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The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1906-11-02

ents at Weston.
All Of these things were good. They
all enter into the benefits to be de-
rived from the excursion. But none
OF them can be elassed as the very
best feature Of the event.
In the opinion of the East Oregon
ian, the best thing which happened in
the entire program, from its first in
ception to the last echo of it's benedio-
tion, was the promise of the governor
of Washington to stand by Oregon
and assist in opening the Columbia
river.
For years Oregon has borne the
brunt of the open river fight while
Washington received as much benefit
as this state from the results.
At the banquet in this city last
evening, Governor Mead pledged bis
earnest support Of measure looking
toward cooperation between Oregon
and Washington and Idaho in a joint
work of opening the Columbia and
Snake rivers to the fartherest limit
of navigation.
While jute mill for Oregon, and
larger facilities for Weston are de-
vontedly to be wished, yet it seems that
this pledge from Washington TO share
in the great work of opening mp this
river highway, is the real gist Of the
entire meeting.
Oregon can now enter into the work
with greater enthusiasm, since the ex-
pense and burden will be shared by
her daughter state on the north.
The extension of the portage road
and the deepening Of the Columbia
river will not now be SO grudgingly
prosecuted, since the glad band Of
Washington reaches across the border
beckoning Oregon to renewed enthusi
asm and promising material help in
the great work in which both states
are equally interest ed.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1906-11-02
BELL OF CALIFORNIA.
From the Commoner.

EIVhl buo OOLumOuOAs
Mr.. Bryan's engagements are such
as to prevent him from going to CAL
ifornia, otherwise he would make per-
sonal appeals to the people of that
state to give their support to Mr..
Bell, the democratic nominee for gov
ernor, and to the other candidates on
the democratic state ticket.
The situation in California is some
what complicated by the fact that the
independence league has candidate
for governor in the person of Mr..
Langdon. Mr.. Langdon is an estim-
able gentleman, but bis candidacy
will only tend to divide the anti-mon-
opoly vote, which should be united
upon Mr.. Bell to the end that the peo
pie Of California be represented in
the governors Office by man whose
sole anxiety would be for the protec-
tion of the public interests.
Mr.. Bell, the democratic nominee
for governor. is strong and able man
and the Commoner is reliably inform
ed that the entire democratic state
ticket is composed Of faithful and
competent men. It is reasonable to
believe that vote cast for Mr.. Lang
don, the independence league candi-
date, will be thrown away, or will.
in effec-, be contribution to mon.
opoly victory.
The Commoner hopes that every
California democrat and every Cali
fornia republican will go to the polls
and register his vote in behalf OF
popular government and for the cleo
tion of Mr.. Bell and bis associates up
on the democratic ticket.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1906-11-02
CORPORATIONS AND THE LAW
New York Evening Post.

''It is not possible to defend o re-
bate case in the present state of popu-
lar opinion" Austin q. Fox was
quoted as saying at the conclusion OF
the Now York Central's trial. Plain
ly, no defense was possible in that
case. The offense was too fagrant /;
thesproof too conclusive. The Central
stands convicted of having deliberate
ly violated the law in regard to. re-
bates in the devil-may-care spirit of
the sandbagger. Yet railroad officials
wonder that there is great prejudice
against railroads and that govern
ment ownership plans enlist the sup
port not only of demagogues. but OF
sane and soEer men. Why declaim
against lawlessness in the south OF
west, or the fragrant failure to en-
force the statutes and ordinances OF
our cities? When men who sit IN
high corporation places, who are
trustees of the millions Of sharehold'
ers, and stand in position of respon'
sibility toward the public become law.
breakers without hesitation or scruple
the spread Of lawlessness is not
strange. We consider the conviction
of the Central one Of the most i'm
portant judicial events in years. II
will serve to call halt on crooked
railroad officials the country over.
Hereafter the freight traffic manager
who deliberately sets out to violate tht
law will see before him a version OF
yesterdays jury of his fellow Ameri
cans, who proved again that there art
laws which can be invoked against
oorporations, however powerful
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1906-11-02

Edward Everett Hale, the chaplain
OF the senate, evidently doesn't take
much stock in DR.. Osler's theories on
dire effects of old age. Although in
his eighty fifth year he finds time to
conduct department in magazine,
write book occasionally, lecture now
aud then attend the meetings of the
various societies of which he is an
active officer, and preach on Sunday
between times.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1906-11-02

Now come the useIs of denatured
alcohol aud say that after having
fought hard and long to have the tax
on alcohol removed to make it avail
able as substitute for the products
of the Standard OIL Co., they find that
trust has purchased all the alcohol
interests in the country. 1t looks like
u leap from the frying pan into the
fire.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1906-11-02
has caused some particular congress-
men to sit up and take notice !

The completion of the English bat
tleship "Dreadnaught" has stirred up
the advocates of large navy for the
United States to the highest pitch.
A concentrated effort is to be made at
the next congress to have bill passed
providing for one or more battleships
even more formidable than the
'Dreadnaught.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1906-11-02

Mr. Roosevelt has made record for
breaking and making precedents and
when he goes out of the canal zone a
mile and half to attend the recep-
tiou planned for him by President
Amador of Panama, he will be the
first president of the United States to
set foot on foreign soil during bis term
oF officp
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1906-11-02
Church Of CHRIST

Services every Lords day. Bible
school ut 10 a. m; preaching at III;
Y. P. S. G. &. at p. M; preaching
at s. p. M. Prayer meeting on Wed
nesday evening at 8. The public is
invited to attend all of these services.
V. Z. Hoven, Minister.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1906-11-02

The worst has happened. They
have invented piemaking machine
and mother" will either have to COM
pete or admit tLat they are better
than she used to make.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1906-11-02

Dollar wheat is a painfully long
time coming along and will hardly be
realized on until another Letter at
tempts to corner the market.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1906-11-02
For Sale

Good five room house and three lots
on Hunt avenue, two blocks from
mill. Has electric lights and
water works, good cellar, good wood
shed, picket fence and shade trees.
Price $500. Win be sold on easy
terms. For particulars inquire of
Matt johnson, Athena, Ore.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1906-11-02

If there Is no Piano in the house,
one should be purchased or at least
hired. And it should be one of the
BEST PIANOS
shown in our rooms. These instru-
ments are the perfection of meehan-
ical workmanship and are unexcelled
sor sweetness and richness of tone.
STANLEY PIANO HOUSE,
Main Street, Walla Walla, Wash
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1906-11-02

The formation of the Peoples Lob
by" recently at Washington by a
number of political reformers of the
various parties, with the avowed
purpose of keeping tab on the stand
taken by congressman of various
issues, aud making public the same,
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1906-11-02

The Wisconsin food commissioner
evolved scheme to deodoiize linn
burger cheese. But he soon desisted
as it was found that when the stink
was extracted from limburger nothing
of marketable value remained.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1906-11-02

Credit is better than money" says
James J. Hill, president of the Great
Northern railroad. But you bet if
you ride on Jim's road or ship any
hogs or cattle along his line you will
have to put up cash or its equivalent.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1906-11-02
THE GIsT OF THE MEETING.
East Oregonian

The b est thing that happened in the
legislative meeting here and the ex-
oursiou to Walla Walla and Weston
was not the inspection of the jute mill
or the normal school; it was not the
royal welcome in Walla Walla nor the
pleasant visit with faculty and stud
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1906-04-12

takes ten pounds of common sense
carry one pound of learning.-Per-
4 Proverb.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1906-04-12
THE LUNGS ARE LIFE.
Ana Odd Little Essay ON the Subject
of Br>>a eIling.

Ana Odd Little Essay ON the Subject
of BrSa Saing
Everything on, in and under the earth
breathes-animals, minerals, vegeta-
bleS, etc. The tides are caused by the
breathing of the eartn itself. This old
globe must take two long breaths
day. each inspiration requiring six
hours and each expiration the same
period of time If Mother Earth did
not breathe she would in all probabili-
ty Dust and blow up. When she
breathes too hard. as if in panic, or
because of some geological excitement,
she cracks the ground and we have the
earthquake. Her ordinary respiratory
movement merely expands and con-
tracts The water volume.
Singularly enough, air is the most i'm
portant element provided by nature.
A man can live forty-fve days without
rood' seVerai q ~ without water and
about three Or ",,r minutes without
air. Take away his lungs, as by pneu-
mOnia, and death is as certain as sin.
Does the heart beat make the circula-
NAOA VI IAC OiOolt VI IiOCS luC CIICuld-
ton make the heart beat? What
causes breathing? Does breathing
make the heart beat? Does breathing
make the circulation? Important, vi
tally important, are these questions.
You may remove mans liver, kid
neys, stomach, intestines; you may sew
arteries and veins; you may even
stab him through the heart or with
draw his brains, and he will still live,
but take away his lungs and he is
dead. The lungs are the life!-New
York Press.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1906-04-12
THE MOTORISTS JOYS.


n GEaDute to the Beauty and the De.
lights of the Road.
10 ''see life steadily and see it
whole was Matthew Arnold's ethical
aspiration. That is how the motorist
sees the land he traverses. His teach
or is the road. A road is the most in
teresting and instructive thing on
earth. 1t is the chain that binds q
country together; it is the artery along
which the lifeblood of a people flows;
t is the story of their past, the exhibit
ton of their present, the presage of
heir future; it is the book of human
ty. with picture and a story and
essen on every page. The history Of
rome is in her roads. Once know and
owe the road and you can tolerate NO
Their transit. Too fast? Read the
ronaerful poem w e. Henley wrote
fter a friends motor car had revealed
highland TO him:
Speed and the range of Gods skies,
Distances, changes, surprises;
Speed and the hug of Gods winds,
Beautiful, whimsical, wonderful.
Read the whole Of this ''imperishable
)em," as William Archer calls it q
I'd the privilege of giving it to the
Ibiic), and never talk to me again of
going too fast to see anything" It
just because we go fast that we see
erything.-Henry Norman, M. p, in
3ribner's.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1906-04-12
ROADS
AND Sx
ROAD MAklNG.&s4
DRAINING OF ROADS.

Rather Better Drain Should Be Too
Large Than Too Small.
In adjusting the sizes of drains to
roads one important consideration
should always be borne in mind, and
that is that the velocity of the water
should not be so great as to wear away
the sides and bottom of the drain. Sew
ers are made as small as possible to
SECURE the greatest velocity and scour-
ing power with a given quantity OF
water. The opposite principle must
be borne in mind in designing drains
for roads, The drain should rather be
made too large than too small, and too
wide and shallow than too narrow and
deep, in order to reduce the velocity OF
the stream, so that it shall not destroy
the drain. Deep drains by the side OF
the roads are very dangerous, says Ag-
ricultural Bulletin.
The level of the water in the drains
should be kept we'll below the material
forming the road. Macadam consid-
cred 8 or 4 inches sufficient, but others
recommend as much as foot at least,
and more even, if it can be easily OBJ
tanned
Where the road has comparatively
steep longitudinal gradient, and the
water must flow with considerable
force, it may be necessary to go to the
expense even of a covered drain con-
structed with slabs of stone or stone
ware ,,iOeS ar masonry
1t is manifest that in some places
drains would not be required on both
sides of the road. One may suffice, but
in these cases the water falling On one
half Of the road would require to be
conveyed to the ditch on the other side
by drains laid under the roadway.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1906-04-12

thicker strip of wood, like piece Of
scantling. These metal dams are made
of different sizes, according to the ditch
in which they are to be used, their di-
ameter being little more than the
width of the ditch, as the edges must
be pushed down a little way into the
earth of the ditch banks and bottom.
They are placed in the ditch at or near
the point where it is desired to turn
out the water. T44ese metals are also
used in the openings in the banks of
bitches, either to close them when the
checks are full or to partly close them
and still permit part of the stream to
enter the check to balance the soaking
away. They are made with sliding
gates, as shown in the illustration, to
be used when part of the stream is to be
allowed to pass through for any pur-
pose.-California Agricultural College.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1906-04-12
Sixteenth Century Jiu-Jitsu.

A French teacher Of boxing points
out that the art of Selt-defeEse APP
proximately equivalent to jiu-jitsu
was known in Europe in tae seven
teenth century. It's principles are ex
pounded by one Nicolas Peters, pub
Hshed at Amsterdam in 1914. and
bearing the lengthy explana DRY title:
The Art OF Wrestling, and how one
can protect himself in all kinds of
quarrels that may occur; how one
can with agility and rapidity repel
all unfair attacks and meet ones adj
versary with science" The author
apparently anticipated many of the
Characteristic grips Of the Japanese
opponents of to-day.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1906-04-12
Width of Roads.

Macadam thought that roads near
great towns ought not to be less than
80 or 40 feet wide, but at a distance
from great towns it would be waste
of land to make them SO wide"
No hard and fast rule can be made
unless it is that every road which is
intended for carriage traffic should be
sufficiently wide to admit of two car
riages passing each other easily, other
wise the greatest inconvenience must
be caused. The surveyor in designing
new roads must be guided by his
knowledge of the traffic of the district
and must regulate their widths accord
ingly. For country roads the widths
should be somewhat more than twice
the width of the vehicles and carts used
in the particular country or locality, so
as to allow the wheels to pass each
other easily, and for ordinary main
roads twice this width would answer
every reasonable purpose. If road is
made less than the width of two carts.
it should widen out for a short length.
at regular distances apart, to a little
D,
as to admit of carts passing each other
at these refugees; but this is at best an
imperfect arrangement, as the drivers
do not see each other till they sudden
ly meet, when one must go back to the
nearest refuge to let the other pass,
says r. Stone in the Agricultural Bulle-
tin.
1t should be borne in mind that the
cost of maintaining well-formed road
is not in proportion to it's width but
more in proportion to the traffic pass
ing over it, SO that in laying down a
new road it is better to make it too
wide than too narrow. Greater width
affords greater convenience to traffic.
and the road is not SO often under re-
pair. A narrower road, for the same
amount of traffic, is oftener under re-
pair and wears out both horses and
carts much sooner. This is particular
ly the case where the road is formed
with inferior material.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1906-04-12
Humble Pie.

The term humble pie originally car
I'd no opprobrium with it. 1t was a
6 made out of the 'humbles" or
lumbles," from the Norman French
l0mbrils"-i. e., the entrails of deer.
0 this day it is highly esteemed in
2Sland and in northern parts of Eng
nd. So late as the time of Pepys
umb3e pie" was served as part of the
lenu of a gentleman's table ON an ex-.
'aordinary occasion. Some writer's
eriye the cOntumelious use of the
lrase Ito eat humble pie" from an al
:ged custom of serving umble pie be-
NV the salt, or at the second table
sat this is not supported by authority.
t more probably came into use simply
through the similarity of sound, there
'eing no similarity Of meaning what
yer between the noun umbles or num-
les and the adjective humble.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1906-04-12
Excursions.

Personally conducted excursion
to Los Angeles and San Francisco.
The Omaha will sell tickets for the
above at rate of $4,000 for return
trip to include sleeping car, fares,
meals en- route 10 DINING cars and
dinnlng stations four DAYS at hotel
at Los Angeles and three days at
St. Francis Hotel in San Francisco.
This trip will route over North
western line to Omaha and from
Omaha to Denver over to Union
Pacific, thence D. & r. G. to Colora-
do Springs to Salt Lake, thence San
Pedro. Los Angeles and Salt LAX
Ry. to Los Angeles Sothern .Paci-
fic to Santa Barbara, to Monterey
and San Francisco, returning via
Southern Pacific, Ogden and Union
Pacific. Various side trips have
been arranged and will be ia charge
of al experienced manager. Tie
trip is OF twenty days duration and
includes day at Denver and one
at Colorado Springs with visit to
Manitou and Garden of the Gods and
other points of interest.
Please call upon Omaha ticket
agent, M. =. Linco!u for further in
formation.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1906-04-12
Device for Divertinq Water.

A metal dam for turning water from
a ditch is shown in the illustration and
may be cheaply made. Heavy sheet
iron is cut into semi-circular shape
and the straight edge is securely fas-
tened between two narrow strips Of
wood by carried bolts which pass
through the strips and through holes
punched in the iron sheet, or it may
be more cheaply made by securely nail
ing the iron to one side Of a single
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1906-04-12
Wheat as sheen Food.

Some OF the experiment stations find
hat a pound of wheat in feeding has
aore nutriment than pound of any
Their grain In corn there is s per cent
( digestible protein, barley $50 per
ent, oats go per cent, rye 9.12, while
yheat has 1923 per cent The Indiana
tation realized " cents a bushel for
heat fed to sheep.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1906-04-12
CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH.

Services every.Sunday at 10:45 a. m. and
1880 p. m. Sabbath School at II N. Christ
ian Endeavor service at $3.50 D. m. All are
cor daily INVITED
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1906-04-12
Better Late Than Never

Intelligence has just reached me-
egan Mr.. Blodger as he sat down to
re dinner table.
<'Thank goodness if it has at lastr
,claimed Mrs Blodger, and the food
us partaken of in silence.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1906-04-12
Root Feeding on the Rise.

Roots are most extensively used in
attle feeding in England and Scot
md, and the sentiment for their use
i this country is undoubtedly extend
ig rapidly and widely of late.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1906-04-12
Plenty of Reason.

4 don't see why that tune haunts me
instantly" complained a dull man
10 was always humming.
Because you are forever numbering
came the quick reply from Foote.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1906-04-12

From 1884 to 1907 there occurred e.
SIG lynchings In me United States: g.
poo n the south, ss6 in the north.
The Illinois issue. (Chicago, Ill. ;) 1906-1912, 1906-04-06

The County Feature of the Local Option Bill
Analysis of and Argument on it's Provisions
Why it is Just

Questions concerning the county feature of the pro-
posed local option bill frequently raised by both
friends and enemies OF the measure For this reason 1t
is deemed necessary to make concise and it possible
complete analysis OF and argument on the points IN
question.
In general the bill provides that the question of sa
loon saloon may be submitted to the voters OF
county, township village, ward or precinct. In each
case the majority decides the question the majority
of the cast county against the saloon, the
county cannot then have any saloon in part thereof
IF the majority vote in favor of saloons the county is
left precisely in the condition as If vote had been
taken on the saloon question.
I. Analysis
l. If the county goes wet
a. It declares that the saloon may exist within it's
borders. It does not, however, compel the saloon
to be there.
It does not dictate as to the location Of saloons It
leaves this to the local authorities.
G. Any organized subdivision Of the county may go
dry % Any township in the county may 60 dry.
(2) Anv village may 90 dry (3) Any ward or
precinct in city within the wet county may go dry.
In each case the vote Of the majority is binding.
d. Ii the county wet consents to pay whatever
expense is incurred by the saloon It consents to
take care of the criminals the insane and the pau
It assumes the responsibility for the moral influence
of the saloon.
g. If the county goes dry
a. It declares that saloon shall exist within it's bor
ders It compels the saloon to stay out.
b. No local authority then dictate in favor OF the
saloon and bring it in.
c. No organized subdivision Of the county may go wet
(1) No township. (2) No village. 90 No ward
or precinct within the dry county The majority
vote in the county has decided for the entire county
and every part thereof.
II. Argument
l. In general the common law provides that permssive
by given political unit does not deny the