mr.. WI Ting Fang
in reforming the Chinese criminal code
is the most important move China has
made in legitimate progress. .in
Gilpin observer., 1905-04-27
kansas.Colorado Suit.

Albuquerque. N. NJ. April 22.-Gran-
vile A. Richardson. commissioner in
the famous Colorado water
case, spent the day in the city on his
way to Roswell. He stated that the
last taking OF testimony will be at Gar
den City, Kansas. during the week
commencing May 1st. after which the
testimony. consisting of 5000 written
pages. will be reviewed and decision
handed down not later than June. The
decision will be final. and will end the
long-drawn-out contest that has been
conducted at big expense to both
states.
Gilpin observer., 1905-04-27
ANTI.soYcoTT BILL
Signed by Governor Mcdonald and
Will Soon Be Law in Colorado.

Denver, April 23.-Last Friday the
governor signed what is known as the
anti-boycott law, and ninety days from
date the same will be in effect. 1t
will then be unlawful for persons to
practice what is generally known as
picketing and boycotting. The act
provides that it will be unlawful for
any person to loiter about the streets
or highways leading to any place OF
business for the purpose of influencing
others not to trade with or work for
any other person or corporation, or to
picket the place of business of any
other person or corporation for the
purpose of obstructing or interfering
with any lawful business work or en-
terprise.
Another section OF the act makes it
unlawful to boycott or to publish any
notice of boycott against any firm
doing a lawful business, or against
any judicial officer or other public
officer because of any official act or
decision of such officer.
Still another section makes it un-
lawful for employers to maintain black
lists, with a proviso. however. that
either the employer or his workmen
may impart fair and unbiased opin-
ions and information as to either the
employees or employers qualification.
The act also declares it unlawful to
use force. threats or other means OF
intimidation to prevent any person
from engaging in any lawful occupa-
ton at any place he or she sees fit.
The act provides that a violation
shall be a criminal offence of the grade
OF misdemeanor and punishment by a
fine of not less than ten dollars ($10)
nor more than two hundred and fifty
dollars ($250) or Imprisonment in the
county Jail or both in the discretion OF
the court.
The intention OF the act is to do
away with intimidation by either side
in labor controversies.
The bill was introduced into the
Legislature by Theodore II. Thomas. a
member of the House OF Representa-
tives from Denver. and the author Of
a former anti-boycott law which was
repealed during the administration of
Governor Orman. The bill Is closely
modelled after a similar act which was
passed several years ago in the state
of Alabama and has been construed
and upheld by several decisions of the
Alabama courts. The workings of the
law in Alabama have been most salts
factory and have brought about a
great change in removing from labor
controversies much bitterness and vio-
lence. 1t is predicted by the persons
who were sponsors for the bill that II
will be a great step toward Industrial
peace in Colorado and rapidly lead to
staple industrial conditions.